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Mayors from The Americas, Europe. Asia, Australia and Africa are competing for the annual World Mayor Award. More
City Mayors ranks the world’s largest as well as richest cities and urban areas. It also ranks the cities in individual countries, and provides a list of the capital cities of some 200 sovereign countries. More
City Mayors lists and features urban events, conferences and conventions aimed at urban decision makers and those with an interst in cities worldwide. More
City Mayors reports political events, analyses the issues and depicts the main players. More
City Mayors describes and explains the structures and workings of local government in Europe, The Americas, Asia, Australia and Africa. More
City Mayors profiles city leaders from around the world and questions them about their achievements, policies and aims. More
City Mayors deals with economic and investment issues affecting towns and cities. More
City Mayors reports on how business developments impact on cities and examines cooperation between cities and the private sector. More
City Mayors describes and explains financial issues affecting local government. More
City Mayors reports urban environmental developments and examines the challenges faced by cities worldwide. More
City Mayors reports on and discusses urban development issues in developed and developing countries. More
City Mayors reports on developments in urban society and behaviour and reviews relevant research. More
City Mayors deals with urban transport issues in developed and developing countries and features the world’s greatest metro systems. More
City Mayors examines education issues and policies affecting children and adults in urban areas. More
City Mayors investigates health issues affecting urban areas with an emphasis on health in cities in developing countries. More
City Mayors examines the contributions history and culture make to urban society and environment. More
City Mayors examines the importance of urban tourism to city economies. More
City Mayors describes the history, architecture and politics of the greatest city halls in the world. More
City Mayors invites readers to write short stories about people in cities around the world. More
City Mayors questions those who govern the world’s cities and talks to men and women who contribute to urban society and environment. More
City Mayors profiles national and international organisations representing cities as well as those dealing with urban issues. More
City Mayors reports on major national and international sporting events and their impact on cities. More
City Mayors lists cities and city organisations, profiles individual mayors and provides information on hundreds of urban events. More
Mayors from Africa, Asia
The Americas and Europe
In a range of profiles of mayors from Asia, Africa, Europe and The Americas, City Mayors’ editors and freelance writers examine what makes an outstanding mayor. They also ask city leaders which of their policies and actions have been particularly successful and could be emulated by other cities. (Mayors in italics are no longer in office.)
Mayors from Canada and the US
| Akron | Albuquerque | Atlanta | Baltimore | Boston | Calgary | Chicago | Columbus | Dayton | Denver | Detroit | Edmonton (Canada) | Harrisburg | Honolulu | London (Ontario, Canada) | Houston | Los Angeles | Louisville | Memphis | Miami | Minneapolis | Mississauga (Ontario, Canada) | New Orleans | Newark | New York City | Oakland | Phoenix | Philiadelphia | Pittsburgh | Pomona | Portland (Adams) | Portland (Potter) | Providence | Salt Lake City (Anderson) | Salt Lake City (Becker) | San Francisco | Seattle | South Bay | Southfield | Stamford | Surrey (British Columbia, Canada) | Toronto (Ontario, Canada) | Trenton | Tulsa | Washington DC | Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) |
Mayors from Latin America
| Bogota | Buenos Aires | Caracas (Barreto) | Caracas (Ledezma} | Chacao | Curitiba | Florencio Varela | Guatemala City | Guayaquil | Guaymas | Havana | Hermosillo | Mexico City | Montevideo | Porto Alegre | Puente Alto | Quito | Rio de Janeiro | Sao Paulo | Tlajomulco de Zuñiga | Villa Nueva |
Mayors from Europe
| Amsterdam | Antwerp | Athens | Barcelona | Berlin | Bologna | Bonn | Bremen | Chania | Cologne | Córdoba | Doncaster | Evry | Gothenburg | Hartlepool | Kraków | La Laguna | Lewisham | Lille | London (Johnson) | London (Livingstone) | Middlesbrough | Montreuil-sous-Bois | Moscow | Munich | Nicosia | Nuremburg | Paris | Rhodes | Rome (Alemanno) | Rome (Veltroni) | Rouen | Sofia | Stockholm | Stuttgart | Tirana | Turin | Vienna | Wroclaw | Zurich (Ledergerber) | Zurich (Mauch) |
Mayors from Asia & Australia
| Amman | Changwon | Guangzhou | Delhi | Hiroshima | Istanbul | Jakarta | Karachi | Makati City | Marikina | Matsuyama City | Nagasaki | Novosibirsk | San Fernando | Shanghai | Taipei | Tehran | Tel Aviv | Tokyo | Wellington | Yokohama |
Mayors from Africa
| Addis Ababa | Cape Town (English) | Cape Town (Español) | Durban | Johannesburg | Rabat |
The largest cities in the
world and their mayors
25 January 2010: The mayors of the world’s twenty largest cities are each responsible for more people than most national prime ministers. For example, London, ranked 20th in the world, has more residents than nations like Paraguay, Denmark, New Zealand or Ireland, and if Karachi, globally the largest city, was a country it would rank above Greece, Portugal or Hungary. The combined population of the world’s eight megacities comfortably exceeds that of Germany. More
THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD AND THEIR MAYORS 2010
Introduction
Cities by size: 1 to 150 | 151 to 300 | 301 to 450 | 451 to 550 |
Cities in alphabetical order: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Cities by countries: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Mayors and their
political parties
11 January 2010: We are living in the so-called century of the city and most cities are governed by elected mayors. Over the past decade conservatives have scored a number of electoral successes across the world, with many citizens identifying with their messages on security, leaner government and lower taxes. However, research by City Mayors shows that many of the world’s largest and most prominent cities are still governed by mayors from the left or centre-left. More
Mayors from Africa, Asia
The Americas and Europe
1 October 2009: While urban settlements have been around for millennia, increasingly cities are beginning to acquire their own narratives and political importance, not only as places to live but also as drivers of national social values and economies with their own global networks. Though the agglomerative effects of cities as part of globalisation is widely understood and universal, city leadership models remain as diverse as ever, but with common trends on each continent: Africa, Asia, The Americas and Europe.
The World Mayor Project is seeking outstanding mayors for the 2010 Prize
World Mayor 2010:
Is your mayor
among the best?
City Mayors, the international think tank on urban affairs, is seeking nominations for the 2010 World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been awarded since 2004, honours mayors with the vision, passion and skills to make their cities incredible places to live in, work in and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve and raise their profiles nationally and internationally.
The organisers of the World Mayor Project are looking for city leaders who excel in qualities like: leadership and vision, management abilities and integrity, social and economic awareness, ability to provide security and to protect the environment as well as the will and ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds.
If you think your mayor is among the best in the world, nominate him or her now
Previous winners
and runner-ups:
In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City}; In third place - Walter Veltroni (Rome)
In 2005: Winner – Dora Bakoyannis (Athens); Runner-up - Hazel McCallion (Mississauga); In third place - Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City)
In 2006: Winner – John So (Melbourne); Runner up – Job Cohen (Amsterdam); In third place - Stephen Reed (Harrisburg)
In 2008: Winner – Helen Zille (Cape Town); Runner up - Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich); In third place - Leopoldo López (Chacao)
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