List of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries explained

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!
CityImagesPopulationCountryStatistical concept[2] Area (km2)[3]
1Jakarta[4] 30,214,303Urban agglomeration[5] 6,392
2Karachi[6] 24,700,000Urban agglomeration4,966
3Dhaka[7] 22,690,116Urban agglomeration2,161
4Cairo18,420,000Official metropolitan area1,310
5Lagos[8] 17,060,307Urban agglomeration[9] 907
6Istanbul14,500,000Metropolitan municipality5,343
7Tehran[10] 13,532,000City proper1,489
8Lahore11,126,285Urban agglomeration1,370
9Bandung8,199,892Urban agglomeration1,876
10Faisalabad7,873,910Urban agglomeration1,097
11Islamabad-Rawalpindi[11] 7,412,205Metropolitan Area6,451
12Surabaya7,302,283Urban agglomeration2,787
13Baghdad6,625,000Metropolitan area730
14Semarang6,544,289Urban agglomeration5,287
15Kuala Lumpur6,088,000Metropolitan area673
16Riyadh5,666,000City proper1,550
17Khartoum5,185,000Urban agglomeration580
18Ankara5,045,083Urban agglomeration[12] 2,516
19Gujranwala5,014,196Urban agglomeration1,556
20Chittagong5,012,000Official metropolitan area990
21Multan4,745,109City District3,721
22Alexandria4,421,000City proper2,970
23Casablanca4,270,750Urban agglomeration1,615
24Peshawar4,269,079Urban agglomeration1,257
25Abidjan4,175,000Urban agglomeration2,550
26Medan[13] 4,103,696Metropolitan area1,991
27Yogyakarta4,010,436Urban agglomeration1,900
28Sargodha3,903,588City District5,854
29Sialkot3,893,672City District3,016
30Kabul3,768,000City proper275
31Bahawalpur3,668,106City District24,830
32Algiers3,500,000Urban agglomeration[14] 363
33Mashhad3,131,586[15] City proper3,946

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=2 World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data)
  2. Web site: World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database . 2009-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090505111929/http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=4 . 2009-05-05 .
  3. The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
  4. Web site: Indonesia: Jawa. 2017-07-05.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Population explosion: Put an embargo on industrialisation in Karachi . 6 October 2013 .
  7. Web site: Dhaka ranks world's sixth most populous city . 2022-01-14 . 2023-01-15 . . Desk . Tribune . https://archive.today/20230115041503/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2023/01/12/dengue-18-more-patients-hospitalized-in-24hrs . 2023-01-15 . live.
  8. Web site: Lagos State Government . 2016-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018094514/http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/pagelinks.php?p=6 . 2015-10-18 .
  9. Data refer to Lagos State
  10. http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  11. Web site: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. citypopulation.de.
  12. Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
  13. Web site: Indonesia: Provinces, Regencies, Cities, Districts, Communes, Settlements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts.
  14. Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703101259/http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/2/pdf/jamiat_shahrestan_keshvar3.pdf . 2014-07-03 .

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