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A to Z of world’s largest
cities and urban areas
Urban areas E to L

The 2006 population figures are based on censuses carried out between 2000 and 2005 and adjusted to take account of average annual population changes. The 2020 population figures were calculated using the 2006 data as base and applying annual rates of population changes.

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 |

LARGEST URBAN AREAS:
Introduction
In 2006: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |
In 2020: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |

FASTEST GROWING URBAN AREAS:
Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 |

ALPHABETICAL INDEX:
Urban areas A to D | Urban areas E to L | Urban areas M to R | Urban areas S to Z |


Largest cities and urban areas E to L
City/Urban area
Country
Population in 2006
(millions)
Rank in 2006
Population in 2020
(millions)
Rank in 2020
East Rand (Ekurhuleni) South Africa
3.23
99
4.82
77
Ekaterinburg Russia
1.28
320
1.19
379
Esfahan Iran
1.58
237
2.12
232
Faisalabad Pakistan
2.62
131
4.13
95
Faridabad India
1.40
286
2.58
180
Fortaleza Brazil
3.35
92
4.39
87
Frankfurt, Wiesbaden Germany
3.73
75
3.78
106
Fukuoka, Kitakyushu Japan
2.84
116
3.04
143
Fushun China
1.43
276
1.50
332
Fuyu China
1.08
389
1.23
373
Fuzhou, Fujian China
1.40
287
1.44
345
Ghaziabad India
1.36
297
2.76
159
Goiânia Brazil
1.94
186
2.71
166
Grande Vitória Brazil
1.65
225
2.21
218
Guadalajara Mexico
3.95
69
4.56
84
Guangzhou China
3.88
71
3.97
98
Guayaquil Ecuador
2.46
140
3.41
120
Guiyang China
2.51
138
3.07
139
Gujranwala Pakistan
1.52
251
2.45
193
Hai Phong Vietnam
1.84
195
2.45
192
Hamburg Germany
2.69
125
2.72
164
Handan China
2.15
167
2.56
182
Hangzhou China
1.99
180
2.59
179
Hannover Germany
1.30
314
1.31
363
Hanoi Vietnam
4.22
63
5.78
60
Harare Zimbabwe
1.56
244
1.98
256
Harbin China
2.89
112
2.93
148
Havana Cuba
2.19
158
2.20
219
Hefei China
1.34
301
1.60
313
Helsinki Finland
1.13
369
1.26
368
Heze China
1.90
188
2.79
158
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
5.10
49
6.79
45
Hong Kong China
7.28
30
8.33
37
Houston USA
4.39
59
5.49
61
Huaian China
1.31
312
1.53
325
Huainan China
1.44
272
1.67
300
Huzhou China
1.11
378
1.21
377
Hyderabad India
6.34
36
8.61
35
Hyderabad Pakistan
1.42
282
2.12
234
Ibadan Nigeria
2.42
144
3.28
126
Inch'on South Korea
2.68
126
3.04
142
Indianapolis USA
1.41
285
1.80
279
Indore India
2.02
178
3.21
130
Istanbul Turkey
10.00
21
12.76
17
Izmir Turkey
2.56
134
3.37
122
Jabalpur India
1.26
325
1.71
294
Jaipur India
2.92
111
4.79
78
Jakarta Indonesia
13.67
8
20.77
8
Jamshedpur India
1.28
318
1.83
275
Jidda Saudi Arabia
3.96
67
5.94
55
Jilin China
1.51
254
1.72
291
Jinan China
2.67
128
2.98
146
Jingmen China
1.24
331
1.50
334
Jining, Shandong China
1.12
373
1.40
353
Jinxi China
1.88
189
2.30
209
Johannesburg South Africa
3.44
86
4.67
82
Kabul Afghanistan
3.43
87
6.56
49
Kaduna Nigeria
1.36
299
1.89
267
Kampala Uganda
1.39
289
2.42
196
Kano Nigeria
2.94
109
4.07
96
Kanpur India
3.13
102
4.44
86
Kansas City USA
1.43
274
1.61
311
Kaohsiung China
1.52
252
1.68
299
Karachi Pakistan
12.20
13
18.94
10
Karaj Iran
1.27
323
1.82
276
Katowice Poland
2.87
114
2.67
170
Kazan Russia
1.11
377
1.09
391
Kharkov Ukraine
1.43
277
1.31
362
Khartoum Sudan
4.63
54
6.46
50
Khulna Bangladesh
1.55
245
2.42
198
Kiev Ukraine
2.63
130
2.62
174
Kinshasa Congo
5.89
39
10.04
27
Kochi (Cochin) India
1.49
261
1.90
265
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
1.41
284
1.74
287
Kunming China
1.76
209
1.93
260
Kuwait City Kuwait
1.25
328
1.46
343
Kwangju South Korea
1.47
264
1.69
297
Kyoto Japan
1.81
200
1.80
278
La Paz Bolivia
1.56
242
2.01
250
Lagos Nigeria
11.70
14
21.51
7
Lahore Pakistan
6.57
35
10.10
25
Lanzhou China
1.80
201
2.01
249
Las Vegas USA
1.82
199
2.92
150
Leeds UK
1.40
288
1.38
356
León Mexico
1.47
265
1.87
269
Leshan China
1.18
350
1.31
364
Lille France
1.04
398
1.10
388
Lima Peru
8.35
26
10.32
22
Linyi China
2.06
175
2.41
199
Lisbon Portugal
1.98
181
2.09
239
Liuan China
2.06
176
2.73
163
Liupanshui China
2.14
170
2.47
190
London UK
7.61
28
7.59
42
Los Angeles USA
12.22
12
13.25
15
Luanda Angola
2.94
110
5.06
72
Lubumbashi Congo
1.14
362
1.99
254
Lucknow India
2.67
129
3.89
100
Ludhiana India
1.63
228
2.34
206
Luoyang China
1.62
232
2.11
235
Lusaka Zambia
1.48
262
1.99
255
Lyon France
1.42
280
1.53
327

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The shortlist of mayors for the 2012 World Mayor Prize have been announced. VOTE NOW FOR THE WINNER


Introducing
World Mayor
The shortlist for the 2012 World Mayor Prize includes five mayors from North America, four from Latin America, seven from Europe, five from Asia, two from Australasia and two mayors from Africa.



The City Mayors Foundation, the international think tank for local government, organises the World Mayor Project and awards the World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been given 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. The winner receives the artistically acclaimed World Mayor trophy, while the two runner-ups are given the World Mayor Commendation.

Mayors wishing to be considered for the World Mayor Prize will be asked to sign up to the City Mayors' Code of Ethics



2012 timetable
Nominations were accepted until the 17 May 2012. A shortlist of 25 nominees was published on 18 June. VOTING IS NOW TAKING PLACE and will continue until the middle of October. The winner of the 2012 World Mayor Prize and other results of the World Mayor Project will be announced in early December 2012.



Winners and runners-up
2004 to 2010
In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana, Albania); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City, Mexico); In third place: Walter Veltroni (Rome, Italy)
In 2005: Winner: Dora Bakoyannis (Athens, Greece); Runner-up: Hazel McCallion (Mississauga, Canada); In third place: Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
In 2006: Winner: John So (Melbourne, Australia); Runner up: Job Cohen (Amsterdam, Netherland); In third place: Stephen Reed (Harrisburg, USA)
In 2008: Winner: Helen Zille (Cape Town, South Africa); Runner up: Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich, Switzerland); In third place: Leopoldo López (Chacao, Venezuela)
In 2010: Winner: Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City, Mexico); Runner-up: Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, USA); In third place: Domenico Lucano (Riace, Italy)