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Cities, sorted by consequence.

A search across 33,702 entries. Filter by jurisdiction, by the kind of place, or by the simple measure of how many call it home.

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33,702 cities found

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51.

Sydney Regional seat

Australia · Australia/Sydney

5,557,233 Inhabitants

Dar es Salaam Regional seat

Tanzania, United Republic of · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

5,383,728 Inhabitants

Saint Petersburg Regional seat

Russian Federation · Europe/Moscow

5,351,935 Inhabitants

Melbourne Regional seat

Australia · Australia/Melbourne

5,350,705 Inhabitants

Alexandria Regional seat

Egypt · Africa/Cairo

5,263,542 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

Nigeria · Africa/Lagos

4,910,000 Inhabitants

Santiago Capital Americas

Chile · America/Santiago

4,837,295 Inhabitants

Cape Town Regional seat

South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg

4,772,846 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

Afghanistan · Asia/Kabul

4,434,550 Inhabitants

Kenya · Africa/Nairobi

4,397,073 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,396,835 Inhabitants

4,367,343 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,335,989 Inhabitants

Taiyuan Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,303,673 Inhabitants

Zhengzhou Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

4,253,913 Inhabitants

4,227,569 Inhabitants

Saudi Arabia · Asia/Riyadh

4,205,961 Inhabitants

Taiwan, Province of China · Asia/Taipei

4,004,367 Inhabitants

Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong

3,984,077 Inhabitants

Shijiazhuang Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,938,513 Inhabitants

Chattogram Regional seat

Bangladesh · Asia/Dhaka

3,920,222 Inhabitants

Ethiopia · Africa/Addis_Ababa

3,860,000 Inhabitants

Kunming Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,855,346 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,841,873 Inhabitants

Nanning Regional seat

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,839,800 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,838,900 Inhabitants

United States · America/Los_Angeles

3,820,914 Inhabitants

Pakistan · Asia/Karachi

3,800,193 Inhabitants

Dubai Regional seat Gulf

United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai

3,790,000 Inhabitants

Yokohama Regional seat

Japan · Asia/Tokyo

3,777,491 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,740,000 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,731,203 Inhabitants

Casablanca Regional seat

Morocco · Africa/Casablanca

3,665,954 Inhabitants

Nigeria · Africa/Lagos

3,649,000 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,590,000 Inhabitants

Türkiye · Europe/Istanbul

3,517,182 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

3,460,000 Inhabitants