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A to Z of world’s largest
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Urban areas E to L

The 2006 population figures are based on censuses carried out between 2000 and 2005 and adjusted to take account of average annual population changes. The 2020 population figures were calculated using the 2006 data as base and applying annual rates of population changes.

2018 UPDATE: 300 LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD

THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD AND THEIR MAYORS 2010
Introduction
Cities by size: 1 to 150 | 151 to 300 | 301 to 450 | 451 to 550 |
Cities in alphabetical order: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Cities by countries: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |

LARGEST URBAN AREAS:
Introduction
In 2006: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |
In 2020: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |

FASTEST GROWING URBAN AREAS:
Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 |

ALPHABETICAL INDEX:
Urban areas A to D | Urban areas E to L | Urban areas M to R | Urban areas S to Z |


Largest cities and urban areas E to L
City/Urban area
Country
Population in 2006
(millions)
Rank in 2006
Population in 2020
(millions)
Rank in 2020
East Rand (Ekurhuleni) South Africa
3.23
99
4.82
77
Ekaterinburg Russia
1.28
320
1.19
379
Esfahan Iran
1.58
237
2.12
232
Faisalabad Pakistan
2.62
131
4.13
95
Faridabad India
1.40
286
2.58
180
Fortaleza Brazil
3.35
92
4.39
87
Frankfurt, Wiesbaden Germany
3.73
75
3.78
106
Fukuoka, Kitakyushu Japan
2.84
116
3.04
143
Fushun China
1.43
276
1.50
332
Fuyu China
1.08
389
1.23
373
Fuzhou, Fujian China
1.40
287
1.44
345
Ghaziabad India
1.36
297
2.76
159
Goiânia Brazil
1.94
186
2.71
166
Grande Vitória Brazil
1.65
225
2.21
218
Guadalajara Mexico
3.95
69
4.56
84
Guangzhou China
3.88
71
3.97
98
Guayaquil Ecuador
2.46
140
3.41
120
Guiyang China
2.51
138
3.07
139
Gujranwala Pakistan
1.52
251
2.45
193
Hai Phong Vietnam
1.84
195
2.45
192
Hamburg Germany
2.69
125
2.72
164
Handan China
2.15
167
2.56
182
Hangzhou China
1.99
180
2.59
179
Hannover Germany
1.30
314
1.31
363
Hanoi Vietnam
4.22
63
5.78
60
Harare Zimbabwe
1.56
244
1.98
256
Harbin China
2.89
112
2.93
148
Havana Cuba
2.19
158
2.20
219
Hefei China
1.34
301
1.60
313
Helsinki Finland
1.13
369
1.26
368
Heze China
1.90
188
2.79
158
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
5.10
49
6.79
45
Hong Kong China
7.28
30
8.33
37
Houston USA
4.39
59
5.49
61
Huaian China
1.31
312
1.53
325
Huainan China
1.44
272
1.67
300
Huzhou China
1.11
378
1.21
377
Hyderabad India
6.34
36
8.61
35
Hyderabad Pakistan
1.42
282
2.12
234
Ibadan Nigeria
2.42
144
3.28
126
Inch'on South Korea
2.68
126
3.04
142
Indianapolis USA
1.41
285
1.80
279
Indore India
2.02
178
3.21
130
Istanbul Turkey
10.00
21
12.76
17
Izmir Turkey
2.56
134
3.37
122
Jabalpur India
1.26
325
1.71
294
Jaipur India
2.92
111
4.79
78
Jakarta Indonesia
13.67
8
20.77
8
Jamshedpur India
1.28
318
1.83
275
Jidda Saudi Arabia
3.96
67
5.94
55
Jilin China
1.51
254
1.72
291
Jinan China
2.67
128
2.98
146
Jingmen China
1.24
331
1.50
334
Jining, Shandong China
1.12
373
1.40
353
Jinxi China
1.88
189
2.30
209
Johannesburg South Africa
3.44
86
4.67
82
Kabul Afghanistan
3.43
87
6.56
49
Kaduna Nigeria
1.36
299
1.89
267
Kampala Uganda
1.39
289
2.42
196
Kano Nigeria
2.94
109
4.07
96
Kanpur India
3.13
102
4.44
86
Kansas City USA
1.43
274
1.61
311
Kaohsiung China
1.52
252
1.68
299
Karachi Pakistan
12.20
13
18.94
10
Karaj Iran
1.27
323
1.82
276
Katowice Poland
2.87
114
2.67
170
Kazan Russia
1.11
377
1.09
391
Kharkov Ukraine
1.43
277
1.31
362
Khartoum Sudan
4.63
54
6.46
50
Khulna Bangladesh
1.55
245
2.42
198
Kiev Ukraine
2.63
130
2.62
174
Kinshasa Congo
5.89
39
10.04
27
Kochi (Cochin) India
1.49
261
1.90
265
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
1.41
284
1.74
287
Kunming China
1.76
209
1.93
260
Kuwait City Kuwait
1.25
328
1.46
343
Kwangju South Korea
1.47
264
1.69
297
Kyoto Japan
1.81
200
1.80
278
La Paz Bolivia
1.56
242
2.01
250
Lagos Nigeria
11.70
14
21.51
7
Lahore Pakistan
6.57
35
10.10
25
Lanzhou China
1.80
201
2.01
249
Las Vegas USA
1.82
199
2.92
150
Leeds UK
1.40
288
1.38
356
León Mexico
1.47
265
1.87
269
Leshan China
1.18
350
1.31
364
Lille France
1.04
398
1.10
388
Lima Peru
8.35
26
10.32
22
Linyi China
2.06
175
2.41
199
Lisbon Portugal
1.98
181
2.09
239
Liuan China
2.06
176
2.73
163
Liupanshui China
2.14
170
2.47
190
London UK
7.61
28
7.59
42
Los Angeles USA
12.22
12
13.25
15
Luanda Angola
2.94
110
5.06
72
Lubumbashi Congo
1.14
362
1.99
254
Lucknow India
2.67
129
3.89
100
Ludhiana India
1.63
228
2.34
206
Luoyang China
1.62
232
2.11
235
Lusaka Zambia
1.48
262
1.99
255
Lyon France
1.42
280
1.53
327

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