million cities or megacities
what is a country with the population over 5 million people
There are over 500 cities worldwide with a population of more than 1.0 million people. These cities are often referred to as "million cities" or "megacities." Examples include Tokyo, Shanghai, and New York City.
There are 10 cities in the People's Republic of China (mainland China) that have a metropolitan population of over 3 million. Just go to Wikipedia and look at demographics.
Nanjing with about 7.7 million; Jingzhou with around1.56 million; and Huangshi with roughly 2.53 million
Several cities (within their city limits) in Canada have crested the 1 million mark, including Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. Others have more than a million within their metro area...including Vancouver, Edmonton and Ottawa. In total, Canada has 6 cities over a million people (either proper or metro).
Texas is the only U.S. State to have three cities with over a million people. Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.
An estimated 67 million Brazilians live in the countries largest cities. Of 155 million people in Brazil, 115 million live in cities.
1New YorkNew York8,391,8812Los AngelesCalifornia3,831,8683ChicagoIllinois2,851,2684HoustonTexas2,257,9265PhoenixArizona1,601,5876Philadelphia d[›]Pennsylvania1,547,2977San AntonioTexas1,373,6688San DiegoCalifornia1,306,3019DallasTexas1,299,543
In 2005 Mexico had 187,938 localidades or settlements. These include small rural communities of less than 2,500 inhabitants up to cities over one million people, such as Mexico City (21 million), Guadalajara (4.4 million) and Monterrey (4.1 million).
Yes, several cities have a population of over 8 million, including Tokyo, New York City, and Shanghai.
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Khoukotek Another answer:For large cities around the world:* Karachi in Pakistan is a city with over 12 million people. * Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo has over 7 million people. * Kolkata in India has over 5 million people. * Kanpur in India has over 3 million people. In the United States (with over 100,000 people):* Kansas City in Missouri, USA has over 500,000 people. * Knoxville in Tennessee, USA has over 184,000 people. * Kansas City in Kansas, USA has over 142,000 people. * Killeen in Texas, USA has over 116,000 people. (end of answer)