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The tables list cities in alphabetical order of their countries. The tables provide city and metro population date. The column ‘mayor’ names the men and women who are carry out political and executive functions. They include elected and appointed mayors, city governors and executive city council leaders. Capital letters denote national capital cities.

The research was carried out in late 2009 and early 2010. For the population data City Mayors consulted numerous national and international sources and in cases of large statistical inconsistencies elected to publish cautious averages. Readers and scholars are invited to inform of any discrepancies and/or provide missing facts and figures. The data is updated monthly. Please insert ‘Largest cities 2010’ in the subject line of any email.

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TABLES:
By size of cities: 1 to 150 | 151 to 300 | 301 to 450 | 451 to 600 |
City by city: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Country by country: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
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Largest cities and their mayors in 2010 (Countries A to D)
NB Metro population figures for China are often those of their prefectures; n/r = not ranked
World rank
City
Country
City
population
Metro
population
Mayor
64
 KABUL Afghanistan
3,586,000
4,000,000
 Mohammad Yunus Noandesh
211
 ALGIERS Algeria
1,520,000
3,354,000
 Khalida Toumi
547
 Oran Algeria
683,000
772,000
 Saddek Benkada
41
 LUANDA Angola
4,799,000
5,500,000
6
 BUENOS AIRES Argentina
11,655,000
12,924,000
 Mauricio Macri
288
 Cordoba Argentina
1,310,000
1,528,000
 Daniel Giacomino
307
 La Matanza Argentina
1,255,000
343
 Rosario Argentina
1,160,000
1,358,000
 Miguel Lifschitz
535
 La Plata Argentina
710,000
833,000
 Pablo Bruera
n/r
 Tucuman Argentina
528,000
830,000
 Domingo Amaya
n/r
 Mendoza Argentina
113,000
849,000
 Víctor Fayad
365
 YEREVAN Armenia
1,108,000
1,246,000
 Gagik Beglaryan
48
 Sydney Australia
4,400,000
Clover Moore
61
 Melbourne Australia
3,635,000
Robert Doyle
193
 Perth Australia
1,603,000
Lisa Scaffidi
204
 Brisbane Australia
1,544,000
1,544,000
 Campbell Newman
296
 Adelaide Australia
1,290,000
Michael Harbison
180
 VIENNA Austria
1,681,000
2,269,000
 Michael Häupl
138
 BAKU Azerbaijan
2,040,000
2,072,000
 Hajibala Abutalybov
19
 DHAKA Bangladesh
7,940,000
12,797,000
 Sadeque Hossain Khosa
100
 Chittagong Bangladesh
2,580,000
3,858,000
 Mohiuddin Ahmed Chowdhury
463
 Khulna Bangladesh
856,000
1,388,000
 Talukder Abdul Khaleque
155
 MINSK Belarus
1,831,000
Mikhail Pavlov
427
 BRUSSELS Belgium
958,000
1,740,000
 Freddy Thielemans
n/r
 Antwerp Belgium
444,000
948,000
 Patrick Janssens
n/r
 Ghent Belgium
243,000
Daniël Termont
n/r
 Bruges Belgium
117,000
Patrick Moenaert
196
 Santa Cruz Bolivia
1,595,000
1,863,000
 Percy Fernandez
212
 LA PAZ Bolivia
1,517,000
1,551,000
 Juan Del Granado
568
 Cochabamba Bolivia
608,000
798,000
9
 Sao Paulo Brazil
11,038,000
19,890,000
 Gilberto Kassab
31
 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
6,093,000
14,387,000
 Eduardo Paes
79
 Salvador da Bahia Brazil
2,998,000
3,173,000
 João Henrique Carneiro
108
 Fortaleza Brazil
2,506,000
3,415,000
 Luizianne Lins
114
 Belo Horizonte Brazil
2,453,000
5,397,000
 Marcio Lacerda
134
 BRASILIA Brazil
2,089,000
2,090,000
 José Roberto Arruda
153
 Curitiba Brazil
1,851,000
3,261,000
 Carlos Richa
173
 Manaus Brazil
1,739,000
1,924,000
 Amazonino Mendes
200
 Recife Brazil
1,561,000
3,769,000
 João da Costa Bezerra Filho
251
 Belem Brazil
1,409,000
1,913,000
 Duciomar Costa
273
 Porto Alegre Brazil
1,355,000
3,646,000
 José Fogaca
300
 Guarulhos Brazil
1,283,000
1,500,000
 Eloi Pieta
301
 Goiania Brazil
1,282,000
2,064,000
 Íris Rezende Machado
386
 Campinas Brazil
1,059,000
3,200,000
 Hélio de Oliveira Santos
417
 Sao Luis Brazil
987,000
1,228,000
 João Castelo
419
 Sao Goncalo Brazil
973,000
1.221,000
437
 Maceio Brazil
922,000
1,100,000
 José Cícero Soares de Almeida
453
 Teresina Brazil
893,000
949,000
 Silvio Mendes
462
 Duque de Caxias Brazil
864,000
1,000,000
 José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho
469
 Nova Iguacu Brazil
846,000
959,000
 Lindberg Farias
503
 Natal Brazil
790,000
1,100,000
507
 Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil
783,000
Luiz Marinho
538
 Joao Pessoa Brazil
702,000
984,000
 Ricardo Coutinho
567
 Sao Jose dos Campos Brazil
611,000
794,000
 Eduardo Cury
591
 Ribeirao Preto Brazil
547,000
789,000
 Dárcy Vera
n/r
 Santos Brazil
418,000
1,477,000
 João Paulo Tavares Papa
n/r
 Vitoria Brazil
313,000
1,628,000
 João Carlos Coser
n/r
 Colombo Brazil
247,000
2,160,000
 José Antonio Camargo
252
 SOFIA Bulgaria
1,403,000
1,455,000
 Yordanka Fandukova
225
 OUAGADOUGOU Burkina Faso
1,475,000
1,727,000
 Simon Debruyne
314
 PHNOM PENH Cambodia
1,242,000
2,001,000
 Keb Chutema
242
 YAOUNDÉ Cameroon
1,430,000
1,550,000
263
 Douala Cameroon
1,382,000
2,000,000
101
 Toronto Canada
2,571,000
5,100,000
 David Miller
189
 Montreal Canada
1,621,000
3,636,000
 Gérald Tremblay
416
 Calgary Canada
988,000
1,080,000
 David Bronconnier
483
 OTTAWA Canada
815,000
1,131,000
 Larry O'Brien
526
 Edmonton Canada
730,000
1,035,000
 Stephen Mandel
580
 Vancouver Canada
580,000
2,120,000
 Gregor Robertson
n/r
 Québec Canada
495,000
717,000
 Régis Labeaume
560
 BANGUI Central African Republic
652,000
789,000
35
 SANTIAGO Chile
5,278,000
6,677,000
 Pablo Zalaquett Said
n/r
 Concepción Chile
404,000
978,000
 Jacqueline van Rysselberghe
n/r
 Valparaiso Chile
301,000
904,000
 Aldo Cornej
2
 Shanghai China
14,900,000
19,200,000
 Han Zheng
4
 BEIJING China
12,460,000
17,550,000
 Guo Jinlong
24
 Tianjin China
7,500,000
11,750,000
 Huang Xingguo
27
 Hong Kong China
7,055,000
Donald Tsang
28
 Guangzhou China
6,458,000
10,182,000
 Zhan Guangning
29
 Dongguan China
6,446,000
7,650,000
 Li Yuquan
37
 Shenyang China
5,090,000
7,760,000
 Li Yingjie
38
 Chongqing China
5,087,000
9,700,000
 Wang Hongju
42
 Harbin China
4,755,000
9,874,000
 Zhang Xiaolian
46
 Wuhan China
4,500,000
6,200,000
 Ruan Chengfa
49
 Chengdu China
4,334,000
11,000,000
 Ge Honglin
50
 Shenzhen China
4,320,000
8,616,000
51
 Nanjing China
4,150,000
7,600,000
 Ji Jianye
65
 Changchun China
3,581,000
7,460,000
67
 Guiyang China
3,450,000
69
 Hangzhou China
3,408,000
6,776,000
 Cai Qi
76
 Kunming China
3,100,000
6,800,000
 Zhang Zulin
83
 Zibo China
2,850,000
4,200,000
 Liu Huiyan
86
 Huludao China
2,787,000
Sun Zhaolin
88
 Qingdao China
2,755,000
7,580,000
 Xia Geng
89
 Changsha China
2,744,000
6,140,000
 Zhang Jiangfei
91
 Fuzhou (Fujian) China
2,710,000
6,630,000
 Yuan Rongxiang
93
 Xian China
2,670,000
4,480,000
 Chen Baogen
97
 Shijiazhuang China
2,630,000
9,600,000
 Ai Wenli
99
 Zhengzhou China
2,600,000
4,510,000
 Zhou Jiancai
103
 Taiyuan China
2,550,000
3,400,000
 Zhang Bingsheng
109
 Baoshan China
2,500,000
111
 Zhongshan China
2,495,000
Li Qihong
112
 Xiamen China
2,490,000
113
 Chaoyang China
2,471,000
115
 Nanning China
2,450,000
6,480,000
119
 Suzhou China
2,383,000
6,298,000
 Yan Li
123
 Linyi China
2,300,000
10,080,000
 Lian Chengmin
124
 Dalian China
2,270,000
3,478,000
 Li Wancai
130
 Ningbo China
2,201,000
5,600,000
 Mao Guanglie
135
 Lanzhou China
2,088,000
3,300,000
 Zhang Jinliang
136
 Changzhou China
2,086,000
3,570,000
 Wang Weicheng
139
 Kowloon China
2,020,000
2,200,000
142
 Tangshan China
1,980,000
7,100,000
 Zhang Guodong
143
 Jilin China
1,953,000
4,523,000
144
 Nanchong China
1,950,000
7,300,000
 Liu Hongjian
149
 Jinan China
1,900,000
2,444,000
152
 Macheng China
1,880,000
154
 Nanchang China
1,844,000
3.790,000
 Hu Xian
156
 Xuzhou China
1,830,000
9,410,000
 Cao Xinping
159
 Huzhou China
1,800,000
2,700,000
 Ma Yi
161
 Suzhou Anhui China
1,800,000
5,600,000
 Tang Chengpei
162
 Urumqi China
1,800,000
2,680,000
 Jerla Isamudin
163
 Yantai China
1,800,000
6,500,000
 Zhang Jiangting
165
 Tianmen China
1,790,000
167
 Shantou China
1,770,000
4,972,000
 Cai Zong Ze
169
 Hefei China
1,750,000
4,867,000
 Wu Cunrong
170
 Tengzhou China
1,750,000
Du Yongguang
171
 Wuxi China
1,750,000
2,230,000
 Mao Xiaoping
174
 Fuyang China
1,720,000
181
 Suizhou China
1,680,000
Li Hongyun
185
 Gaozhou China
1,650,000
186
 Taian China
1,650,000
5,500,000
 Li Hongfeng
188
 Tianshui China
1,630,000
3,450,000
191
 Shangqiu China
1,610,000
8,220,000
201
 Neijiang China
1,560,000
207
 Hechuan China
1,530,000
210
 Taizhou China
1,528,000
5,741,000
215
 Guigang China
1,500,000
4,400,000
217
 Luoyang China
1,500,000
1,499,000
 Guo Hongchang
220
 Quanzhou China
1,490,000
7,790,000
 Zhu Ming
224
 Nanan China
1,480,000
223
 Xintai China
1,480,000
230
 Xinyang China
1,460,000
232
 Rugao China
1,453,000
233
 Anyang China
1,450,000
3,000,000
235
 Weifang China
1,450,000
8,500,000
 Xu Liquan
236
 Zhanjiang China
1,450,000
6,900,000
 Ruan Risheng
238
 Fushun China
1,445,000
2,300,000
240
 Qiqihaer China
1,439,000
6,011,000
241
 Jianyang China
1,430,000
245
 Guiping China
1,420,000
246
 Huazhou China
1,420,000
254
 Changde China
1,400,000
6,000,000
257
 Tongzhou China
1,400,000
260
 Handan China
1,390,000
8,500,000
262
 Suining China
1,385,000
3,500,000
265
 Liuyang China
1,380,000
266
 Luzhou China
1,380,000
4,800,000
274
 Taixing China
1,355,000
275
 Bozhou China
1,352,000
Liu Jian
277
 Jinjiang China
1,350,000
278
 Lufeng China
1,350,000
279
 Yongcheng China
1,347,000
280
 Guilin China
1,340,000
281
 Pingdu China
1,340,000
287
 Baotou China
1,318,000
1,750,000
290
 Lianjiang China
1,300,000
292
 Mianyang China
1,300,000
5,200,000
293
 Yiyang China
1,300,000
4,500,000
297
 Anshan China
1,290,000
2,404,000
299
 Rizhao China
1,290,000
Zhao Xiaowei
303
 Heze China
1,280,000
Du Changwen
308
 Datong China
1,253,000
1,377,000
310
 Fengcheng China
1,250,000
311
 Ruian China
1,250,000
312
 Laiwu China
1,249,000
Ma Pingchang
316
 Pingdingshan China
1,230,000
5,200,000
 Deng Yongjian
317
 Yuzhou China
1,230,000
319
 Cixi China
1,220,000
321
 Huainan China
1,201,000
Cao Yong
322
 Anqiu China
1,200,000
323
 Fuqing China
1,200,000
330
 Qianjiang China
1,190,000
331
 Bazhong China
1,186,000
333
 Leqing China
1,183,000
337
 Dongtai China
1,170,000
341
 Guangyuan China
1,160,000
3,037,000
342
 Qidong China
1,160,000
353
 Bijie China
1,130,000
7,188,000
354
 Haicheng China
1,130,000
357
 Leshan China
1,120,000
361
 Jimo China
1,112,000
362
 Jining China
1,110,000
Zhang Zhen Chuan
368
 Wafangdian China
1,100,000
373
 Shouguang China
1,090,000
381
 Taishan China
1,070,000
385
 Ezhou China
1,064,000
388
 Jiangdu China
1,053,000
390
 Beiliu China
1,050,000
391
 Gongzhuling China
1,050,000
392
 Changshu China
1,048,000
Wang Xiang
399
 Fuzhou (Jiangxi) China
1,020,000
3,700,000
 Xìe Yìs®•
400
 Yichun China
1,020,000
958,000
 Gong Jianhua
402
 Mudanjiang China
1,014,000
2,707,000
413
 Baoding China
997,000
415
 Hezhou China
990,000
2,090,000
422
 Wujiang China
970,000
1,500,000
426
 Feicheng China
960,000
429
 Haimen China
950,000
435
 Weinan China
925,000
445
 Songzi China
905,000
448
 Laizhou China
902,000
454
 Danyang China
890,000
456
 Hengyang China
880,000
7,000,000
457
 Honghu China
880,000
459
 Daye China
874,000
473
 Benxi China
830,000
1,567,000
 Gang Rui
474
 Haikou China
830,000
480
 Hohhot China
820,000
1,041,000
487
 Liuzhou China
810,000
990,000
490
 Bengbu China
809,000
3,470,000
 Chen Qitao
499
 Daqing China
800,000
2,770,000
500
 Nanyang China
800,000
10,700,000
 Huang Xingwei
516
 Jixi China
760,000
1,960,000
 Zhu, Deyi
521
 Ankang China
743,000
533
 Xining China
713,000
894,000
541
 Fuxin China
690,000
969,000
543
 Jinzhou China
690,000
902,000
551
 Zhangjiakou China
680,000
882,000
574
 Kaifeng China
584,000
855,000
584
 Hengyang China
561,000
799,000
n/r
 Panzhihua China
478,000
771,000
n/r
 Liuan China
320,000
1,600,000
 Tang Linxiang
n/r
 Dongying China
294,000
804,000
25
 BOGOTA Colombia
7,320,000
8,361,000
 Samuel Moreno Rojas
104
 Cali Colombia
2,525,000
2,801,000
 Jorge Ivan Ospina
128
 Medellin Colombia
2,223,000
3,312,000
 Alonso Salazar Jaramillo
294
 Barranquilla Colombia
1,298,000
1,871,000
 Alejandro Char Chaljub
452
 Cartagena Colombia
893,000
1,240,000
 Judith Pinedo
595
 Bucaramanga Colombia
542,000
956,000
352
 BRAZZAVILLE Congo Br
1,133,000
1,134,000
n/r
 Pointe Noire Congo Br
527,000
789,000
18
 KINSHASA Congo D.R.
8,200,000
10,100,000
 André Kimbuta Yango
347
 Lubumbashi Congo D.R.
1,140,000
1,250,000
 Moise Katumbi
444
 Mbuji-Mayi Congo D.R.
905,000
1,054,000
497
 Kolwezi Congo D.R.
803,000
803,000
n/r
 Kisangani Congo D.R.
510,000
818,000
n/r
 SAN JOSE Costa Rica
357,000
1,370,000
 Johnny Araya
n/r
 Dubrovnik Croatia
45,000
 Andro Vlahusic
495
 ZAGREB Croatia
804,000
1,288,000
 Milan Bandic
116
 HAVANA Cuba
2,430,000
3,700,000
 Juan Contino Aslán
315
 PRAGUE Czech Republic
1,242,000
1,900,000
 Pavel Bém
369
 COPENHAGEN Denmark
1,096,000
1,096,000
 Frank Jensen
80
 SANTO DOMINGO Dominican Republic
2,989,000
3,813,000
 Roberto Salcedo
284
 Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic
1,329,000
1,937.000

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