Hello, dear readers of the site "I and the World"! We are glad to welcome you again! Which do you think is the most Big city in the world and what is it called? In our new article, we want to talk about cities and present the top 10 largest in the world in terms of area and population.
10th place - New York - 1214.4 sq. km
America starts the list. If you look at the population for 2017, then the city is small - 8,405,837 people. Quite young, about 400 years old.
In the area where it is now NY were Indian tribes. Arrows, dishes and other Indian attributes are found here. Throughout the 19th century, emigrants from different countries came here, due to which it grew. It includes several islands, the largest of them is Manhattan. People of almost all religions live in it, but Christians predominate.
We give 9th place to Mexico City - 1485 sq. km
The population of the capital of Mexico is 9,100,000 people. Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325. According to legend, the God of the Sun commanded them to come to this place.
At the beginning of the 16th century, Mexico City was the most beautiful in the Western Hemisphere until it was destroyed during the reign of Cortes, but soon rebuilt again. It is located at an altitude of more than 2000 km above sea level and is surrounded by mountains.
London is in 8th place - 1572 sq. km
London is the capital of Great Britain and the largest city in the country. It was founded in 43 AD. e. There are currently 8,600,000 people living in London.
The terrible plague of the 17th century claimed about 70,000 lives. This is a place of remarkable historical and architectural monuments: the Tower, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and others.
We put Tokyo in 7th place - 2188.6 sq. km
But the population is quite large - 13,742,906 people. Tokyo is one of the modern cities and the capital of Japan. Even after living here for a month, you will not see all the sights.
The main part is solid concrete and wires. Tokyo has been inhabited by human tribes since the Stone Age. For several years from 1703 to 2011, Tokyo suffered many earthquakes, and as a result of one of them, 142,000 people died at once.
On the 6th place - Moscow - 2561.5 sq. km
Moscow is the capital Russian Federation, located in the interfluve of the Oka and Volga rivers. 12,500,123 people live here. In terms of length, Moscow is quite long - 112 km. It is an important tourist center of Russia.
The age of the city is still not exactly known, but there are facts that the first settlements appeared on this territory around 8 thousand years BC. e.
Middle of the top - Sydney - 12144 sq. km
The development and history of Australia began from a small settlement. The navigator Cook landed here 200 years ago. Sydney is the largest metropolis and the capital of the state of New South Wales.
4,500,000 people live in the capital. The city is spread in one of the most beautiful bays in the world, where business skyscrapers coexist with cozy beaches, which are always full of tourists.
On the 4th place - Beijing - 16808 sq. km
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Huge and bustling, it has a population of 21,500,000 inhabitants.
In the 13th century, it was almost completely burned by Genghis Khan, but rebuilt 43 years later in a different place. Here is the famous architectural monument The Forbidden City is the residence of the rulers.
At the beginning of the 20th century it was occupied by the Japanese. After Russia's victory in World War II and the fall of Japan, the capital became free again.
We give 3rd place to Hangzhou - 16847 sq. km
The city has 8,750,000 inhabitants. The metropolis is famous for its tea plantations and natural beauty.
Previously, it was the capital of China, and now a major religious center. In the 19th century, as a result of an uprising, it was partially destroyed and restored in the 50s, where industry began to flourish.
The weaving of folk products, the collection of tea leaves and the production of bamboo products are still manual.
In second place - Chongqing - 82300 square meters. km
Chongqing is the largest city in the world in terms of population - about 32 million people live here. The largest population density is 600 people per sq. km. km.
The metropolis arose 3,000 years ago and at that time was the capital of the kingdom of Ba. Now it is a huge industrial center. There is a large base for the production of cars - 5 factories and 400 - for the production of parts for cars. Real estate construction here is proceeding at such a rapid pace that 10 years of construction for Moscow is 1 year for Chongqing. Old buildings are being demolished very actively, in place of which skyscrapers appear. It is more business than architectural. And the main attraction is the flyovers that entangled the whole city.
We give 1st place to the unusual city of Ordos - 86752 sq. km
Ordos is a ghost town. Where is the strange metropolis, the largest in terms of territory, but empty? In China, they began to build it 20 years ago for people involved in the extraction and sale of coal.
A large city was built with museums, theaters, a stadium. There is everything for the life of a city dweller. But almost no one wanted to move here. Over the past few years, people have increased to 300,000. In a huge settlement, there are so few inhabitants that even among white day the streets are completely empty.
Beautiful, abandoned houses, museums, cinemas. There are even unfinished buildings - there is no one to build for anyone. Everywhere is clean and tidy. And silence! A metropolis inhabited by "ghosts". There are several in China.
Also, there are cities beyond the Arctic Circle and living there is quite cold. The largest "cold" city is located in Russia - this is Murmansk - 154.4 square meters. km. It is quite small in size and has a population of 298,096 people.
We have shown you a rating of major cities in the world in the photo and with a description. Ten different megacities, with different numbers of inhabitants, with different lengths and architecture. 2018 will be a new year for everyone and everything, and our ranking may change. In the meantime, if you liked the information, share it with your friends.
Most of the Russian population is concentrated in cities. In total, there are more than 1,100 thousand of them with official status. But only 160 of them have a population of more than 100,000 people. And a tenth of them - 15 pieces - are millionaires, that is, they are home to more than one, but less than two million people. The two capitals - Moscow and St. Petersburg - are multi-million cities, that is, they are home to more than two million people. But not only these, but also other most big cities Russia deserves a special story.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital of Russia, today and in some other periods of the country's history. It is the largest settlement in the world and one of the largest in the world. Now about 12 million people live in it, and the total agglomeration, taking into account the suburbs, is even more - 15 million people. The total area is about 250 square kilometers. This means that the population density is 4823 people per square kilometer. It is difficult to say when this city was founded, but the first mention of it dates back to the beginning of the 12th century.
Moscow is a multinational city. Only about 90% of its population, according to official figures, are Russians. About 1.5% are Ukrainians, the same number are Tatars, slightly less than Armenians. Half a percent - Belarusians, Azerbaijanis, Georgians. Dozens more nationalities have smaller diasporas. And although representatives of various nationalities do not always get along peacefully, Moscow has become a real home for millions of people.
St. Petersburg is often called the second capital of Russia, the northern or cultural capital, and so on. He also has many beautiful epithet names - northern Palmyra, northern Venice. And although the population of this city is significantly inferior to Moscow (5 million against 12), as well as age (3 centuries against 9), in terms of glory and significance for the country, St. Petersburg is in no way inferior to it. It is also inferior in terms of area, population density and many other parameters. But on the other hand, St. Petersburg is one of the “longest cities” - it “embraces” The Gulf of Finland.
It should be noted that St. Petersburg is unique in many respects. Of all the non-capital cities, it has the second largest population. During the years that this city was the capital of the empire, it became the most important for world culture. The Hermitage, the Russian Museum, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Peterhof, the Kunstkamera are only a small part of its attractions.
The list of the largest settlements in the country continues with Novosibirsk, the administrative center of the Siberian federal district, most populated city northern part of the country. It is also a business, commercial, industrial, cultural and scientific center not only in Siberia, but throughout Russia.
Novosibirsk is a millionaire, but much fewer people live in it than in the previous two cities - “only” a little more than one and a half million. At the same time, it should be taken into account that Novosibirsk was founded relatively recently - in 1893. This city is distinguished from others by a rather harsh climate with sharp transitions. In winter, temperatures can reach 50 degrees, while in summer, sometimes the bars rise to 35 degrees. The total temperature difference throughout the year can reach a record 88 degrees.
Yekaterinburg is considered not only one of the largest cities in the country, but also one of the most comfortable and comfortable for life. It is the center of the Ural Federal District and is often called the capital of the Urals.
Ekaterinburg can be attributed to the ancient cities of the country. After all, it was founded in 1723 and received a name in honor of Empress Catherine the First. IN Soviet time was renamed Sverdlovsk, but in 1991 returned its name.
This is the case when Veliky Novgorod, older and titled, is significantly inferior to its younger namesake - Nizhny Novgorod. Residents of Russia often call him simply Lower, for brevity and not to be confused with the Great.
The city was founded in 1221 and during this time became administrative center Nizhny Novgorod Federal District, a major economic, industrial and cultural center with a population of 1,200 thousand people.
Kazan is the sixth city in the ranking in terms of population, but in many ways it surpasses even larger cities. settlements. Not without reason, it is called the third capital of Russia and even officially registered this brand. She also has several unofficial titles, for example, "The capital of all the Tatars of the world" or "the capital of Russian federalism."
This city with more than a thousand years of history was founded in 1005 and recently celebrated such a major anniversary. Interestingly, the decline in population, which affected almost all cities, even many millionaires, did not affect Kazan, and it continues to increase its population. Also notable is National composition- almost equally Russians and Tatars, approximately 48% each, as well as a few Chuvash, Ukrainians and Mari.
Many people know this city from the song "Ah, Samara-town". But they forget that in terms of size, this "town" ranks seventh in terms of population. If we talk about the agglomeration, then it is much larger than that of many other cities, and has 2.5 million inhabitants, which is the third largest in the country, after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Samara was founded in 1586 as a guard fortress by decree of Tsar Fedor. The location of the city turned out to be successful, and the city grew every year. IN Soviet years it was renamed Kuibyshev, but then returned to its original name.
The internet is full of jokes about the toughest city in the country. A new round was opened by the fall of a meteorite, which occurred just in its center. But not everyone knows that this city is the most compact metropolis in the country, one of the leading metallurgical centers, a city with beautiful highways. In addition, it is in the TOP-15 cities of Russia in terms of living standards, TOP-20 in terms of environmental development, TOP-5 in terms of the number of new buildings put into operation. It even ranks first in terms of housing affordability. And all this concerns the "harsh" Chelyabinsk.
It is worth noting that the city continues to develop. Until recently, it was ranked ninth in the ranking, and now it has risen to eighth with a population of 1,170 thousand people. Its national composition is quite diverse. Most - 86% are Russians, another 5% - Tatars, 3% - Bashkirs, 1.5 - Ukrainians, 0.6% - Germans, and so on.
Omsk is the ninth most populated city in the Russian Federation, but it has not always been this way. When the small fortress was founded in 1716, only a few thousand people lived in it. But now there are more than 1,166 thousand of them. But, unlike many other millionaire cities, the Omsk agglomeration is extremely small - only about 20 thousand.
Like many other cities in Russia, representatives of various nationalities live in this city. Most of all, of course, Russians - 89%, another 3.5 - Kazakhs, 2% each - Ukrainians and Tatars, 1.5% - Germans.
Rostov-on-Don, as well as Nizhny Novgorod, which we talked about above, has its own "namesake" - Great Rostov. But the Great is significantly inferior to it in size: Rostov-on-Don, albeit the last number, is included in the TOP-10 largest cities in Russia, while the Great has only about 30 thousand inhabitants, although it is several times older.
Now you know which is the largest city in Russia, where it is located and how many people live in it. But in addition to the ten listed in the country, there are five more millionaires: Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Vladimir and Voronezh. The rest are trying very hard to enter this prestigious list, and some may soon succeed.
or the largest cities in the world by area they occupy in square kilometers
What is a city?
The encyclopedic dictionary gives the following interpretation: « City- a locality, the inhabitants of which are employed, as a rule, outside Agriculture. The assignment of a settlement to the category "city" is formalized by law; At the same time, the criterion for the size of the population of the city differs - from 200 people in Iceland before 30 thousand people in Japan ...... In Russia, the city must have at least 12 thousand inhabitants and at least 85% of the population employed outside of agriculture".
Moreover, from the general rules, there are always exceptions, in particular in Russia so far the smallest in terms of population and wherein with city status is new town Innopolis, with a population at the time of obtaining city status in 2012 of only 10 people, and as of January 01, 2016 with a population of 96 people.
What area is included in the concept of "largest city"?
The main sources of data on the size of the territory of cities are statistical bodies, and for statistical purposes, each city is primarily an administrative unit (municipality).
In other words - area controlled by the city government and is called a city or urban district.
Hence, situations arise when in 1st place among largest cities in the world by area Chinese city stands chongqing, in which most of the territory is agricultural land, around the former city border. In this case, the expansion of the administrative boundaries of the city is associated with the desire of the administration to urbanize rural areas, increasing the population density.
Chongqing (China). The largest city in the world by area
Therefore, in the list of the largest cities in terms of area occupied by the territory, one can meet very small cities in terms of population of 20,000 - 30,000 people, and at the same time, the territory occupied by them is comparable to multi-million cities- the only difference is that in multi-million cities there is a high population density over the entire or most of the city, and in small cities, as a rule, this is the area around the main building with a low population density.
What is included in the territory of the city. Examples.
The largest cities in the world by area square kilometers may include within their administrative boundaries, in addition to land territory, Also water area. This is most typical for cities on the water, in particular in the American New York, where the area of water is more than 35% of the total area of the city.
New York (USA). More than 35% of the city's territory is water
Also, a frequent variant of large cities, but with a small population - cities with one main source of income (mining of coal, ore and other minerals), when a relatively large area of mining, where few people live, is included in administrative boundaries of the city.
A similar example is mountain ranges, territories of nature reserves, natural parks adjacent to the territory of the city, as well as cities in which residents live mainly in private houses and, accordingly, a low population density is typical for cities australia.
Brisbane (Australia). Most of the inhabitants of this city of 2 million live in private homes.
The largest settlements of the Russian Federation are traditionally chosen according to two criteria: the occupied territory and the population. Area determined master plan cities. Population - by the All-Russian population census, or Rosstat data, taking into account births and deaths, if they are relevant.
The largest cities in Russia by population
There are 15 largest cities in Russia with a population of more than 1 million people. According to this indicator, Russia ranks third in the world. And their number continues to grow. More recently, Krasnoyarsk and Voronezh have been included in this category. We present you the top ten most densely populated Russian cities.
Population: 1,125 thousand people.
Rostov-on-Don became a million-plus city relatively recently - only thirty years ago. It is the only one among the ten largest cities in Russia that does not have its own subway. Its construction in 2018 will only be discussed. While the administration of Rostov is busy preparing for the upcoming World Cup.
Population: 1,170 thousand people.
In the penultimate place in the list of the largest cities in Russia in terms of population is the administrative center of the Volga region - Samara. True, starting from 1985, the population preferred to leave Samara as soon as possible, until the situation improved by 2005. And now the city even has a small migration increase.
Population: 1,178 thousand people.
The situation with migration in Omsk is not brilliant - many educated Omsk residents prefer to move to Moscow, St. Petersburg and neighboring Novosibirsk and Tyumen. However, since 2010, the population in the city has been steadily growing, mostly due to the redistribution of the population in the region.
Population: 1,199 thousand people.
Unfortunately, Chelyabinsk is experiencing problems with amenities: residents complain about the abundance of dirt, giant puddles in spring and summer, when, due to non-functioning storm sewers, entire microdistricts turn into something like Venice. It is not surprising that about 70% of Chelyabinsk residents are thinking about changing their place of residence.
Population: 1,232 thousand people.
The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan rightfully bears the title of one of the most comfortable cities in Russia. This is probably one of the reasons why the city has experienced a steady population growth since the mid-90s. And since 2009, Kazan has become a plus not only due to migration, but also in terms of natural growth.
Population: 1,262 thousand people.
The ancient and very beautiful city is going through hard times in terms of the number of residents. The peak was in 1991, when its population exceeded 1,445 thousand people, and since then it has only been falling. A slight increase was observed only in 2012-2015, when the population increased by about 10 thousand people.
Population: 1,456 thousand people.
The "Capital of the Urals" became a million-plus city exactly 50 years ago, in 1967. Since then, having experienced a population decline in the "hungry 90s", the city's population has been growing slowly but steadily. It is rising, as in all large cities of Russia, mainly due to migrants. But not the ones you think about - the replenishment of the population mainly (more than 50%) comes from the Sverdlovsk region.
Population: 1,602 thousand people.
The third place in the list of the largest cities in Russia is occupied by the center Novosibirsk region. In addition to the status of "millionaire", the city can also boast of entering the top 50 cities in the world with the longest traffic jams. True, Novosibirsk is hardly happy with such a record.
However, unlike traffic jams, things are more or less successful with the demographic situation in the city. Novosibirsk is implementing a number of regional and state programs aimed at increasing the birth rate and reducing mortality. For example, at the birth of a third or subsequent child, a family is awarded a regional certificate for 100,000 rubles.
According to the city authorities, if the current dynamics of population growth continues, then by 2025 the number of inhabitants of the Novosibirsk region will increase to 2.9 million people.
Population: 5,282 thousand people.
The cultural capital of Russia, where polite intellectuals bow to each other, raising their berets, and where such beasts as “bun” and “curb” live, demonstrates a steady increase in both area and population.
True, it was not always so; since the end of the USSR, the population preferred to leave St. Petersburg. And only since 2012, positive dynamics began to be observed. In the same year, the five millionth inhabitant was born in the city (for the second time in its history).
1. Moscow
Population: 12,381 thousand people.
It is unlikely that the answer to the question: "What is the largest city in Russia?" came as a surprise to some. Moscow is the largest city in Europe in terms of population, but is not included in the first.
More than 12 million people live here, and if we add to this the population of the Moscow suburbs, who regularly travel to Moscow for work and shopping, the figure is more than impressive - 16 million. Due to the current economic situation in the country, the population as a modern Babylon and the territories adjacent to it will only increase. According to experts' forecasts, by 2030 this number may reach 13.6 million people.
Muscovites are traditionally not happy with "come in large numbers", and "come in large numbers" shrug their shoulders: "I want to live, and I even want to live well."
The largest cities in Russia by area
It would seem that the list of the largest cities in Russia in terms of area should coincide with the list of the most populated cities, but this is not so. In addition to the simple population, the area of the city is influenced by many factors - from the historical way of increasing the territory up to the number of industrial enterprises within the city. Therefore, some positions in the ranking can surprise the reader.
Area: 541.4 km²
Opens the top 10 largest cities in Russia Samara. It stretches along the western bank of the Volga River for more than 50 km with a width of 20 km.
Area: 566.9 km²
The population of Omsk exceeded one million people back in 1979, the territory near the city is large and, according to the Soviet tradition, the city had to acquire a metro. However, the nineties broke out, and construction has been going on neither shaky nor rolls since then, but in general nothing at all. There is not even enough money for conservation.
Area: 596.51 km²
Voronezh became a million-plus city quite recently - in 2013. Some areas in it are almost exclusively a private sector - houses, from comfortable cottages to village ones, garages, vegetable gardens.
Area: 614.16 km²
Thanks to the historically established radial-ring building Kazan is a fairly compact city with a convenient layout. Despite its size, the capital of Tatarstan is the only one millionaire in Russia that completely recycles its waste and has managed to maintain a more or less favorable environmental situation.
Area: 621 km²
The only regional city that is not an administrative center and a millionaire, Orsk seems to have been included in this rating by mistake. Its population is only 230 thousand people, which occupy an area of 621 km2, with a very low density (only 370 people per km2). The reason for this vast territory with a small number of inhabitants a large number of industrial enterprises within the city.
Area: 707.93 km²
Residents of Ufa live spaciously - each has 698 m2 of the total area of the city. At the same time, Ufa has the lowest density of the street network among Russian megacities, which often manifests itself in huge multi-kilometer traffic jams.
Area: 799.68 km²
Perm became a millionaire in 1979, then in the nineties, due to a general decline in the population, it lost this status for more than 20 years. Only in 2012 was it possible to return it. Permians live freely (population density is not too high, 1310 people per km2) and green - the total area of green spaces is more than a third of the citywide.
Area: 859.4 km²
Although Volgograd became a million-plus city relatively recently - in 1991, however, in terms of the size of the territory, it has long been one of the top three. The reason is the historically established uneven urban development, where apartment buildings, village houses with plots and empty steppe spaces.
Area: 1439 km²
Unlike the compact radial-beam "old" Moscow, St. Petersburg is freely spread out at the mouth of the Neva. The length of the city is more than 90 km. One of the features of the city is the abundance of water spaces, occupying 7% of the entire territory.
1. Moscow
Area: 2561.5 km²
And unconditional first place among the largest cities in Russia is given to Moscow. Its area is 1.5 times larger than the area of the second place in the rating, St. Petersburg. True, until 2012 the territory of Moscow was not so impressive - only 1100 km2. So it has grown significantly due to the annexation of the southwestern territories, the total area of which reaches 1480 km2.
The list includes the largest cities in the world with a population of over 1 million people. The most big cities world, where the population of the world's largest cities is more than 1 billion people. Thus, the total number of the largest cities in the world is 1,180,485,707 people.
The list shows the largest cities in the world, where the largest cities in the world by population are presented starting from the largest cities - the number of the largest cities in the world, the flag of the country, the name of the country and the name of the continent of each major city are indicated.
The population of the largest cities in the world in relation to the population of the Earth.
The population of the largest cities in the world is 15.76% of the total population of the Earth (7.4 billion people), as of 2017. The largest cities in the world by population in our list start with the largest city on the planet Earth - this is the city of Chongqing in China with a population of 30,165,500 people. Other largest cities in the world are Shanghai in China (24,150,000 people), Beijing in China (21,148,000 people), Tianjin in China (14,425,000 people), Istanbul in Turkey with a population of 13 854 740 people
Top 10 largest cities in the world.
The 10 largest cities in the world, in descending order from the largest: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Karachi, Mumbai, Moscow. At the same time, the city of Moscow is the only European city among the 10 largest cities in the world and is the largest city in Europe. The largest cities in the world by population in our list are the capitals and major cities of the world over one million people (1,000,000 people).
Which countries have the most millionaire cities?
It is interesting to note the fact that out of all million-plus cities on the planet Earth, 15 million-plus cities are located in Russia. Number of largest cities in the world different countries differs: 123 million-plus cities are located in China, 54 cities with a population of more than one million people are in India, 17 million-plus cities are in Indonesia, 14 cities are located in Brazil, 12 cities with a million inhabitants are in Japan, and 9 cities are located in the United States.