Thursday, 16 June 2011

The Worlds Largest / Biggest Megacities


A metropolis or commuter belt with more than 10 million people residing in it is known as a megacity. There are numerous megacities across the planet

The biggest megacites right now are as follows:


Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1
Tokyo
 Japan
34,200,000
2
Guangzhou
 China
24,900,000
3
Seoul
 South Korea
24,500,000
4
Delhi
 India
23,900,000
5
Mumbai
 India
23,300,000
6
Mexico City
 Mexico
22,800,000
7
New York City
 USA
22,200,000
8
São Paulo
 Brazil
20,800,000
9
Manila 
 Philippines
20,100,000
10
Shanghai
 China
18,800,000
11
Jakarta
 Indonesia
18,700,000
12
Los Angeles
 USA
17,900,000
13
Karachi
 Pakistan
16,900,000
14
Osaka
 Japan
16,800,000
15
Kolkata
 India
16,600,000
16
Cairo
 Egypt
15,300,000
17
Buenos Aires
 Argentina
14,800,000
18
Moscow
 Russia
14,800,000
19
Dhaka
 Bangladesh
14,000,000
20
Beijing
 China
13,900,000
21
Tehran
 Iran
13,100,000
22
Istanbul
 Turkey
13,000,000
23
London
 United Kingdom
12,500,000
24
Rio de Janeiro
 Brazil
12,500,000
25
Lagos
 Nigeria
12,100,000
26
Paris
 France
10,197,678
Source: Wikipedia

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