what is the biggest city in the world ?

Question

i prefer countryside though.

Answer 1

what exactly it means to be the "biggest city." Is it by land area? Is it by population? The former seems a little arbitrary, but the latter might be hard to pin down, especially since once-distinct cities have begun to merge into huge sprawling "metropolitan areas."

The InfoPlease Almanac, which listed Mumbai(Bombay), India, as the most populous city in the world. They went on to list Shanghai,China in second place and Sao Paolo, Brazil, in third , but they chose to only count inhabitants of within the actual city limits. Later, it became apparent that most sources prefer to judge "urban areas" rather than "cities proper."


City Population, an entire site dedicated to "the largest cities in the world." list Tokyo as the largest city, with more than 34 million inhabitants. New York City is second and Seoul third.



LARGEST CITIES ON THE PLANET!
Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city. For the largest metropolitan areas refer to the list below this one.
Revised (10/01/04)
Shanghai, China 13.3 million
Mumbai (Bombay), India 12.6 million
Buenos Aires, Argentina 11.92 million
Moscow, Russia 11.3 million
Karachi, Pakistan 10.9 million
Delhi, India 10.4 million
Manila, Philippines 10.3 million
Sao Paulo, Brazil 10.26 million
Seoul, South Korea 10.2 million
Istanbul, Turkey 9.6 million
Jakarta, Indonesia 9.0 million
Mexico City, Mexico 8.7 million
Lagos, Nigeria 8.68 million
Lima, Peru 8.38 million
Tokyo, Japan 8.3 million
New York City, USA 8.09 million
Cairo, Egypt 7.6 million
London, UK 7.59 million
Teheran, Iran 7.3 million
Beijing, China 7.2 million
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arrow LARGEST METRO AREAS IN THE WORLD
Numbers shown are the population within the immediate surrounding area of the established border of the city, and also include the city limit population figures.
Revised (10/01/04)
Toyko, Japan 31.2 million
New York City - Philadelphia area, USA 30.1 million
Mexico City, Mexico 21.5 million
Seoul, South Korea 20.15 million
Sao Paulo, Brazil 19.9 million
Jakarta, Indonesia 18.2 million
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan 17.6 million
New Delhi, India 17.36 million
Mumbai, India (Bombay) 17.34 million
Los Angeles, USA 16.7 million
Cairo, Egypt 15.86 million
Calcutta, India 14.3 million
Manila, Philippines 14.1 million
Shanghai, China 13.9 million
Buenos Aires, Argentina 13.2 million
Moscow, Russian Fed. 12.2 million

Answer 2

Our tables provide population figures for cities with legally defined boundaries, with recognised urban status and with its own local government. The figures do not take into account suburban settlements or other heavily populated areas outside city boundaries.

Largest Cities

1 SEOUL South Korea 10,231,000
2 São Paulo Brazil 10,009,000
3 Bombay India 9,925,000
4 JAKARTA Indonesia 9,373,000
5 Karachi Pakistan 9,339,000

The tables provide population figures for cities and their surrounding urban areas. Most such agglomerations are economically, socially and culturally dominated by one city at their centre. Occasionally however, several cities of similar status and their suburbs make up an urban area. The 2006 population figures are based on censuses carried out between 2000 and 2005 and adjusted to take account of average annual population changes.


Largest cities and urban areas in 2006
Rank City/Urban area Country Population in 2006
(millions)
1 Tokyo Japan 35.53
2 Mexico City Mexico 19.24
3 Mumbai (Bombay) India 18.84
4 New York USA 18.65
5 São Paulo Brazil 18.61

Answer 3

Mexico City is the biggest city in the world.

Answer 4

Are you speaking in reference to population? It's Mexico City, though some will argue that it's Hong Kong or Tokyo, but I think it's still Mexico City

Answer 5

Without a doubt, Mexico City.

Answer 6

The Internet

Answer 7

Tokyo

Answer 8

Mexico?

Answer 9

HERE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER!!!!!!!
The biggest in area is kalgoorlie australia...... ever heard of it?
This might not be the answer you are looking for.... but I am a stickler for specifics....
Kalgoorlie is 95,575 square KM
only 30,000 people though....

Answer 10

I believe that Sao Paulo, Brazil currently holds that dubious honor.