Most of the population is in the city. What is the largest city in the world and where is it located? Major tourist centers

02.04.2020

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What is the largest city in the WORLD?

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And now let's find out the history of the largest city in the world ...

Tokyo is the city that everyone who comes to Japan wants to see first of all anyway. A huge metropolis, with a population of 12 million people, it is one of the youngest among all major Japanese cities.

The word "Tokyo" in Japanese means "Eastern Capital". The city bearing this name is the capital of Japan and is an agglomeration located in the Kanto region, in the east of the main Japanese island of Honshu. It consists of 23 districts on the territory of the former independent administrative unit - Tokyo city. In 1943, the city of Tokyo was abolished as an administrative unit. Now these counties, together with the cities and municipalities of the western Tama region, as well as the southern islands of Izu and Ogasawara, form Tokyo Prefecture.

Archaeological excavations show that the place where the capital of Japan is now located was inhabited by ancient tribes back in the Stone Age. The early inhabitants of the Jomon period (10,000 BC) were fishermen, hunters, farmers. This valley of abundance has now been swallowed up by a huge city on the shores of Tokyo Bay.

By 300, Japan was already more or less a single nation. The main life was concentrated in the Kansai region, where the cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka are currently located. The eastern region of Kanto remained a distant backwater, forgotten by gods and men. Only in the 12th century, a small village of Edo was built on this site. The people who lived in these places were mainly engaged in fishing, lived in fact subsistence farming.

In 1457, in the place where the Eastern Garden of the Imperial Palace is now located, Ota Dokan began the construction of a castle on the site of an old fort near the small bay of Hibiya. Ten years later, the devastating Ōnin War raged on the streets of the capital city of Kyoto. Many aristocrats left the capital and took refuge in the far eastern domain of Dokan. Even then, all the prerequisites were created for turning the poor village of Edo into a city, but Ota Dokan was killed, and his contribution to the development of the region was wasted.

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In 1543, Portuguese missionaries and merchants set foot on Japanese soil for the first time. By that time, the feudal lords (daimyo) had turned the country into a patchwork of independent provinces. One of the most powerful daimyo, Oda Nobunaga of Chubu Province, where Nagoya is now located, quickly realized that the Portuguese could serve his ambitious plans in the struggle for power. A new religion, Christianity, could be used in the fight against the power of Buddhist monks, in addition, Nobunaga found widespread use of firearms, which the Portuguese brought with them. In 1581, Oda was killed, but by that time he had managed to unite most of central Japan under his influence.

The case of Nobunaga was continued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but he did not look so favorably on the spread of Christianity, organizing the persecution of its representatives.

The power of Toyotomi tried to challenge Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was the son of a daimyō who served the Oda clan, however, after failed attempt, concluded a truce with Toyotomi, for which he received eight provinces in the eastern region, including the entire Kanto region with the town of Edo. Toyotomi tried in this way to weaken the influence of Tokugawa by excommunicating him from his native lands of the province of Chubu, but Tokugawa took this gift as an opportunity to strengthen his power and decided to turn Edo into a real city.

After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598, power passed to his son, Toyotomi Hideyori. Tokugawa, having overthrown the heir and his followers in the legendary battle of Sekigahara in 1600, seized real power. In 1603, the emperor awarded him the title of shogun (military ruler). The Tokugawa chose Edo as their capital, beginning the 250-year history of the Tokugawa clan, known in Japanese history as the "Edo period" (1603-1868).

Under the Tokugawa shoguns, Edo developed at an unprecedented pace. Completed in 1637, Edo-jo Castle became the largest castle in the world during Ieyasu's lifetime. Tokugawa seized power in the country seriously and for a long time. However, they wanted to be completely sure that not a single daimyo (as the rich feudal princes of that time were called) in a remote province would be able to strengthen and get rich enough to usurp power. After all, Tokugawa Ieyasu himself did so at one time. The sankin kotai system was established, according to which each daimyo was ordered to live in Edo for a certain number of months a year "in front of" the shogun. Further more. When the feudal lord left for his province to put his personal affairs in order, he was obliged to leave his family in the capital, in fact, as hostages.

In the 17th century there were 270 daimyōs in Japan, each keeping several houses in Edo for family members and retinues, rich houses complemented by elaborate and extraordinarily expensive landscape gardens. Naturally, spending a huge amount of time and money on travel back and forth, maintaining luxurious residences both in the provinces and in Edo, it was difficult for the daimyo to plot something against the shogun.

To meet the needs of this entire crowd of princes, samurai, their servants, headed by the shogun, merchants and artisans from all over Japan rushed to the new capital. To accommodate them all, hills were torn down and swampy areas were covered with this earth, forming what is now called Ginza, Shimbashi, and Nihombashi. By 1787, the population had grown to 1.3 million and Edo had become one of the largest cities in the world.

The government of the shogunate considered it dangerous to spread "free" ideas coming from the West, and in the first place - Christianity. In addition, international trade was able to enrich some daimyo out of control. In 1633, the Tokugawa shogunate adopted a policy of complete isolation, shutting the country's doors to the outside world for more than 200 years. Foreigners were forbidden to enter the country, and the Japanese were forbidden to leave it. The one who violated this decree was waiting for the death penalty. The only exceptions were a colony of tightly controlled Chinese merchants in Nagasaki, and a handful of Dutch who were given a small trading post on a tiny island in Nagasaki.

The Edo period (1603-1867) was characterized by political stability, the country was completely controlled by the shogunate. Japanese society was divided into four classes: samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants. The manner of dressing, quarters for living and even turns of speech were strictly regulated, and transitions from class to class were prohibited.

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The city was divided into two parts: the Upper City (Yamanote) and the Lower City (Shitamachi). Yamanote, which means "hand of the mountains", was inhabited by wealthy daimyo and their samurai, while the lower strata of society, which included merchants and artisans, settled in the "lower city" of Shitamachi. Residents of Shitamachi and neighboring neighborhoods lived in dirty, impoverished, tightly packed plywood buildings with dirt floors.

Since Edo was mostly made of wood, needless to say, the fires, which the locals called Edo-no-hana (Edo flowers) with bitter irony, were a constant threat. In fact, it was hard to find a person who did not lose their home several times during their lives. During the period 1603-1867, almost 100 major fires passed through the city, not counting countless local fires. One of the most tragic fires occurred in 1657 after three months of heat without a single rain. Caught up in a strong wind, the flames engulfed one by one wooden buildings with thatched roofs. The fire raged for three days and destroyed three quarters of the city. More than 100,000 people died then.

Despite their unenviable social position, the wealth of merchants grew steadily. They were forbidden to flaunt their wealth, to partake of the joys of life, accessible only to samurai. In particular, they did not have the right to use the services of geishas. However, the money had to be spent somewhere. New types of luxury goods and new entertainments began to appear. Kabuki theater quickly gained extraordinary popularity, appeared the new kind paintings on wooden boards, Ukiyo-e prints, expensive chinaware, silk brocades for sumptuous kimonos, lacquerware, all were raised to the level of sublime art.

One of the distinguishing features of that time was the entertainment quarters, where samurai could find wine and women forbidden in Yamanote. The most legendary area was the Yoshiwara quarter, northeast of the current Asakusa area. Here the rich spent time with beautiful courtesans. During the Edo period, prostitution was legalized and, like everything else in feudal Japan, strictly controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Red-light districts sprang up in various parts of Edo, but none could compete with Yoshiwara. Opened in 1657 in the middle of rice fields, far beyond the city gates, Yoshiwara was a real "entertainment factory" with about 3,000 courtesans working here. They are said to have been so skillful that the men stayed with them for several days and, having lost their heads, often left fortunes here.

Many of these women, such as the famous courtesan named Tayu, were beautiful in their sumptuous robes, which weighed about 20 kg, including a huge "obi" (sash) tied in front. Of course, not all of them voluntarily embarked on this path in the hope of enriching themselves: many were sold into brothels at an early age. To prevent the escape of these unfortunates, the area was surrounded by a moat, and one could enter or leave from there only through guarded gates. The courtesans were allowed to leave the area only once a year during the autumn festival. These "prisoners" were released only in 1900. The Yoshiwara area itself ceased to exist in 1957, when prostitution was banned in the country.

Another feature of Edo that left its mark on today's Tokyo was the division of the big city into "machi" districts according to occupation. Even today it is possible to stumble upon small enclaves that have a certain specialization. The most famous of them are Jimbocho, the quarter of bookstores; Kappabashi, which sells kitchen utensils; and Akihabara, which now sells electronics and manga comics, was previously a small-scale retailer and shipping hub.

By the middle of the 19th century, it became clear that the feudal system had outlived itself. Economic power by that time was concentrated in the hands of merchants, gradually money was more and more in circulation, along with rice. Many samurai clans were ruined and were dissatisfied with the policies of the shogunate.

A push from outside was needed to transform Edo from a medieval city to a world-class capital. This push came in 1854 with the American "black squadron" commanded by Matthew Perry. This military expedition arrived in Edo-wan (Tokyo Bay) on behalf of the President of the United States demanding that Japan be opened to international trade after centuries of isolation. Others soon followed the Americans. Western countries. Western influence was used by forces dissatisfied with the regime of the Tokugawa dynasty. In 1868, the 15th shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty was forced to abdicate in favor of Emperor Mutsuhito (Meiji). The new Meiji government moved the capital from Kyoto to Edo Castle, renaming the city to Tokyo (Eastern Capital).

This event was called the Meiji Restoration, since power again passed from the military to the emperor, and the country again received a single capital. Emperor Mutsuhito completely changed the policy of the state, welcoming the export of ideas and technologies from the West.

The Meiji Restoration cannot be called a peaceful transfer of power. In Edo, about 2,000 adherents of the Tokugawa regime tried to resist the forces of the imperial guard in the short battle of Ueno. The battle took place in the vicinity of the picturesque Kanei-ji temple, which, along with Zojo-ji, was one of two Tokugawa family temples.

The word Meiji means "enlightenment", and the new rulers of Japan set a course for the industrialization and militarization of society. In a relatively short time, known as the Meiji period (1868-1911), the country quickly stepped from a feudal society of samurai and peasants into an industrial state. Samurai lost their power and privileges, they were no longer allowed to carry swords. A government cabinet headed by a prime minister was created, a new constitution was drafted (1889), and a parliament (Diet) was elected. The first were built railways(1872). At the invitation of the government, more than 10,000 specialists from England, the USA, Germany, and France came to Tokyo to transform the country into a modern society.

A modernization boom began in Tokyo. Everything changed: fashion, architecture, food, shops. For a while, everything Japanese was completely forgotten and pushed aside.

In record time, Japan won its first military victories over China (1894-95) and Russia (1904-05) and embarked on the path of Western empires with the annexation of Taiwan (1895), Korea (1910) and Micronesia (1914).

By embarking on the path of nationalism, Japan turned Shinto into a chauvinistic state religion. Buddhism was persecuted by the state at that time, many priceless artifacts and temples were destroyed.

During the Meiji period and the subsequent Taisho period, the changes that took place throughout the country were most noticeable in the new capital. Tokyo's rapid industrialization, uniting around the nascent huge industrial-commercial conglomerate (zaibatsu), attracted job seekers from all over Japan, leading to rapid population growth. Electricity arrived in Tokyo in the 1880s. Former dirty quarters were turned into fashionable areas, such as Ginza, where new brick buildings were being built for the country. In 1904, Mitsukoshi, Japan's first Western-style department store, appeared, and the department store building in the Nihonbashi area (1914) was called the most grandiose building east of the Suez Canal.

However, although the Meiji Restoration sounded the death knell for the former Edo, there were two more events ahead that obliterated the remaining traces of the old city. In the first half of the 20th century, Tokyo was almost completely destroyed twice: in 1923, a powerful earthquake (about 8 on the Richter scale), known as the Great Kanto Earthquake, hit the city. Even more terrible than the tremors themselves was the fire that followed the earthquake, which lasted 40 hours and devastated the city, destroying about 300,000 houses. The element left behind 142,000 victims. Grim reminders of this event can be seen at the Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum.

The rebuilding of the city began almost immediately, following the wisdom that any business that has not resumed activity within three days of the collapse has no future.

The second time a terrible disaster befell Tokyo at the end of World War II: Allied bombs wiped out half the city from the face of the earth, killing another 100,000 people.

Since the beginning of the reign of Emperor Hirohito (Showa tennō) in 1926, Japanese society has been characterized by a rising tide of nationalist fervor. In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria, and in 1937 embarked on the path of open confrontation with China. In 1940, a tripartite agreement was signed with Germany and Italy and a new order for the Asian region was formulated: the Great East Asian Sphere of Mutual Prosperity. The project was based on the desire to create "a bloc of Asian peoples, led by Japan, and free from Western powers." On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, thereby declaring war on the United States, their principal enemy in the Asia-Pacific region.

Despite initial successes, the war was disastrous for Japan. On April 18, 1942, the first bombs fell on Tokyo. On the night of March 9-10, 1944, the city underwent an unprecedented raid, during which 2/5 of the capital was destroyed, almost the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe "lower city" Shitamachi "turned into ruins. About 80,000 people died that night. Later, the Buddhist temple of Sensoji in Asakusa and the Shinto shrine of Meji Jingu were destroyed by bombs. On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito made a historic statement to the Japanese people about the surrender of Japan. By this time, Tokyo was practically destroyed.

In 1943, the city of Tokyo was abolished as an administrative division. During World War II, on November 24, 1944, the United States began bombing Tokyo. On February 25 and March 10, 1945, American bombers bombed the city heavily. Entire areas of the city with traditional wooden architecture were destroyed and burned, over 100 thousand people died. The historical imperial palace was also destroyed.

From September 1945 to April 1952, the city was occupied by American troops. Opposite the imperial palace was the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur, who, as commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, led the occupation authorities. Then Tokyo entered a period of rapid recovery and economic growth, which became especially intense after the outbreak of the Korean War.

The rebuilding of the Japanese capital from the ashes of World War II was like a miracle. True, Tokyo again, as after the Great Kanto Earthquake, did not take advantage of the opportunity for a global reconstruction of the city to make avenues and streets wider and more elegant, as happened, for example, in Nagoya, but built new houses on the site of old buildings.

During the occupation by American troops in the first post-war years Tokyo looked like a huge cheap nightclub. Today's respectable neighborhoods such as Yurakucho were filled with so-called pan-pan girls (prostitutes), and the Ikebukuro and Ueno neighborhoods were turned into "black market" zones. A reminder of this can still be found at the Ameyoko Arcade in Ueno, where a sort of cheap bazaar is still located.

Tokyo was recovering at an unprecedented pace, especially in the central regions. Tokyo was especially proud of hosting the 1964 Summer Olympics. During the preparation period, the city was engulfed in unprecedented construction. Many Japanese see this time as a turning point in the history of the nation, when Japan fully recovered from the devastation of World War II, becoming a full member of the modern world economy.

Construction and modernization continued at a breakneck pace during the 70s, reaching its peak towards the end of the 1980s, with rising property prices. The cost of land in Tokyo by that time exceeded the value of all the United States, and Japanese companies, enriched by real estate speculation, began to buy up many of the world's famous entertainment brands, including the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course, the Rockefeller Center (Rockefeller Center), the Columbia film studio pictures. By the early 1990s, the "soap bubble" had burst, and the Japanese economy experienced a prolonged recession for more than 15 years.

The main problem of Tokyo and all of Japan is the declining birth rate and high concentration population. According to a published report in 2011, the birth rate has fallen again, falling to the lowest since World War II, and in the capital it is even lower than the national average. The difference between deaths and births has exceeded 200,000. At the same time, the percentage of the population of retirement age is steadily growing, which increases the burden of the social insurance and pension system. According to the Ministry of National Affairs of Japan, in 2011, for the first time, pensioners accounted for 23.3% of the total population of the country. There are 21 million Japanese over 70 years of age, and 8.66 million over 80 residents.

Despite the existing difficulties, Tokyo continues to develop dynamically. There are new subway lines and new mega-complexes such as Tokyo Midtown. Modern Tokyo is a huge metropolis of glass, concrete and steel, like all major cities in the world, like a huge anthill. A person who first came here is involuntarily lost in this stone labyrinth. And yet, Tokyo can be unusually cozy if you turn from the avenues crowded with cars and find yourself in one of the many gardens or parks, squeezed tightly pressed against each other houses.

They say Tokyo has no face. Or maybe this is its attractiveness: it can be different, changing at every step. History and modernity, traditions and Western innovations live here side by side, without interfering, but on the contrary, complementing each other and making this city unusually interesting and original.

FROM recent history Tokyo city one tragic event is connected: on March 20, 1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo sect committed a terrorist attack using sarin on the Tokyo subway. At the same time, 13 people died and over 6,200 people were injured.

According to the list of the most expensive cities to live in as of 2009, which was published by the American financial and economic magazine Forbes, Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world.

Usually cities are measured by two parameters: the number of inhabitants and the area. Most people live in the capital of Japan, Tokyo - 34 million. In second place is Mexico City (Mexico). And on the third - New York (USA). But this rating is made taking into account people who live in the suburbs and satellite cities. If they are not counted, the picture changes. In this case, the largest city is the South Korean city of Seoul (10 million 231 thousand people), followed by Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Bombay (India). As for the territory occupied by the city, London is the leader here. Its area is 1580 square meters. In second place is Mexico City. Its area is 1547 square kilometers. This is 0.5% of the area of all of Mexico. And on the third - Los Angeles (1206 square kilometers). In Russia, the largest city is Moscow. Its area is 931 square kilometers, and its population is 10 million people.

Tokyo is the largest city in the world, the capital of Japan, the only giant city in the world that has gathered over 40% of the country's population. The population continues to grow. The average population density is 800-1000 people. per 1 sq. km. The World Urban Prospects Review (2007) predicts that this largest metropolitan area, as the most densely populated agglomerate city, will continue to be Number One.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture, which consists of 23 administrative regions, 26 cities, 7 towns and 8 villages, as well as the islands of Ogasawara and Izu, is located on the Kanto plain of the Pacific coast of Honshu.

Of course, the title of the largest city is very unsteady - it depends on how you count. There are many different ratings and options on the Internet. But I stopped for example here

Travel is opening, this is an acquaintance with new people and a new culture, this is communication and knowledge - knowledge of the world and oneself. Someone appreciates peace and solitude, going to the protected corners of the wild, while others like the bustle of megacities, the pulse of freeways and the lights of big cities.

The largest cities in the world

When we are talking about the largest city, can be identified several settlements. If one city can be considered the largest in terms of population, then another - in terms of its length.

Million cities

At present, there are almost millionaire cities in every country. But there are countries that include 10 or more such cities, for example, China, India, Russia, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea.

Largest city in terms of population Tokyo- the capital of Japan, a city of historical monuments and skyscrapers. The population is 37.5 million people.

Shanghai- Eastern Capital. Opium wars, British and Japanese occupations, fierce battles during the years of the revolution and the domination of the triads had a chance to survive Shanghai.

The city withstood all the tests with honor, turning into a huge modern metropolis.

The first settlements on the site of Shanghai arose at the beginning of the 8th century, but it received the status of a city only in 1553 and remained in the shadows until the 19th century, which is the reason for the relatively small number of historical sights in modern Shanghai. However, he has something to surprise visitors - being actually the largest city in the world (more 24.2 million inhabitants), it plays the role of the most important economic, transport, industrial and cultural center of China and the world.

Karachi- the heart of the East. Amazing tropical climate, crystal waters of the Arabian Sea, ancient forts, ruins of medieval settlements and, at the same time, modern financial corporations, the largest industrial enterprises and the best education system in the Islamic world - all this is the city of Karachi, located in southern Pakistan.

The population of the city exceeds 23.5 million people. The city is replete with historical, cultural and religious monuments, it has many parks, beaches and hotels. Thanks to this, Karachi is one of the most attractive tourist centers in the East.

Beijing- the modern capital of China (21.7 million inhabitants) - one of the oldest cities.

The legendary city of Ji, once located on the site of modern Beijing, was founded early 1st millennium BC, and in 473 BC. became the capital of the Yan kingdom. That is why Beijing is now not only political, but also educational, scientific, Cultural Center China, which annually attracts millions of tourists and thousands of foreign students.

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The top four are followed by:

Delhi- the capital, population 16.5 million people;
Lagos- the largest city in Nigeria and Africa, more than 16 million inhabitants;
Tianjin- the third largest city in China, population - 15.2 million;
- the capital, the largest industrial and cultural center of Turkey, 14.2 million people;
Guangzhou- a metropolis in the south of China, the population reaches 13.1 million people;
- the capital and largest city of Russia, the 1st most populous city in Europe and the 10th in the world, more than 12.3 million inhabitants.

The largest in terms of area

A less common way to compare the size of cities is by their land area.

Among all the cities in the world, the championship in terms of area belongs to the Chinese city chongqing- 82.4 thousand square meters. km.

It is followed by two more Chinese metropolitan areas: hangzhou And Beijing. Their areas are 16.8 and 16.4 thousand square meters, respectively. km.

After them come:

Brisbane, Australia - 15.8 thousand sq. km;
Asmara, Eritrea - 15.1 thousand sq. km;
Chengdu, China - 12.4 thousand sq. km;
, Australia - 12.3 thousand sq. km;
Tianjin, China - 11.9 thousand sq. km;
Melbourne, Australia - 10.0 thousand sq. km;
Kinshasa, Congo - 10.0 thousand sq. km.

The longest

The classification of cities by length, or by the greatest geometric distance from one edge to the other, is used extremely rarely and indicates not so much the size of the city as the features of its layout. Usually extended cities are located near the coastline, in mountainous or hilly areas, in areas of natural resource deposits.

The longest city in the world is the capital. The city is surrounded by mountains on all sides. With an area of 1.5 thousand square meters. km, the length from its northern to southern edge is 200 km.

The second place is occupied by the longest city in Russia, stretching along the Black Sea coast - - the length of the city from the Shepsi River to the border with is 148 km.

"Bronze" gets Krivoy Rog located in the south of Ukraine. With an average width of 20 km, its length is 126 km.

They can also boast of great length:

Beijing, China - 107 km;
Tokyo, Japan - 92 km;
Volgograd, – 90 km;
Canberra, – 90 km.

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Major tourist centers

Today, tourism occupies one of the leading positions in the world economy.

More popular

According to official statistics, most often it becomes an object of visiting tourists. The capital receives up to 20 million foreign tourists annually, and the city's tourism income exceeds 15 billion US dollars.

They go to London for the sake of historical, architectural and religious sights, mass cultural events.

The second place is occupied by the capital and largest city - Bangkok, which annually comes to 19 million tourists. Bangkok is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, both geographically and economically.

Visitors to Bangkok are attracted by the city's rich historical and religious heritage, museums and Buddhist temples. In addition, the developed entertainment industry, restaurant and hotel business are supported by the authorities on the highest level which also has a positive effect on the influx of foreign tourists.

"City of Love" - located in, took third place in this rating with an attendance of 16 million people. Paris is famous for its masterpieces of architecture from various historical periods, museums and art galleries, gardens and parks.

Modern metropolitan areas

The most technologically advanced city in the world can be safely called Seoul, capital . A city of skyscrapers, a city that brings together dozens of the largest industrial corporations working in the field of modern technologies and thousands of small firms. And at the same time, he managed to remain environmentally friendly and comfortable for his residents.

Technologies of the future are integrated not only in business and industrial centers, but also in educational institutions, residential areas, even on city streets. These are free wireless technologies introduced everywhere, smart lighting and video surveillance systems, entertainment technologies and much more.

In second place - Tokyo, a city where the ancient traditions and futuristic ambitions of the Japanese people coexist in an amazing way. Odaibo, the scientific and technological center of Tokyo, is a completely man-made island with multi-tiered bridges, huge ultra-modern buildings and unique system street lighting.

Bullet trains run in Tokyo, fully robotic factories operate, and the latest electronic devices and software are developed.

The third place belongs Dubai- a city in, which has become a real oasis in the sun-scorched Arabian desert. famous not only for its huge skyscrapers, this city has its own special harmony, unity with nature, a person here is not a consumer, but a creator. The city has excelled in the use of renewable energy resources, robotic buildings and vehicles.

Dubai operates the world's only unmanned passenger bus route.

Where is the warmest place?

In the ranking of "the warmest cities in the world" we awarded the first place to the resort Alanya in, located on the Mediterranean coast surrounded by the Taurus Mountains. The mountains protect Alanya from northern winds, which, combined with the subtropical climate, keeps the average temperature within + 37 ... + 42 degrees in summer and 23-26 degrees in winter.

The ancient history of the city, its fortresses and towers will appeal to lovers of antiquity, and Alanya offers vacationers developed industry services and entertainment.

In second place - Puerto del Rosario, "Port of Roses", which is located on the island of Fuerteventura as part of. This is a small resort town that is perfect for lovers of a quiet, measured beach holiday. The summer temperature in Puerto del Rosario is +32…+39 degrees, in winter it drops to +17…+25.
The third place rightfully belongs to the resort Safaga located on the Egyptian coast. Safaga is the most important sea passenger port, a famous center for surfing and windsurfing. The city has many beaches, hotels, health centers, and restaurants of Safaga, offering exquisite delicacies from rare seafood, attract gourmets from all over the world. The temperature is within +30…+44 degrees in summer and +16…+23 in winter.

Less sought after places

And small towns are popular among tourists. Lovers of measured rest travel precisely in small towns filled with an atmosphere of warmth and comfort.

small towns

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the status of the smallest city in the world belongs to fortified city of Hum located in . The town was erected on the top of a hill in the 11th century and at its best accommodated 400-450 inhabitants, but now only 23 people live in it.

Despite the tiny size of the city, he retained rich cultural heritage. Tourists are attracted by temples with ancient frescoes, a museum and fortifications of Huma. You can stay in a small city hotel.

Of particular interest is the famous restaurant, which serves a strong home-made tincture with medicinal herbs, the recipe of which, according to local residents, is more than two thousand years old.

The second place belongs to the Czech city with an unpronounceable name - Rabstein nad Strzeloy, built in 1337 in . Surrounded by picturesque forests, the town preserves the ruins of a medieval fortress, an ancient stone bridge, a mill and a baroque, which, according to legend, is inhabited by ghosts. The population of the city is 25 people.
In third place is a small city Melnik located in the southwest. The city is built on the slopes of chalk cliffs, it has more than 100 monuments of culture and architecture of the Middle Ages: monasteries, fortresses, churches, bridges, houses and baths. Melnik was founded in the 12th century and little has changed since then. Thanks to this, the city has become the home of many ethnic festivals, which attract tourists from all over the world. 390 people live in Melnik.

northern points

The title of northern city belongs Longyearbyen, which is located in the Svalbard archipelago. The population of this city, located just 1300 km from the North Pole, is 2040 people. Longyearbyen was founded in 1905 as a center for coal mining, but over time lost its importance as a source of coal.

Now the city attracts researchers and tourists with its harsh arctic climate and beautiful scenery - it is surrounded by mountains, hills and fjords.

Barrow, a small town in the very north of Alaska, comes second on this list. The distance to the North Pole is 2100 km, and the average annual temperature in the city is -11.3 degrees, in summer it rises to +2 ... +8. Barrow has a population of 4,212. The city is important science Center USA, where the nature of the tundra and the Arctic Ocean is being studied.

Third place is occupied by another northern Norwegian city - Honningsvag, its population is 2436 people, and the distance to the pole is 2110 km. The city has a museum and an old stave church, and because of the magnificent scenery, it often hosts cruise ships.

Where is cheaper?

Tourists who want to save a significant amount of money choose the cheapest cities for their holidays:

Experts called the cheapest city in the world Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The city is surrounded by mountains and forests, it has many gardens, parks, boulevards, historical and religious sites;
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, ranked second among the cheapest cities. It is famous for its Neo-Gothic architectural monuments, preserved from the time of German rule, as well as modern economic, cultural and educational institutions who equated the city in terms of development with many European cities;

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City Karachi, which we wrote about as the second most populous city in the world, ranks third among the cheapest cities. In part, it is the cheapness that explains such popularity of Karachi among tourists.

Whatever you expect from a trip, it is always will surprise you, will always bring something new and unusual.

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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".

At the same time, from general rules always exist exceptions, in particular in Russia so far the smallest in terms of population and wherein with city status is an 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 costs chinese city 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 by increasing 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 not at all big cities in terms of population of 20,000 - 30,000 people, while the territory they occupy 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 in square kilometers may include in 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 in terms of territory, but with a small population - cities with one main source of income (coal mining, ore mining and other minerals), when a relatively large mining area, 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, with a low population density, which is typical for cities. australia.

Brisbane (Australia). Most of the inhabitants of this city of 2 million live in private homes.

In the nineteenth or even early twentieth century, it was easy to visit the largest cities in the world. Both in terms of area and population. Travelers knew that these were the capitals - London, New York, Paris, Berlin. And in Russia, St. Petersburg was like that.

Less than two hundred years have passed. For such a short period of time, the rating has changed.

Thanks to accelerated development, the cities of the former "developing" countries have come to the fore. For tourists dreaming of visiting the planet's mega-cities, new top lists will have to be considered.

Each of them has its own customs and history. Even newly emerged urban settlements have their own legends. As, for example, in the “ghost town” of Ordos, which covers an area of more than 86 thousand kilometers ...

The tour "The largest cities on earth" will begin from China.

1. Chongqing is a city of fantasy come to life

It is comparable in size to not the smallest country in Europe - Austria. Its area is almost 82,500 km², but construction continues ... and in height too.

Chongqing is reminiscent of the fantastic films of Hollywood producers. Multi-storey road junctions and crossings; dozens of new bridges; overpasses on piles along the coast. And quite a bit of nostalgia - small old houses for tourists.

The construction of the "visiting card" of the city - Raffles Citi Changqing - will soon be completed. The final part of this complex will be a horizontal skyscraper designed by Canadian Moshe Safdie. A building 300 meters long will be raised to a height of 250 meters.

On foot (and on a bicycle) it is difficult to travel along this giant.

2. The city of tea and corporations Hangzhou

Almost five times smaller than Chongqing (area - 16,840 km²). The first became the capital of China. Back in 1200, the population ranged from 860 thousand to one million people. And Marco Polo called it "the most beautiful and luxurious" in the world.

Paradise place for travel - West Lake, tea plantations, about seven dozen ancient sights. All this against the backdrop of beautiful nature.

Hangzhou is famous for its annual business exhibitions in various industries. It is spoken of as a city of "thousands of corporations".

3. The capital of China is Beijing

The northern capital has been renamed several times over the centuries of existence. It was not until the twenty-first year of the fifteenth century that the capital of China began to be called Beijing. In terms of area, the city ranks third - 16,808 square kilometers.

Of course, the main attraction is the world's largest palace complex, which is called the Purple Forbidden City. The capital of China is an ancient city. Therefore, there are many amazing places worth visiting.

4. "Woke up" Brisbane

This Australian city covers 15,800 km². Brisbane is slowly becoming one of the best living and tourism destinations in Australia. Skyscrapers there are no less than in New York.

And in terms of natural beauties, national parks and "living" attractions, it surpasses many cities in the world.

Relatively recently, it was a boring and "sleepy" town. Now, in order to get around all the remarkable places, it is worth acquiring the recently published City Guide.

5. Brocade City Jincheng

Again - the Chinese city of Chengdu, which has grown to 14,400 km². The province of Sichuan became the capital as early as the seventeenth century.

Although the main city river is Fuhe, but close to the center flows the more famous and romantic Brocade River - Jinjiang. There are many tea houses along its picturesque embankments where you can relax and drink a traditional Chinese drink.

"Business cards" of Chengdu - giant pandas, the famous culinary school and brocade fabrics. But this is a small part of the collection of attractions that make the city attractive to tourists.

When choosing a tour to the DPRK, you should worry about a tour of this city.

The second largest on the Australian continent - 12,400 km². Also the capital of the country. It is unique in that in 1788 it became the first settlement of Europeans on an uncharted continent. Thanks to a large number of emigrants, the culture, traditions, and culinary arts of the city are multinational.

7. African city of Asmara

On the opposite side of the planet, Asmara occupies almost the same area - 12,158 km². By the number of inhabitants, the city is small - less than seven hundred thousand.

What will be interesting for travelers there?

First, this is Africa;
mountain climate;
wonderful landscapes;
National Museum and Opera;
Cathedral with a bell tower 52 meters high, built by the architect Scavanini ....

There is a lot to see in this city. And you can relax in a cozy restaurant or cafe. Drink coffee, try local dishes.

Asmara is called the safest for tourists on the Black Continent.

On an area of 11,700 square meters, ancient traditional crafts, ancient monuments, modern technological enterprises and the Chinese “Silicon Valley”, where the Tianhe-1 supercomputer has been operating since 2011, “get along”. In May 2018, a new development is presented to the world, which has no analogues in the world - Tianhe-3.

Museums in Tianjin are considered the best in China, and the Ferris Wheel is the largest. Tourists especially love the city's Water Park of three lakes, on which there are nine islands. The cleanliness of city streets is striking.

9. Melbourne is the world's southernmost metropolis

In Australia, this city is considered the cultural and sports capital. It is also the capital of the state of Victoria. It occupies an area of 9,990 km².

In 2018, Melbourne was ranked #1 in The Best City to Live in ( The magazine The Economist) on indicators such as:

security level;
health care quality;
ecological state;
variety of cultural recreation;
infrastructure development.

10. Kinshasa - formerly Leopoldville

Capital of the Congo. The area is 25 km² less than Melbourne (9,965 km²). Let's clarify - we are talking about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (there is also simply the Republic of the Congo with the capital Brazzaville).

Traveling in Africa, you should always take into account its "contrasts". Kinshasa is no exception. Western districts cities (Kimbansek, Masina, Limet) are best avoided.

But the city center is a modern metropolis, which is divided into three parts. In the old quarter of Kintambo, you can forget that this is Africa. There everything is "immersed in greenery", beautiful parks and gardens.

Gombe is also considered safe. Those who work in the area are called "enlightened" ("evolue"). One of the specializations is diamond trading.

Once the principle worked - the larger the city, the more citizens live there. Now these indicators do not match, with one exception.

The largest cities in the world by population (top 10)

China ranks first in the world not only in terms of total population. In the ranking of the “most-most” cities, the first place also belongs to this country. So our rating-review starts again with China.

1. Chongqing

The city is in first place, both in terms of area and population.

This city is home to the largest number of citizens - 30,751,600 people.

The Pakistani city of Karachi has a population of 24,300,000. It is for this reason that he takes second place.

Since the urban area is not very large - three and a half thousand square kilometers - then the city is not in last place in terms of density. Until 1958, Karachi was the capital of an independent state.

Now it is simply the largest metropolis of Pakistan, which has become a small fishing village in less than two hundred years. Due to overcrowding, the infrastructure of the city is overloaded. Many of the incoming emigrants are forced to settle in Catchi Abadi. This is the name of the local slums, where there are no communications and water.

Not very comfortable for tourists. It is considered the center of the international drug trade.

An agglomerate in which more than 24 million people live. One of the largest and most multinational cities in North Korea. It surprisingly combines the charm of the East and the chic of old Europe.

4. The capital of China is Beijing

It ranks only fourth in the world in terms of population. Only 21,705,000 people, which is one and a half times less than in Chongqing.

The capital Delhi is located in the north of India. The second largest city in the country, but the first in terms of the number of inhabitants, is about 18 million people.

To see the sights of Delhi without missing anything, it is better to book a tour. The New and Old City contrast strongly with each other.

You will not immediately believe that all this is one city:

modern skyscrapers;
Lotus Temple, built at the end of the twentieth century;
the commercial center at Connaught Square;
Jantar Mantar;
old streets;
dirty neighborhoods

The city, with a population of 15,469,500, ranks sixth on this list. And in China - the fifth in terms of the number of inhabitants.

Another place in the “Top 10” is occupied by a Chinese city. In Guangzhou, the population is slightly smaller - 14,043,500.

The city also belongs to one of the largest agglomerations in terms of population. The capital of Japan is home to 13.7 million people. But there are two more Tokyos:

Greater Tokyo is an expanded version of the capital. It includes the capital itself and Tokyo Prefecture. "Tokyo agglomeration", consisting of Greater Tokyo and more than eighty other cities. More often this option is called the Keihin agglomeration (more than 38 million people).

Tours of Tokyo start from the Imperial Palace. And then - from old two-story houses among greenery to skyscrapers, urban landscapes, neon signs, high-rise highways ... Then - again antiquity, temples, nature.

We won't even talk about the fact that Tokyo is the capital of nanotechnologies.

It is better to remember that recently this city has also become the “new capital of fashion”. The main fashion district is Harajuku.

Tourists need to be careful in this place. Along with just fashionable things, you can not hold back and buy something from the "crazy" things, like:

striped socks with separate fingers;
dress in the style of "Lolita";
T-shirts with an unidentified acid-colored monster…

Moscow is also a metropolis. The multi-ethnic population of 12,506,468 places it in ninth place in this ranking.

"Business card" - Red Square with the Kremlin located there, the State Historical Museum and St. Basil's Cathedral. This is one of the most beautiful capitals in the world.

10. Bombay

The last on the list will be Bombay. Since 1995, he received a new name - Mumbai. The “net” urban population is 12,442,373 people. It is the capital of the state with the amazing name of Maharashtra.

Mumbai is a city of splendor and grandeur… poverty and rubbish… religious problems and terrible ecology…. There is an incredible mix of cultures and architectural styles. On the one hand - the business and financial capital of India. On the other hand, ethnic strife.

In the center of Bombay is the Gateway to India - the symbol of the country. And the second gate is the railway station, which is the most beautiful monument of architecture from the time of Queen Victoria.

There will be no calm and quiet rest in this city. But when traveling in India, it is a must to visit.

Pivot table - the largest cities in the world by area and population

For ease of perception, all information from the article is arranged in one table below. By clicking on the column heading, the data can be sorted both by the position of the city in the ranking and by its name.

Place in the ranking	The largest cities by area	Largest cities by population
1	Chongqing - 82,500 km²	Chongqing - 30.75 million people
2	Hangzhou - 16,840 km²	Karachi - 24.3 million people
3	Beijing - 16,808 km²	Shanghai - 24 million people
4	Brisbane - 15,800 km²	Beijing - 21.7 million people
5	Jincheng - 14,400 km²	Delhi - 18 million people
6	Sydney - 12,400 km²	Tianjin - 15.47 million people
7	Asmara - 12,158 km²	Guangzhou - 14.04 million people
8	Tianjin - 11,700 km²	Tokyo - 13.7 million people
9	Melbourne - 9,990 km²	Moscow - 12.51 million people
10	Kinshasa - 9,965 km²

Our planet is amazing and beautiful. There are hundreds of countries and several million cities on the globe. Among them are old and young, traditional and ultra-modern, delectably charming and frighteningly dangerous. Today we will go on a short journey through the largest metropolitan areas of the world.

The largest cities in the world by area

Have you ever wondered which city on earth is the largest and where it is located? We will tell about the wonderful and unusual corners of our planet. This is a rating of the 10 largest settlements on earth by territory.

Kinshasa, Congo - 9,965 km²

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much of its area is rural and sparsely populated. Kinshasa is the most French-speaking city, beating even Paris.

The population is growing rapidly, and if 5 years ago there lived 9.4 million people, then in 80 years this figure could increase to 83.5 million.

Melbourne, Australia - 9,990 km²

Melbourne is the southernmost million-plus city in the world. The city was founded as an agricultural settlement, but quickly developed into the cultural and industrial capital of Australia.

And in 2017, he was awarded the title of the most comfortable city for living in the world. This is where tourists leave the most money. And this is not surprising, because large sports tournaments and various festivals often take place here, between which you can move along the largest tram network in the world.

Tianjin, China - 11,943 km²

One of the largest cities in China. It was loved by the emperors of many dynasties, coming here on vacation. However, in modern Tianjin you can relax no worse than the rulers of ancient China. There are gardens, parks, temples, rivers. Here you can meet rare birds, a huge Buddha statue, kites and listen to the masters of the Peking Opera.

Sydney, Australia - 12,367.70 km²

The capital of Australia, and concurrently its largest, oldest and most expensive city. Sydney has the honor of hosting international sporting and political events. Here you can find entertainment for every taste. There are beaches, theaters, sports fields, parks and much more.

Also here you can visit the highest sights in the world - the TV tower and the headquarters of a large insurance company. At the top of the TV tower, you can dine in a revolving restaurant and enjoy breathtaking views of the city.

Al Ain, UAE - 15,100.00 km²

The city of Al Ain is located in Abu Dhabi and is a popular tourist destination. It is home to the largest number of people in the United Arab Emirates. The name of the city is translated as "stream", which completely cuts off its essence.

El Ain has a large number of parks, gardens, oases, the streets are lined with various trees and flowers, there are hot and mineral springs. One of the main attractions is Jebel Hafeet mountain with an observation deck at the top.

Asmara, Eritrea - 15,061 km²

Eritrea is located on the Red Sea coast and is the youngest state in Africa. In 1889, Asmara was colonized by the Italians, which affected its appearance. The city was called Little Rome. Its houses are painted in delicate pastel colors, wide streets and squares run along the city, and the neo-Romanesque cathedral adorns the center. There is a mosque, a synagogue, and an Orthodox church.

Asmara is a cosmopolitan city. It is considered one of the safest African capitals. A large number of UN peacekeepers are stationed here on a permanent basis, and the locals are friendly and open in a European way.

Note!

Tourists visiting Asmara should first of all visit the volcanic field. This is the main attraction of the country.

Brisbane, Australia - 15,826 km²

Brisbane is surrounded by Moreton Bay Pacific Ocean and the Brisbane River. It is included in the top 100 global cities in the world. Brisbane is a modern metropolis where you can still meet local aborigines. The climate here is mild and the sun almost always shines. Therefore, at any time you can safely go on a river cruise or relax on one of the many beaches.

Beijing is the heart of China and one of the oldest capitals of our planet. This city combines the frantic rhythm of the modern city and oriental traditions. Huge skyscrapers and ancient temples, beautiful gardens and major highways coexist here.

Beijing is the country's largest transportation hub. Unfortunately, Beijing has become one of the most polluted cities in the world due to the high flow of traffic and exhaust gases, as well as the huge number of industrial facilities. It is almost always shrouded in smog, and it is strictly forbidden to drink water from the tap. Despite all this, 56 different nationalities live here and a huge number of tourists come every year.

Huangzhou, China - 16,842 km²

Huangzhou is China's largest center of science and education. Research centers, institutes are located here, high-tech devices, textiles, cars and much more are created and produced.

There is also a fair of import and export goods. Well, where, if not here, can be the best textile market in China. Huangzhou is also home to the world's second tallest TV tower and the world's longest metro line.

Chongqing, China - 82,403 km²

The largest city in the world. Oddly enough, but it is huge as much as it is little known to the general public. The area of Chongqing is equal to the area of Austria, 98% of it is occupied by agricultural and suburban areas.

The city is dominated by a hilly landscape and a large number of rivers flow. More than 30 million people live in the largest city on the planet. Most of them are located in the so-called urban or urban area, which occupies only 1.79% of the total area of the city.

The most populated cities in the world

The huge size of some cities does not yet mean that their entire territory is inhabited. Below is the top 10 most populated cities in the world as of 2018.

Moscow, Russia - 16,855,000 people

Moscow is the Russian capital. The largest city in Russia by population, the most populated city in Europe and the largest Russian-speaking city in the world. Despite the fact that he is not included in the lists of the most major cities world, it continues to attract new residents and grow. Life is in full swing here.

The concrete jungle is diluted with a large number of green areas. Each street has its own history, which many tourists rush to get acquainted with. Moscow is the tourist, sports, economic and political center of the most big country on the planet.

Mexico City, Mexico - 20,565,000 people

The capital of Mexico and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world. Mexico City is historically one of the most densely populated cities on the planet, as it occupies a very small area. The population density here is almost 6,000 people per 1 square kilometer. This is due to the fact that the city is an economic center and various manufacturing enterprises are located in it.

New York - world center economics, politics and fashion. It is called the capital of the world. Here are the offices of the largest companies in various industries. The city is known for its skyscrapers, the Statue of Liberty and the frantic pace of life. It is divided into 5 districts, each of which has its own unique features and memorable atmosphere.

New York has a lot to offer, so a huge number of tourists, businessmen, musicians and other people come here to snatch a piece of the American dream.

Mumbai, India - 23,265,000 people

The city, located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, is called the most multinational city on the planet. Despite the incredible population, people continue to arrive here. But in Mumbai, more than 20,000 people live at a distance of 1 square kilometer.

The city is a champion not only in terms of population density. Here is the world's largest tropical forest, and the largest slums in Asia, and an unforgettable national flavor. The city also attracts film lovers, because Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is Bollywood.

Shanghai, China - 24,115,000 people

Shanghai is the largest city in China by population. Here is the world's largest port and the longest sea bridge. Large financial and cultural objects of the country are concentrated in this city.

Shanghai attracts lovers of shopping and gastronomy. There are numerous trading floors and the best restaurants where you can try all the variety of national cuisine.

Unlike other major cities in China, the air here is relatively clean. About 3 million people migrate from more distant places to Shanghai every year. 5% of the townspeople are illiterate.

Seoul, South Korea - 24,210,000 people

Seoul is a developed and safe Asian metropolis that attracts tourists and residents of other cities in the Republic of Korea. It is the leading financial center of East Asia. Here are the headquarters of the largest corporations.

Cosmetics, household chemicals and electronics produced by Korean brands have won the love of consumers all over the world. Huge malls with original Korean products make this city a paradise for shoppers.

The capital is developing very quickly, providing more and more people with jobs. Also, a large number of students from all over come to the city. South Korea, because here are the most prestigious universities country.

Manila, Philippines - 24,650,000 people

Delhi is the second largest city in India and its capital. Cultures and eras are mixed here. The population is multinational. Here they speak several languages and ten dialects, profess all possible religions.

There are several thousand architectural monuments in the city. Tourists can spend time in comfort walking around shopping centers, relaxing in cozy restaurants and enjoying the unusual Indian flavor. But many residents of the city live below the poverty line.

The slums have become a kind of attraction in Delhi. They are home to over 4 million people, most of whom are unemployed. In the slums low level life and high level crime, so tourists are advised to avoid this place.

Interesting!

Jakarta is the capital of the largest Muslim state in the world. It is also the largest city without a subway. Therefore, a multi-million population moves along land highways, creating endless traffic jams. As in other large cities, wealth and poverty coexist here.

On the streets of the city you can meet representatives of various cultures and religions. There are a lot of both architectural monuments and modern buildings. In the capital of Indonesia, frequent phenomena of heat and smog, from which you can hide in national park with a beach, water park and aquarium.

Tokyo, Japan - 38,050,000 people

The capital of Japan and the most populated city in the world. Center for Advanced Technology and the Future. Tokyo is divided into 23 districts with their own municipal government. In the daytime, the outskirts of the city are empty, and the central districts are filled with workers and students.

The life of this metropolis does not stop day or night, filling the streets with streams of people. The world's longest subway passes underground here. However, even it is not capable of in full accommodate everyone who wants to ride. Tokyo is not only densely populated, but also the most expensive city in the world. But here you can buy everything: from the latest developments in the field of robotics to small national souvenirs.

Conclusion

Surprisingly, megacities that occupy a large area have fewer people than smaller cities. This is due to the fact that most landscapes can be occupied by mountains, forests or reserves that are not intended for urbanization, that is, the construction of modern cities.

We can see that the largest cities, both in number and territory, are located mainly in dynamically developing Asia. And, for example, in Europe there are almost no large settlements.

But do not forget that the demographic situation is rapidly changing, and the data becomes outdated. Some countries and cities are developing so fast that in a few years they will easily be able to move the current champions.

It is quite possible that in 10 years we will see a completely different picture, and the ranking of the largest cities in the world will look completely different.