With nearly 8 billion inhabitants, men have created increasingly larger cities! Discover the 20 largest cities in the world!
Planet Earth now has nearly 8 billion inhabitants. All social, ethnic, racial and even cultural origins. Such a brewing was the cause of the formation of a new world where cities make the size of small States.
In this post we will introduce the 20 largest cities in the world!
1. Delta of the Pearl River (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong is a municipality that enjoys a special status in China. Not assimilated to the People's Republic of China, not truly autonomous, this municipality houses the largest megalopolis in the world in terms of population, the Delta de la Rivière des Perles. With a population estimated at close to 65,701,102 inhabitants for an urban area of 1,105 km2.
Among the city's landmark attractions are the Pearl River, which also plays the role of natural border.
2. Tokyo (Japan)
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the most populous Japanese city but also the second largest city in the world. With a population estimated at 42,796,714 inhabitants for an area of 1,572 km2.
Among the highlights of this city are the Skytree Towers, the Senso-ji temple or even Tsukiji market .
3. Jakarta (Indonesia)
Capital of Indonesia, the second largest Asian city, Jakarta is the third largest city in the world with an estimated population of 31,689,592 for an area of 664 km2.
Two mythical places are the most visited in the country, the Park with curiosities on Indonesia and the Istiqlal Mosque.
4. Delhi (India)
India’s second administrative city, Delhi is the fourth largest city in the world with a total metropolitan population of 26,454,086 inhabitants. For a total area estimated at 1,084 km2.
The Jama Masjid Mosque and Humayun Tomb are two of the hundreds of tourist attractions.
Book your visits to New Delhi
5. Seoul (South Korea)
The city of Seoul is the capital of South Korea, the fifth largest city in Asia and the fifth largest city in the world. Its population is estimated at 2,525,184 inhabitants and its area is 695 km2.
In addition, three flagship places are the priority of passing tourists in this cosmopolitan and multicultural city: the historic Palace of Gyeongbokgung, the village of Bukchon Hanok and the water park of Lotte World.
Book your tours in Seoul
6. Cairo (Egypt)
Cairo is the largest city in Africa. The sixth largest city in the world with a population of 24,439,785 inhabitants and an area of 3,085 km2, the capital of Egypt has thousands of places of interest.
Among them the Gizeh Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, the Khân al-Khalili and the Saladin Citadel.
Book your tours in Cairo
7. Mumbai/Bombay (India)
With a rich history and many times in the past scenery of fantastic films and series, the city of Bombay is the second in India in terms of size and population, and the seventh largest in the world. In particular, there are 24,337,933 inhabitants spread over an area of 603 km2.
Among the city’s landmark attractions are the India Gate, Elephanta Caves and Chhatrapati Shivaji Train Station.
Book your visits to Bombay
8. Shanghai (China)
Shanghai is the largest city in the People's Republic of China. With an estimated population of 24,256,800 for an area of 6,340 km2.
Two places of interest attract the most tourists each year. This is the Pearl of the East, visible from the eponymous bay and the Yuyuan Garden.
Book your tours in Shanghai
9. Manila (Philippines)
The capital of the Philippines is the ninth largest city in the world with a total population of 24,197,302 inhabitants for a total area of the urban area of 1,474 km2.
Four places of interest are the subject of the desire of millions of visitors each year. This is the Rizal Park, Fort Santiago, the Manila Oceanic Park and the Saint Augustine Church of Manila.
Book your tours in Manila
10. New York (United States)
New York is the largest American city and also the largest in the Americas. With a population of 23,876,155 inhabitants in an urban area of 783 km2, the US city has hundreds of thousands of places of interest. Including the emblematic Statue of Liberty or Time Square.
Cosmopolitan and as multicultural cities, New York is sometimes called the capital of the world as it is the place par excellence to imbue with all that humanity has to offer.
Book your visits to New York City
11. Lagos (Nigeria)
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Lagos is the very example of the economic boom in Nigeria, a country in West Africa. With a population of 22,829,561 on an area of 1,000 km2, Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria and the second largest city in Africa after Cairo. Eleventh largest city in the world, however, Lagos is one of the most unequal cities.
Various places of interest go to the city. Notably the Lekki Reserve, Victoria Island or Nike Art Gallery.
12. Beijing/Pekin (China)
The third largest city in China, the capital of the People's Republic of China and the twelfth largest city in the world, Beijing is the city of superlatives and demeasure. A rivalry of majesty with clouds and roads as wide as rocket and XXL berry landing runways make the charm of one of the richest cities in the Earth.
Among the places of interest are the Palais de la Forbidden City or the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Wall of China who is born there.
Book your tours in Beijing
13. São Paulo (Brazil)
Brazil is the largest country in South America with an area estimated at 8,515,767 km2. This country renowned for its summer carnival, its sporting prowess and especially for its monumental Statue of Christ Redeemer is also land of the thirteenth largest city in the world, São Paulo.
This gigantic metropolis has 21,090,791 inhabitants.
Book your visits to São Paulo
14. Mexico (Mexico)
Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, but paradoxically one of the most visited countries in the world. Its capital is the fourteenth largest city in the world with a population estimated at 20,879,830 inhabitants, who live on 1,485 km2.
Several places of interest accumulate the majority of the tourists who break down each year in this Central American country. There are notably the Parc de Chapultepec, the Basilica Notre-Dame-de-Guadalupe , the National Museum of Anthropology, the Historic Centre of Mexico or the Palacio of Bellas Artes.
Book your visits to Mexico City
15. Osaka-Kyoto-Kobé (Japan)
The urban area of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobé in Japan is the fifteenth largest city in the world. It is named Osaka-Kyoto-Kobé and houses 19,777,590 inhabitants occupying a huge space of 1,600 km2.
Hundreds of places of interest are located in this city which must be visited at least once in life.
Book your visits to Kyoto
16. Bangkok (Thailand)
The capital of Thailand, Bangkok is one of the most popular tourist sites in the world. It is indeed cheaper to stay there for a few days, compared to cities such as Beijing or Dacca for example. 18,927,786 people live there, scattered in an urban area of 1,568 km2.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha , the market of Chatuchak, Royal Palace of Bangkok or the MBK Shopping Centre are part of places of interest in this Asian city.
Book your visits to Bangkok
17. Los Angeles (United States)
The City of the Angels is the second largest American city and the seventeenth largest in the world. With an estimated population of 18,788,800 and an area of 1,302 km2, this town is probably one of the most sacred in the United States.
The places of interest are numerous and new ones grow from earth every day. These include: Universal Studios Hollywood , Hollywood Hill or the Walk of Fame.
Book your tours in Los Angeles
18. Dacca (Bangladesh)
The capital of Bangladesh is renowned for its historical monuments, some of which are classified as UNESCO’s world heritage. With 18,615,648 inhabitants, it is also the eighteenth largest city in the world. Dacca occupies a large urban area of 302 km2.
Among the places of interest are the Ahsan Manzil Palace, the Fort of Lalbagh, the Hindu temple Dhakeshwari and even the enclosure of Parliament which enjoys a unique architecture of its kind.
19. Calcutta (India)
The city of Calcutta is the third largest in India and the nineteenth largest in the world. With an estimated population of 16,681,589 for an area of 205 km2.
Three attractions make the city proud. This is the Victoria Memorial, the Howrah Bridge and the Indian Museum.
Book your visits to Calcutta
20. Karachi (Pakistan)
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Especially known for serious historical events, Pakistani city Karachi is the twentieth largest in the world. It is also the most populous city in Pakistan with a population estimated according to the last census to 16,625,813 inhabitants in an urban area of 3,527 km2.
Among its places of interest are the Mausolée Mazar-e-Quaid, the Museum of Cultural History and the gardens of the Palais de Mohatta, the beach of Clifton and Churna Island (where scaphandre dives are organized in autumn).
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