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Table 17.II |
Largest 100 Metropolitan Areas in the World |
Ranked by Population |
2007 |
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| 1 |
Tokyo/Yokohama |
Japan |
34,400,000 |
http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH |
| 2 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
21,800,000 |
http://www.indo.com/jakarta |
| 3 |
New York Metro |
USA |
20,090,000 |
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata |
| 4 |
Seoul/Incheon |
South Korea |
20,010,000 |
http://english.seoul.go.kr/index.html |
| 5 |
Manila |
Philippines |
19,550,000 |
http://www.manila.gov.ph |
| 6 |
Mumbai |
India |
19,530,000 |
http://www.mcgm.gov.in |
| 7 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
19,140,000 |
http://www.cidadedesaopaulo.com/ingles/index_eng.asp |
| 8 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
18,430,000 |
http://www.allaboutmexicocity.com |
| 9 |
Delhi |
India |
18,000,000 |
http://delhi.clickindia.com |
| 10 |
Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto |
Japan |
17,270,000 |
http://www.pref.osaka.jp/en |
| 11 |
Cairo |
Egypt |
16,750,000 |
http://touregypt.net/cairo |
| 12 |
Kolkata |
India |
15,010,000 |
http://www.webindia123.com/city/westbengal/calcutta/intro.htm |
| 13 |
Los Angeles |
USA |
14,730,000 |
http://www.lacity.org |
| 14 |
Shanghai |
China |
14,460,000 |
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g308272-Shanghai_Shanghai-Vacations.html |
| 15 |
Moscow |
Russia |
13,260,000 |
http://www.moscowcity.com |
| 16 |
Beijing |
China |
12,770,000 |
http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn |
| 17 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
12,390,000 |
http://www.geographia.com/argentina/buenosaires/Index.htm |
| 18 |
Guangzhou |
China |
11,810,000 |
http://www.gz.gov.cn/vfs/web/gzeng_new/gzeng_new.html |
| 19 |
Shenzhen |
China |
11,710,000 |
http://english.sz.gov.cn |
| 20 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
11,220,000 |
http://www.istanbulcityguide.com |
| 21 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
11,160,000 |
http://www.riodejaneiro-turismo.com.br/en |
| 22 |
Paris |
France |
10,430,000 |
http://www.paris.org |
| 23 |
Karachi |
Pakistan |
9,380,000 |
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/cities/city_karachi.html |
| 24 |
Nagoya |
Japan |
9,250,000 |
http://gojapan.about.com/od/nagoya/Nagoya.htm |
| 25 |
Chicago |
USA |
9,030,000 |
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do |
| 26 |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
8,860,000 |
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/lagos/home |
| 27 |
London |
UK |
8,320,000 |
http://www.visitlondon.com |
| 28 |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
8,290,000 |
http://www.bangkoktourist.com |
| 29 |
Kinshasa |
Kongo |
8,190,000 |
http://www.congo-pages.org/kinshasa.htm |
| 30 |
Tehran |
Iran |
8,000,000 |
http://www.farsinet.com/tehran |
| 31 |
Lima |
Peru |
7,750,000 |
http://www.geographia.com/peru/lima/index.htm |
| 32 |
Dongguan |
China |
7,650,000 |
http://english.dg.gov.cn |
| 33 |
Bogota |
Colombia |
7,440,000 |
http://english.bogotaturismo.gov.co |
| 34 |
Chennai |
India |
7,320,000 |
http://www.chennaihub.com |
| 35 |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
7,310,000 |
http://www.dhakacity.org |
| 36 |
Essen/Düsseldorf |
Germany |
7,250,000 |
http://www.duesseldorf.de/en/index.shtml |
| 37 |
Tianjin |
China |
7,200,000 |
http://www.tj.gov.cn/english |
| 38 |
Hong Kong |
China |
6,950,000 |
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/login.html |
| 39 |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
6,820,000 |
http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp |
| 40 |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
6,810,000 |
http://www.lahore.com |
| 41 |
Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam |
6,710,000 |
http://www.tourism.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/english/home.php |
| 42 |
Bangalore |
India |
6,660,000 |
http://www.bangalorebest.com |
| 43 |
Hyderabad |
India |
6,610,000 |
http://www.hyderabad.co.uk |
| 44 |
Johannesburg/East Rand |
South Africa |
6,470,000 |
http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php |
| 45 |
Baghdad |
Iraq |
6,000,000 |
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/baghdad.htm |
| 46 |
Toronto |
Canada |
5,790,000 |
http://www.toronto.ca |
| 47 |
Santiago |
Chile |
5,630,000 |
http://www.chile-travel.com/santiago.htm |
| 48 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
5,470,000 |
http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws |
| 49 |
San Francisco/Oakland |
USA |
5,450,000 |
http://www.sfgov.org |
| 50 |
Philadelphia |
USA |
5,270,000 |
http://www.phila.gov |
| 51 |
Wuhan |
China |
5,240,000 |
http://english.wh.gov.cn |
| 52 |
Miami |
USA |
5,220,000 |
http://www.miamigov.com/cms |
| 53 |
Dallas/Fort Worth |
USA |
5,160,000 |
http://www.dallascityhall.com |
| 54 |
Madrid |
Spain |
5,130,000 |
http://www.allmadrid.com |
| 55 |
Ahmedabad |
India |
5,060,000 |
http://www.egovamc.com |
| 56 |
Boston |
USA |
4,750,000 |
http://www.cityofboston.gov |
| 57 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
4,640,000 |
http://www.world66.com/southamerica/brazil/belohorizonte |
| 58 |
Khartoum |
Sudan |
4,600,000 |
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khartoum.htm |
| 59 |
St Petersburg |
Russia |
4,570,000 |
http://petersburgcity.com |
| 60 |
Shenyang |
China |
4,560,000 |
http://www.shenyang.org |
| 61 |
Houston |
USA |
4,550,000 |
http://www.houston-guide.com |
| 62 |
Pune |
India |
4,470,000 |
http://pune.gov.in |
| 63 |
Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia |
4,460,000 |
http://www.arriyadh.com/En |
| 64 |
Singapore |
Singapore |
4,320,000 |
http://www.gov.sg |
| 65 |
Washington DC |
USA |
4,260,000 |
http://www.dc.gov |
| 66 |
Yangon |
Myanmar |
4,220,000 |
http://www.myanmar-tourism.com/yangon.htm |
| 67 |
Milan |
Italy |
4,190,000 |
http://welmilano.itcons.com/index2.htm |
| 68 |
Atlanta |
USA |
4,160,000 |
http://www.atlantaga.gov |
| 69 |
Chongqing |
China |
4,150,000 |
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/chongqing.htm |
| 70 |
Alexandria |
Egypt |
4,150,000 |
http://www.alexandriaegypt.com |
| 71 |
Nanjing |
China |
4,150,000 |
http://english.nanjing.gov.cn |
| 72 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
4,090,000 |
http://www.allaboutguadalajara.com |
| 73 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
4,040,000 |
http://www.bcn.es/english/ihome.htm |
| 74 |
Chengdu |
China |
3,860,000 |
http://www.chengdu.gov.cn/echengdu |
| 75 |
Detroit |
USA |
3,860,000 |
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/default.htm |
| 76 |
Ankara |
Turkey |
3,810,000 |
http://www.hitit.co.uk/regions/Ankara/About.html |
| 77 |
Abidjan |
Cote d'Ivoire |
3,790,000 |
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-482646-abidjan_vacations-i |
| 78 |
Athens |
Greece |
3,730,000 |
http://www.greece-athens.com |
| 79 |
Berlin |
Germany |
3,690,000 |
http://www.berlin.de/english |
| 80 |
Sydney |
Australia |
3,680,000 |
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au |
| 81 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
3,650,000 |
http://www.allaboutmonterrey.com |
| 82 |
Phoenix/Mesa |
USA |
3,540,000 |
http://phoenix.gov |
| 83 |
Busan |
South Korea |
3,510,000 |
http://english.busan.go.kr |
| 84 |
Recife |
Brazil |
3,490,000 |
http://www.recifeguide.com |
| 85 |
Bandung |
Indonesia |
3,470,000 |
http://www.bandungtourism.com |
| 86 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
3,440,000 |
http://www.poaconvention.com.br/english/index.php?content=poa_dados |
| 87 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
3,420,000 |
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=23&pg=966 |
| 88 |
Luanda |
Angola |
3,410,000 |
http://www.world66.com/africa/angola/luanda |
| 89 |
Hangzhou |
China |
3,410,000 |
http://www.inhangzhou.com |
| 90 |
Algiers |
Algeria |
3,390,000 |
http://algeria-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/algiers_capital_city_of_algeria |
| 91 |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
3,370,000 |
http://www.wordtravels.com/Cities/Vietnam/Hanoi |
| 92 |
Montreal |
Canada |
3,360,000 |
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org |
| 93 |
Xian |
China |
3,340,000 |
http://en1.xian-tourism.com |
| 94 |
Pyongyang |
North Korea |
3,330,000 |
N/A |
| 95 |
Quingdao |
China |
3,330,000 |
http://www.thatsqingdao.com |
| 96 |
Surat |
India |
3,210,000 |
http://www.mapsofindia.com/surat |
| 97 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
3,160,000 |
http://www.visitfortaleza.com |
| 98 |
Medellin |
Colombia |
3,080,000 |
http://www.medellininfo.com |
| 99 |
Durban |
South Africa |
3,070,000 |
http://durban.kzn.org.za/durban/index.html |
| 100 |
Kanpur |
India |
3,030,000 |
http://www.discoverdalian.com |
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