List of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries
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This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision).[1]
Rank | City | Images | Population | Country | Statistical concept[2] | Area (km2)[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jakarta[4] | ![]() |
30,214,303 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration[5] | 6,392 |
2 | Karachi[6] | ![]() |
24,700,000 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 4,966 |
3 | Dhaka[7] | ![]() |
22,690,116 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 2,161 |
4 | Cairo | ![]() |
18,420,000 | ![]() |
Official metropolitan area | 1,310 |
5 | Lagos[8] | ![]() |
17,060,307 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration[9] | 907 |
6 | Istanbul | ![]() |
14,500,000 | ![]() |
Metropolitan municipality | 5,343 |
7 | Tehran[10] | ![]() |
13,532,000 | ![]() |
City proper | 1,489 |
8 | Lahore[10] | ![]() |
11,126,285 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,370 |
9 | Bandung[4] | ![]() |
8,199,892 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,876 |
10 | Faisalabad[10] | ![]() |
7,873,910 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,097 |
11 | Islamabad-Rawalpindi[11] | ![]() |
7,412,205 | ![]() |
Metropolitan Area | 6,451 |
12 | Surabaya[4] | ![]() |
7,302,283 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration[5] | 2,787 |
13 | Baghdad | ![]() |
6,625,000 | ![]() |
Metropolitan area | 730 |
14 | Semarang | ![]() |
6,544,289 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 5,287 |
15 | Kuala Lumpur[10] | ![]() |
6,088,000 | ![]() |
Metropolitan area[5] | 673 |
16 | Riyadh[10] | ![]() |
5,666,000 | ![]() |
City proper | 1,550 |
17 | Khartoum[10] | ![]() |
5,185,000 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 580 |
18 | Ankara | ![]() |
5,045,083 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration[12] | 2,516 |
19 | Gujranwala[10] | ![]() |
5,014,196 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,556 |
20 | Chittagong | ![]() |
5,012,000 | ![]() |
Official metropolitan area | 990 |
21 | Multan[11] | ![]() |
4,745,109 | ![]() |
City District | 3,721 |
22 | Alexandria | 4,421,000 | ![]() |
City proper | 2,970 | |
23 | Casablanca | 4,270,750 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,615 | |
24 | Peshawar[10] | ![]() |
4,269,079 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,257 |
25 | Abidjan | 4,175,000 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 2,550 | |
26 | Medan[13] | ![]() |
4,103,696 | ![]() |
Metropolitan area | 1,991 |
27 | Yogyakarta | ![]() |
4,010,436 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration | 1,900 |
28 | Sargodha[11] | ![]() |
3,903,588 | ![]() |
City District | 5,854 |
29 | Sialkot[11] | ![]() |
3,893,672 | ![]() |
City District | 3,016 |
30 | Kabul | ![]() |
3,768,000 | ![]() |
City proper | 275 |
31 | Bahawalpur[11] | ![]() |
3,668,106 | ![]() |
City District | 24,830 |
32 | Algiers | ![]() |
3,500,000 | ![]() |
Urban agglomeration[14] | 363 |
33 | Mashhad | ![]() |
3,131,586[15] | ![]() |
City proper | 3,946 |
See also
[edit]- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Islamic World
- Metropolitan areas
- List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits
References and notes
[edit]- ^ World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ^ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
- ^ a b c "Indonesia: Jawa". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ a b c Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
- ^ "Population explosion: Put an embargo on industrialisation in Karachi". 6 October 2013.
- ^ Desk, Tribune (2022-01-14). "Dhaka ranks world's sixth most populous city". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
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- ^ Data refer to Lagos State
- ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d e "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
- ^ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
- ^ "Indonesia: Provinces, Regencies, Cities, Districts, Communes, Settlements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
- ^ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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