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1.
in Korean (Soul-t'ukpyolsi) - Seoul, the city on the Han river is the national capital of South Korea,
Seoul was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea, in ancient times Seoul was the capital of Baekje Kingdom
(18 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.) 10,231,217

2.
the largest city in Brazil and the capital of the captaincy (state) Sao Paulo, founded as São Paulo de Piratininga in 1554. 10,009,231*

3.
Marathi Mumbai (the former Bombay), capital of Maharashtra state, in India, port to the Arabian Sea and one of the most densely populated cities in the world. 9,925,891

4. Jakarta - formerly (until 1949) Batavia, from (1949-72) Djakarta, largest city and the capital of Indonesia. 9,373,900
5. Karachi - largest city and business capital of Pakistan. 9,339,023
6. Moscow, Moskva - the political center and the capital of the Russian Federation, first written mention of Moscow dates back to 1147. 8,297,056
7. Istanbul - formerly Constantinople, the largest city and seaport of Turkey. 8,260,438
8. Mexico City - in ancient times the pre-Columbian city Tenochtitlán, today the capital city of the United States of Mexico, founded in 1325. 8,235,744
9. Shanghai - One of the world's largest seaports and a major industrial centre of China. 8,214,384
10. Tokyo - the "Eastern Capital", formerly Edo (until 1868), the capital and largest city of Japan. 8,130,408

figure at the end of each number represents population

2006-08-15 05:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

My information is probably out of date, but I think Mexico City had around 40 million inhabitants. That's the most populous city I can think of.

2006-08-15 12:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 0 0

In terms of country, I would think that it is China. But in terms of city, according to latest figures,it would have to be tokyo, Japan.

2006-08-15 12:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by robliv16 2 · 0 0

Last I heard it was Tokyo, but I do not have figures.

2006-08-17 08:21:46 · answer #4 · answered by Alucard 4 · 0 0

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