what is the largest city in the world?

Answer 1

by population: Tokyo, Japan - 35,197,000 people - see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_by_population

by area: Altamira, Pará, Brasil - 68,758 sq miles - see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_surface_area

Answer 2

Largest cities in the world ranked by population (1 to 125)
Rank City / Urban area Country Population Land area
(in sqKm)
Density
(people per sqKm)

1 Tokyo/Yokohama Japan 33,200,000 6,993 4,750
2 New York Metro USA 17,800,000 8,683 2,050
3 Sao Paulo Brazil 17,700,000 1,968 9,000
4 Seoul/Incheon South Korea 17,500,000 1,049 16,700
5 Mexico City Mexico 17,400,000 2,072 8,400
6 Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto Japan 16,425,000 2,564 6,400
7 Manila Philippines 14,750,000 1,399 10,550
8 Mumbai India 14,350,000 484 29,650
9 Delhi India 14,300,000 1,295 11,050
10 Jakarta Indonesia 14,250,000 1,360 10,500
11 Lagos Nigeria 13,400,000 738 18,150
12 Kolkata India 12,700,000 531 23,900
13 Cairo Egypt 12,200,000 1,295 9,400
14 Los Angeles USA 11,789,000 4,320 2,750
15 Buenos Aires Argentina 11,200,000 2,266 4,950
16 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 10,800,000 1,580 6,850
17 Moscow Russia 10,500,000 2,150 4,900
18 Shanghai China 10,000,000 746 13,400
19 Karachi Pakistan 9,800,000 518 18,900
20 Paris France 9,645,000 2,723 3,550

Answer 3

Hey, Rusty Red got it right--he differentiated between the city itself and the metro area which is completely different. If you want a city's population you can't count every other city around it. Therefore, New York, compared to Tokyo is not very populated at all. (unless you stuck in traffic)

This also applies to area.

Answer 4

With a population of more than 10.2 million, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is the world’s largest city in terms of population.

Answer 5

Largest in terms of population or land size or are you using a different measurement tool? You need to specify.

Answer 6

Would that be by population, geography, or something else.

The largest city landmass-wise in the US is Jacksonville, FL, with a total landmass of 370,000 acres.

Answer 7

Tokyo, Japan

Answer 8

I think it is Tokyo followed my Mexico City.

Answer 9

do you mean by population, or size, sum will say its Tokyo, but tokyo has many citys in its self those are called suberbs which have there own city name but are a part of tokyo metro which in my book dont count, and tokyo its self only has 8.3 million, here is your list with the city limits

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

and here is your list with the metro areas

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 10

SEOUL South Korea 10,231,000