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Cities, sorted by consequence.

A search across 12,306 entries. Filter by jurisdiction, by the kind of place, or by the simple measure of how many call it home.

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12,306 cities found

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Shanghai Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

24,874,500 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

18,960,744 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

17,494,398 Inhabitants

Guangzhou Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

16,096,724 Inhabitants

Istanbul Regional seat

Türkiye · Europe/Istanbul

15,701,602 Inhabitants

Ho Chi Minh City Asia

Viet Nam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh

14,002,598 Inhabitants

Chengdu Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

13,568,357 Inhabitants

Pakistan · Asia/Karachi

13,004,135 Inhabitants

12,691,836 Inhabitants

Karachi Regional seat

Pakistan · Asia/Karachi

11,624,219 Inhabitants

Tianjin Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

11,090,314 Inhabitants

11,034,555 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

10,392,693 Inhabitants

Bangladesh · Asia/Dhaka

10,356,500 Inhabitants

Korea, Republic of · Asia/Seoul

10,349,312 Inhabitants

9,733,276 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

9,644,871 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

9,600,000 Inhabitants

Nanjing Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

9,314,685 Inhabitants

Hangzhou Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

9,236,032 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

9,042,509 Inhabitants

Indonesia · Asia/Jakarta

8,540,121 Inhabitants

Bengaluru Regional seat

India · Asia/Kolkata

8,495,492 Inhabitants

Viet Nam · Asia/Bangkok

8,053,663 Inhabitants

Taiwan, Province of China · Asia/Taipei

7,871,900 Inhabitants

Chongqing Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

7,457,599 Inhabitants

Hong Kong Capital Asia

Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong

7,396,076 Inhabitants

7,216,000 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

7,202,654 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

7,172,451 Inhabitants

Iran, Islamic Republic of · Asia/Tehran

7,153,309 Inhabitants

Shenyang Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

7,050,000 Inhabitants

Hyderabad Regional seat

India · Asia/Kolkata

6,993,262 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

6,715,559 Inhabitants

6,357,693 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

5,681,512 Inhabitants

Singapore Capital Asia

Singapore · Asia/Singapore

5,638,700 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

5,242,897 Inhabitants

Thailand · Asia/Bangkok

5,104,476 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

5,050,000 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,913,879 Inhabitants

Peshawar Regional seat

Pakistan · Asia/Karachi

4,758,762 Inhabitants

Changchun Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,714,996 Inhabitants

Saudi Arabia · Asia/Riyadh

4,697,000 Inhabitants

Chennai Regional seat

India · Asia/Kolkata

4,681,087 Inhabitants

Kolkata Regional seat

India · Asia/Kolkata

4,631,392 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,617,251 Inhabitants

4,591,246 Inhabitants

Myanmar · Asia/Yangon

4,477,638 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,476,554 Inhabitants