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Cities, sorted by consequence.

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33,702 cities found

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451.

Matola Regional seat

Mozambique · Africa/Maputo

1,198,988 Inhabitants

1,196,214 Inhabitants

Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong

1,195,529 Inhabitants

Morocco · Africa/Casablanca

1,191,905 Inhabitants

Gustavo Adolfo Madero

Mexico · America/Mexico_City

1,185,772 Inhabitants

Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott

1,184,530 Inhabitants

Kisangani Regional seat

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the · Africa/Lubumbashi

1,181,788 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,180,000 Inhabitants

1,175,116 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,174,600 Inhabitants

Russian Federation · Asia/Omsk

1,172,070 Inhabitants

Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo

1,169,577 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,166,481 Inhabitants

Bandar Lampung Regional seat

Indonesia · Asia/Jakarta

1,166,066 Inhabitants

Czechia · Europe/Prague

1,165,581 Inhabitants

1,164,404 Inhabitants

Indonesia · Asia/Jakarta

1,164,352 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,164,268 Inhabitants

Russian Federation · Europe/Samara

1,163,399 Inhabitants

Nigeria · Africa/Lagos

1,160,000 Inhabitants

1,159,227 Inhabitants

United Kingdom · Europe/London

1,157,603 Inhabitants

Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen

1,153,615 Inhabitants

Sofia Capital Emerging

Bulgaria · Europe/Sofia

1,152,556 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,146,839 Inhabitants

Yerevan Capital Emerging

Armenia · Asia/Yerevan

1,144,700 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,143,801 Inhabitants

1,143,232 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,140,872 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,137,383 Inhabitants

Monterrey Regional seat

Mexico · America/Monterrey

1,135,512 Inhabitants

Rwanda · Africa/Kigali

1,132,686 Inhabitants

Rostov-on-Don Regional seat

Russian Federation · Europe/Moscow

1,130,305 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,129,687 Inhabitants

Indonesia · Asia/Jakarta

1,127,408 Inhabitants

Philippines · Asia/Manila

1,121,974 Inhabitants

Senegal · Africa/Dakar

1,120,824 Inhabitants

Russian Federation · Asia/Yekaterinburg

1,120,547 Inhabitants

1,120,374 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,116,486 Inhabitants

Malawi · Africa/Blantyre

1,115,815 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,113,321 Inhabitants

Maiduguri Regional seat

Nigeria · Africa/Lagos

1,110,000 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,109,800 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,107,742 Inhabitants

Tanzania, United Republic of · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

1,104,521 Inhabitants

Korea, Republic of · Asia/Seoul

1,098,421 Inhabitants

1,096,704 Inhabitants

Krasnoyarsk Regional seat

Russian Federation · Asia/Krasnoyarsk

1,090,811 Inhabitants

China · Asia/Shanghai

1,089,888 Inhabitants