Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Cities of the World ___ Visit the Most Populated Cities in the World


# City
Citizens
Shanghai's Pudong district
Skyscrapers in Shanghai's Pudong district.
Image: Baycrest


Shanghai (Chinese: 上海) - also named "Hu" or "Shen" in short. It is  People's Republic of China's largest city and one of the largest cities in the world. It covers an area of 6 340 square kilometers. It is one of the world's largest seaports and a major industrial center of China.

Google Earth Google Earth Shanghai
Zoomable map/satellite view of Shanghai.

Official Website
Shanghai
Official website of Shanghai Municipality.

Shanghai Tours
Website of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration with visitors information.
14 348 535 (UN)
Metro: 17 000 000 (WP)


Shanghai Municipal Government
in 2007:
17 780 000
Marathi Mumbai
Mumbai © Maharashtra Tourism
Mumbai

Marathi Mumbai (the former Bombay), capital of Maharashtra state,  in India, port to the Arabian Sea and one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Google Earth Google Earth Mumbai
Zoomable satellite view of Mumbai

Official Website
Mumbai
11 914 398 (UN)
13 922 125 (WP)


MidYear Estimated Population 2006:
13 072 464
Population 2001 Census: 11 978 450
source: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Beijing
Beijing's Central Business District
Beijing - Chinese: 北京 Běijīng, (also formerly known in English as Peking),
Pei-Ching the "Northern Capital", capital and cultural center of the  People's Republic of China.

Google Earth Google Map Beijing
Zoomable satellite view of Beijing.

Official Website
Beijing
11 509 595 (UN)
13 200 000 (WP)

15.38 million (source: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics)
Sao Paulo
São Paulo (Saint Paul) seen from Ibirapuera Park. © Turismo Cidade de São Paulo
São Paulo

the largest city in  Brazil and the capital of the captaincy (state) São Paulo, founded as São Paulo de Piratininga (Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga) in 1554.

Google Earth Google Earth São Paulo
Zoomable map and satellite view of São Paulo.

Official Website
São Paulo
Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo (in Portuguese)
São Paulo Turismo
Official tourism website of São Paulo.
11 016 703 (UN)
11 450 249 (WP)
Seou l - DongA Marathon
Seoul - DongA Marathon
@visitseoul.net - Photo: Mok, Gil-Soon
Seoul - in Korean 서울 (Soul-t'ukpyolsi)

Seoul, the city on the Han river is the national capital of  South Korea,
Seoul was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea, in ancient times Seoul was the capital of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.)

Google Earth Google Earth Seoul
Zoomable satellite view of Seoul.

Official Website
Seoul
9 895 217 (UN)
10 421 782 (WP)


Seoul Metropolitan Government:
end of 2007
10 421 782
Moskva
St Basil Cathedral and Kremlin, Moscow
Moscow, (Moskva) - the political center and the capital of the  Russian Federation, first written mention of Moscow dates back to 1147.

Google Earth Google Earth Map of Moscow
Zoomable map/satellite view of Moscow.

Official Website
Moscow
10 433 869 (UN)
10 514 400 (WP)


Moscow City Government
10 509 000
. Lotus Temple
Bahá'í Lotus Temple, Delhi

Delhi - popularly known as Old Delhi, city and union territory, New Delhi to the south
is the capital of  India.

Google Earth Google Earth Delhi
Zoomable satellite view of Delhi.

Official Website
Delhi
Delhi government website.
9 817 439 (UN)
13 782 976 (WP)


Census of India
13 782 976
(Urban Agglomeration, 2001 census)
. Chongqing
The city of Chongqing
Chongqing (in Chinese: 重慶; 重庆)
the metropolitan region of Chongqing is one of four provincial-level municipalities of China, the highest level classification for cities with a status equal to that of provinces. The city is the economic center of the upper Yangtze River with a population of more than 30 million people..

Google Earth Google Earth Map Chongqing
Zoomable satellite view of Chongqing.

Official Website
Chongqing
Chongqing Municipal Government website.
9 691 901 (UN)
5 087 197 (WP)


more than 32 million people live in Chongqing's Administrative Area
. Istanbul
Istanbul at Night

Istanbul - a city with a great history, formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople (official renamed to Istanbul in 1930). The former capital is the largest city and principal seaport and the cultural and financial center of  Turkey. It is the only city in the world situated on two continents.

Google Earth Google Earth Map Istanbul
Zoomable satellite view of Istanbul.

Official Website
Istanbul
Official website of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
9 555 719 (UN)
12 697 164 (WP)


Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

12 573 000
. eheran,
The mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, Karachi.
Karachi - largest city and business capital of  Pakistan. Karachis is Pakistan's principal seaport and the capital of Sindh province, located in southern Pakistan at the coast of the Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean).

Google Earth Google Earth Map Karachi
Zoomable satellite view of Karachi.

Official Website
Karachi
Karachi municipality government website.
9 339 023 (UN)
18 000 000 (WP)


City District Government Karachi
Population approx. in 2007
18 000 000

Mexico City, Nezahualcoyotl
Megalopolis - Mexico City, Nezahualcoyotl
Image: Oscar Ruiz (helipilot)
Mexico (City)
was in ancient times the pre-Columbian city of Tenochtitlán, today Mexico is the economic, industrial, and cultural center and the capital city of the  United States of Mexico.

Google Earth Google Earth Mexico City
Zoomable satellite view of Mexico City.


Official Website

Mexico City
El Portal Ciudadano del Gobierno del Distrito Federal.
Mexico City government website (in Spanish).

Mexico City
Mexico City tourism website.
8 836 045 (WP)
18 204 964 (UN)*














* Urban agglomeration
Jakarta
Jakarta at night
Jakarta - until 1949 the city was named Batavia, from 1949-72 its was named Djakarta.
Jakarta is primary port city, the largest city and the capital of  Indonesia.

Google Earth Google Map of Jakarta
Zoomable satellite view of Jakarta.

Official Website
Jakarta
City government website.
8 640 184 (UN)
8 500 000 (WP)
. Guangzhou
City of Guangzhou
Guangzhou - is the capital of Guangdong province located at Pearl River about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong in the southern part of  P.R. China. In its metropolitan area there live more than 8.5 million people.

Google Earth Google Earth Map Guangzhou
Zoomable satellite view and map of Guangzhou.

Official Website
Guangzhou
The official website (in Chinese)
Guangzhou International
The official website of Guangzhou Municipality
8 524 826 (UN)
6 253 300 (WP)
. Shinjuku Street Tokyo
Shinjuku Street Tokyo
Image: Zaida Montañana

Tokyo - the "Eastern Capital", formerly Edo (until 1868), the capital and largest city of  Japan.

Google Earth Google Earth Map Tokyo
Zoomable satellite view and map of Tokyo.

Official Website
Tokyo
8 489 653 (UN)
8 653 000 (WP)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government
12 790 000
. NYC
NYC - The Big Apple - Manhattan Island
New York City

The city of the five 'boroughs': Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island (formerly Richmond), largest city of the  United States.

Google Earth Google Earth Map of New York City
Zoomable map and satellite view of New York City.

Official Website
New York City
The official New York City Web site.

NYC
The official tourism website of New York City.
8 143 197 (UN)
8 363 710 (WP)


U.S. Census Bureau
8 363 710


. tb
London Tower Bridge © www.britainonview.com
London
Largest city and the capital of the  United Kingdom, a confederal metropolis and a polycentric city, with many core districts and no clear hierarchy among them. The London administrative area comprises the City of London, and the thirty-two boroughs, of which 13 are in Inner London and 19 are in Outer London.

Google Earth Google Map London
Zoomable map and satellite view of London.

Official Websites
London
Website of Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority.

Visit London
The London visitors guide.
8 278 251 (UN)
7 556 900 (WP)

Office for National Statistics - 2001 Census
8 278 251
. Tianjin
Tianjin City at Hai He River
Tianjin, T'ien-Ching, Tientsin Chinas fifth largest city.

Google Earth Google Map of Tianjin
Zoomable satellite view of Tianjin.

Official Website
Tianjin
Tianjin
7 499 181 (UN)
8 200 000 (WP)**

City of Tanjin
Tanjin admin. region:
9 393 100


** Metropolitan Area
. Azadi Monument
Azadi Monument, Teheran
Tehran, since 1788 capital city of Persia (Iran) and since 1980 capital of the  Islamic Republic of Iran.

Google Earth Google Earth Tehran
Zoomable satellite view of Tehran.

Official Website
Tehran
Official website of Tehran municipality.
7 188 936 (UN)
13 413 348 (WP)

Statistical Centre of Iran
(in 2006/ 1385)
7 088 287


. HH
Hong Kong (SAR)
Hong Kong - 香港 Xianggang (Hsiang Kang, the fragrant harbour), the formerly British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong comprises of Victoria (commonly known as Hong Kong Island), the Kowloon Peninsula, the "New Territories", and 235 outlying islands.
Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the  People Republic of China on 1 July 1997.

Google Earth Google Earth Hong Kong
Zoomable satellite view of Hong Kong.

Official Websites:
Hong Kong (official government website)
Hong Kong (website of Hong Kong Tourism Board)
6 857 100 (UN)
7 008 900 (WP)


Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department

Population End - 2008:
7 008 900
. Rifai and Sultan Hassan Mosques
Rifai and Sultan Hassan Mosques in Cairo
Cairo - Al-Qahirah, capital of  Egypt and a cultural centre of the Arab world. Cairo is the largest city of the Middle East and in Africa.

Google Earth Google Earth Cairo
Zoomable satellite view/map of Cairo.

Official Website
Cairo
Official website of Cairo Governorate.

6 800 992 (UN)
6 758 581 (WP)
. Bogota, Capital of Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia's Capital City
Bogotá D.C. , formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá, located on a mountain rimmed plateau in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains, founded in 1538. Capital City of  Colombia.

Google Earth Google Earth Bogotá
Zoomable satellite view of Bogotá.

Official Website
Bogotá D.C.
6 945 216 (UN) *
6 776 009 (WP)

DANE - Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica
Censo General 2005:
6 776 009

* Urban agglomeration
Ch
Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) a world known symbol for Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro, is the second largest city in  Brazil, world famous for its carnival and the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.


Google Earth Google Map of Rio de Janeiro
Zoomable satellite view of Rio de Janeiro.

Official Websites
Rio de Janeiro
Website of the city prefecture.
Turisrio
Official website of Rio de Janeiro's Secretary of Tourism, Sports, and Leisure.
6 136 652 (UN)
6 161 047 (WP)


Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica
Population Estimate 2007:
6 093 000
Santiago Skyline
Santiago's Growing Skyline
Image: Juan Marchant

Santiago de Chile - largest city and the capital of  Chile.

Google Earth Google Earth Santiago
Zoomable satellite view of Santiago.

Official Website
Santiago
Municipality of Santiago website (in Spanish).
5 890 745 (UN)
5 651 008 (WP)
. Bangkok
Misty Bangkok
Image: nationsonline.org

Bangkok - the Thai name is Krung Thep, the "City of Angels", formerly divided into two municipalities, Krung Thep and Thon Buri - the capital city, cultural and commercial center of  Thailand.

Google Earth Google Earth Bangkok
Zoomable satellite view of Bangkok.

Official Website
Bangkok
Bangkok's government official website.
6 858 000 (UN)*
8 160 522 (WP)

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

in 2005
5 658 953







* Urban agglomeration
. San Isidro district, Lima
Lima's San Isidro district
Lima - El Pulpo (The Octopus), commercial and industrial center and the capital city of  Peru

Google Earth Google Earth Lima
Zoomable satellite view of Lima.

Official Website
Lima
Municipalidad de Lima (in Spanish)
5 681 941 (UN)
7 605 742 (WP)
Lagos Street Scene
Lagos Street Scene
Image: Sanni-Azeez



Lagos, formerly the capital and still the main commercial and industrial center and principal seaport of  Nigeria

Google Earth Google Earth Lagos
Zoomable map/satellite view of Lagos.

Official Website
Lagos State
Official website of the Lagos state government.
5 195 247 (UN)
7 937 932 (WP)

Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics
Metropolitan Lagos, Lagos State
9 013 534

. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
Badshahi Mosque (Emperor's Mosque), Lahore's most famous landmark built in 1671-73, an example of the Mughal era architecture..
Image: Ali Imran
Lahore, is the capital of Punjab and second largest city in  Pakistan, located in the upper Indus plain on the Ravi River, west of the border to India's province Himachal Pradesh.

Google Earth Google Earth Lahore
Zoomable satellite view of Lahore.

Official Website
Lahore (offline)

Punjab Gateway
Portal of Government of the Punjab.

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