Across The Planet » Osaka http://www.acrosstheplanet.net Travel blog about interesting locations from across the world Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:52:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009 http://www.acrosstheplanet.net/20-largest-and-biggest-cities-on-the-world-in-2009/ http://www.acrosstheplanet.net/20-largest-and-biggest-cities-on-the-world-in-2009/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:11:40 +0000 Hellas http://www.acrosstheplanet.net/?p=462 I just found interesting list of largest and biggest cities on the world. Here are first twenty sorted by the estimated population at 01.01.2009. These are approximate figures so data on other sites can be different according to the different methods of measuring.

1. Tokyo (Japan) 33 800 000

800px tokyo aerial night 300x199 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
2. Seoul (South Korea) 23 900 000

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3. Mexico City (Mexico) 22 900 000

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4. Delhi (India) 22 400 000

800px raj path 300x225 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
5. Bombay (India) 22 300 000

800px mumbai downtown 300x208 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
6. New York (USA) 21 900 000

800px lower central park shot 5 300x225 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
7.  Sao Paulo (Brazil) 21 000 000

800px sao paulo business district 300x190 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
8. Manila (Philippines) 19 200 000

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9. Los Angeles (USA) 18 000 000

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10. Shanghai (China) 17 900 000

800px shanghai nanjing road 300x220 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
11. Osaka (Japan) 16 700 000

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12. Calcutta (India) 16 000 000

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13. Karachi (Pakistan) 15 700 000

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14. Canton (China)  15 300 000

800px guangzhou dusk 11 5 2008 300x147 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
15. Jakarta (Indonesia) 15 100 000

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16. Cairo (Egypt) 14 800 000

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17. Buenos Aires (Argentina) 13 800 000

palermos neighbourhood skyline 300x225 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
18. Moscow (Russia) 13 500 000

moscow kremlin 5 300x225 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
19. Beijing (China) 13 200 000

beijing 300x189 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
20. Dhaka (Bangladesh) 13 100 000

dhaka skyline aymash 300x225 20 largest and biggest cities on the world in 2009
Complete list of largest cities in the world you can see at

http://www.citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html

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