Largest cities in the world

                     

                                         Tokyo, with Mount Fuji in the background       

These are the largest cities by population in the world:

1.      Tokyo (Japan)                          37,843,000.

2.      Jakarta (Indonesia)                  30,539,000.

3.      Delhi (India)                            24,998,000.

4.      Manila (Philippines)                24,123,000.

5.      Seoul (South Korea)                23,480,000

6.      Shanghai (China)                     23,416,000.

7.      Karachi (Pakistan)                   22,123,000.

8.      Beijing (China)                         21,009,000.

9.      New York (USA)                      20,630,000.

10.  Guangzhou (China)                  20,597,000.

11.  Sao Paolo (Brazil)                    20,365,000.

12.  Mexico City (Mexico)              20,063,000.

13.  Mumbia (India)                        17,712,000.

14.  Osaka-Kyoto (Japan)               17,444,000.

15.  Moscow (Russia)                     16,170,000.

16.  Dhaka (Bangladesh)                15,669,000.

17.  Cairo (Egypt)                           15,600,000.

18.  Los Angeles (USA)                  15,058,000.

19.  Bangkok (Thailand)                 14,998,000.

20.  Kolkata (India)                        14,667,000.

In case you were wondering, Paris is 29th with 10,858,000, London is 32nd with 10,236,000, Madrid is 56th with 6,171,000, San Francisco is 60th with 5,929,000, and Rome is 102nd with 3,906,000.