Hulunbuir, China is the largest city in the world by area with over 100,000 square miles, followed by Jiuquan, China. Altamira, Brazil is the largest city outside of China. Shanghai, Mumbai, Karachi, Delhi, and Istanbul are the most populated cities, while Hun, Croatia, and Vatican City are the smallest. Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska is the largest city in the US by area, and New York is the largest by population.
The largest city in the world by area is Hulunbuir, China which has an area of over 100,000 square miles (about 250,000 square km). To put that in perspective, it’s larger than 42 out of 50 US states. That’s almost double the size of the next largest city of Jiuquan, also in China. The largest city outside of China is Altamira, Brazil, which has an area of about 60,000 square miles (about 160,000 square km).
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The most populated cities are Shanghai, Mumbai, Karachi, Delhi and Istanbul, all with a population of around 13 million people.
There are many contenders for the smallest city in the world, but most agree that it is Hun, Croatia, with a population of 23; or Vatican City, measuring less than one-fifth of a square mile (about one-third of a square km).
The largest city in the United States by area is Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska which has an area of approximately 10,000 square miles (about 25,000 square km). It is the eighth largest city in the world by area. The largest city in the United States by population is New York, which has a population of approximately 8 million people.
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