The following is a list of the largest
satellite cities worldwide, with over 500,000 people. A satellite city is defined as subordinate to a central city in a business or infrastructure sense, and it may or may not have more population than the central city due to arbitrary municipal definitions.
Excluded are
transborder agglomerations . In the Pop date column, C stands for census, P for provisional result, E for estimate. Although the list is ordered by population for ease of reference, the figures are not comparable with each other due to different dates and lack of updates by respective countries.
Satellite cities by population
Satellite cities are generally
suburbs or bedroom communities but not always; an example is a capital that is dwarfed by a megacity. Large satellite cities may be as densely populated as a megacity.
Cities in
mainland China are often defined as
prefectures or
counties ; for the sake of simplicity, they are listed in a separate list as explained in the respective section.
The Taiwan municipalities of
Taichung ,
Taoyuan ,
New Taipei ,
Tainan , and
Kaohsiung are usually considered large in area, as they merged with their respective surrounding suburban counties in December 2010, thus becoming
direct-controlled municipalities .
The city of
Pretoria ,
South Africa has an exceedingly large area of 6,298 km2 (2,432 sq mi), and as a national capital, it is hard to determine the boundaries between Pretoria's suburban areas and the suburbs of the nearby city of
Johannesburg . Therefore, it is excluded here.
Malaysia has multiple types of local government, which confusingly overlap as the system was partially but not completely overhauled.
Local data may be outdated for many of the least-developed nations, and as such may not be comparable.
Rank
City
Population
Pop date
Metropolitan area
Nation
1
Giza (informal)
5,094,000
2017C
Greater Cairo
Egypt
[1]
2
New Taipei City (agglo)
3,979,208
2016E
Taipei
Taiwan
[2]
3
Yokohama
3,778,718
2020C
Tokyo
Japan
[3]
4
Ekurhuleni (agglo)
3,379,104
2016E
Johannesburg
South Africa
[4]
5
Incheon
3,209,295
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
6
Quezon City
2,960,048
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
7
Bekasi
2,714,800
2015E
Greater Jakarta
Indonesia
[7]
8
Gazipur
2,677,000
2022C
Greater Dhaka
Bangladesh
[8]
9
Ghaziabad
2,358,525
2011C
Central NCR
India
[9]
10
Taoyuan
2,147,763
2016E
Taipei
Taiwan
[2]
11
Depok
2,106,100
2014E
Greater Jakarta
Indonesia
[7]
12
Tangerang
2,047,105
2015E
Greater Jakarta
Indonesia
[10]
13
Omdurman
1,849,659
2008C
Khartoum
Sudan
[11]
14
La Matanza
1,837,774
2022C
Buenos Aires
Argentina
[12]
15
Thane
1,818,872
2011C
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
India
[9]
16
Narayanganj
1,771,000
2022C
Greater Dhaka
Bangladesh
[8]
17
Pimpri-Chinchwad
1,729,359
2011C
Pune
India
[9]
18
Caloocan
1,661,583
2920C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
19
Ecatepec de Morelos
1,645,352
2020C
Mexico City
Mexico
[13]
20
Matola
1,616,267
2017C
Maputo
Mozambique
[14]
21
Karaj
1,592,492
2016C
Greater
Tehran
Iran
[15]
22
South Tangerang
1,543,209
2015E
Greater Jakarta
Indonesia
[10]
23
Kawasaki
1,539,081
2020C
Tokyo
Japan
[3]
24
Kobe City
1,527,022
2020Cfja
Osaka
Japan
[3]
25
Gurgaon
1,514,085
2011C
Central NCR
India
[9]
26
Zapopan
1,476,491
2020C
Guadalajara
Mexico
[13]
27
Faridabad
1,404,653
2011C
Central NCR
India
[9]
28
Viana
1,382,854
2014C
Greater
Luanda
Angola
[16]
29
Guarulhos
1,379,182
2019E
São Paulo
Brazil
[17]
30
Saitama City
1,324,591
2020C
Tokyo
Japan
[3]
32
Sharjah
1,270,000
2015C
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area
United Arab Emirates
[18]
33
Kalyan-Dombivali
1,246,381
2011C
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
India
[9]
34
Suwon
1,235,022
2016E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
48
Shubra El-Kheima
1,226,143
2020E
Cairo
Egypt
35
Vasai-Virar
1,221,223
2011C
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
India
[9]
37
Ulsan
1,168,469
2019E
Busan -
Ulsan
South Korea
[5]
38
Cazenga
1,151,206
2022E
Greater
Luanda
Angola
[16]
39
Navi Mumbai
1,119,477
2011C
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
India
[9]
40
Changwon
1,080,133
2016E
Busan -
Ulsan
South Korea
[5]
41
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
1,077,208
2020C
Mexico City
Mexico
[13]
42
Howrah
1,072,161
2011C
Kolkata
India
[9]
43
Goyang
1,078,859
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
44
Yongin
1,078,591
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
45
Biên Hòa
1,055,404
2019C
Saigon
Vietnam
[19]
45
Bogor
1,047,900
2015E
Greater Jakarta
Indonesia
[7]
47
Callao
1,010,315
2015E
Greater
Lima
Peru
[20]
48
Khartoum North
1,012,211
2008C
Khartoum
Sudan
[11]
49
Chiba City
975,210
2020C
Tokyo
Japan
[3]
50
Seongnam
960,342
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
51
El Alto
943,558
2019E
Greater
La Paz
Bolivia
[21]
52
São Gonçalo
929,446
2022CP
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
[17]
53
Hawalli
911,274
2014E
Kuwait City
Kuwait
[22]
54
Santo Domingo Este
891,952
2019E
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
[23]
55
Salé
890,403
2014C
Rabat
Morocco
[24]
56
Antipolo
887,399
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
57
Taguig
886,722
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
58
Bucheon
855,685
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
59
Hwaseong
855,949
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
60
Cheongju
853,714
2019E
Daejeon
South Korea
[5]
61
São Bernardo do Campo
838,936
2015E
São Paulo
Brazil
[17]
62
Naucalpan de Juárez
834,434
2020C
Mexico City
Mexico
[13]
63
Sakai
826,447
2020C
Osaka
Japan
[3]
64
Soacha
826,700
2023E
Bogota
Colombia
[25]
65
Seberang Perai
818,197
2010C
Penang
Malaysia
[26]
66
Farwaniya
816,015
2015E
Kuwait City
Kuwait
[22]
67
Mira-Bhayander
814,655
2011C
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
India
[9]
68
Nova Iguaçu
821,128
2019E
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
[17]
69
Pasig
803,159
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
70
Kajang
795,522
2010C
Greater
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
[26]
71
Duque de Caxias
782,799
2022CP
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
[17]
72
Osasco
777,048
2022CP
São Paulo
Brazil
[17]
73
Santo André
776,640
2022CP
São Paulo
Brazil
[17]
74
La Plata
772,618
2022C
Buenos Aires
Argentina
[27]
75
Hempstead
770,367
2016C
New York
United States
[28]
76
Ansan
707,385
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
77
Noida /
Greater Noida
750,057
2011C
Central NCR
India
[9]
78
Klang
744,062
2010C
Greater
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
[26]
79
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga
727,750
2020C
Greater Guadalajara
Mexico
[13]
80
Sagamihara
725,302
2017E
Tokyo
Japan
[3]
81
Emfuleni
733,445
2016E
Johannesburg
South Africa
[4]
82
Mississauga
721,599
2016C
Greater Toronto Area
Canada
[29]
[30]
83
Valenzuela
714,978
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
84
Bhiwandi
711,329
2011C
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
India
[9]
85
Parañaque
714,978
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
86
Namyangju
709,307
2019E
Seoul
South Korea
[5]
87
Subang Jaya
708,296
2010C
Greater
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
[26]
88
Chimalhuacán
705,153
2020C
Greater Mexico City
Mexico
[13]
89
Dasmariñas
703,131
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
90
Tolyatti
699,367
2020C
Samara -
Tolyatti -
Syzran metropolitan area
Russia
91
Lomas de Zamora
698,418
2022C
Buenos Aires
Argentina
[31]
92
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
702,298
2019E
Recife
Brazil
[17]
93
Tlaquepaque
687,127
2020C
Greater Guadalajara
Mexico
[13]
94
Tlalnepantla de Baz
672,202
2020C
Greater Mexico City
Mexico
[13]
95
Soledad
691,900
2023E
Barranquilla
Colombia
[25]
96
Contagem
663,855
2019E
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
[17]
97
Bacoor
664,625
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
98
Apodaca
656,454
2020C
Greater Monterrey
Mexico
[13]
99
San Jose del Monte
651,813
2020C
Manila
Philippines
[6]
100
Gold Coast
650,000
2016E
Brisbane
Australia
[32]
Satellite cities in China and Taiwan
Cities in the
People's Republic of China and
Republic of China are often defined in way as prefectures/counties. Their prefecture/county limits often are physically more extensive than entire metropolitan areas, encompassing large rural areas and outright separate cities. "Satellite city" may be located both within the municipality and/or adjacent to it, depending on how the area agglomerated. Some urban districts, as in the case of Wanzhou Urban District in Chongqing Municipality (Province Level), are separated by farmlands from the core metropolitan area and functions as a satellite city in spite of naming.
As to what constitutes a "city" in the PRC, there exist other definitions of city limits are in actual usage, such as combination of several districts where urban area of the central city is dominant, or roads, railways, natural boundaries, or a combination thereof. This is commonly designated by the central statistics bureaus as "
urban districts ", however some
counties are also included, as well as some cities opt for
towns rather than counties. Some counties/districts (e.g. Handan County, Handan City(Prefecture level)) are indeed satellites of their respective central cities (e.g. Congtai, Hanshan, Fuxing districts of
Handan City(Prefecture level) are a common definition of true urban area of Handan, although this definition now often also involves Handan County as the city expands).
In the case of
Chaoshan Metropolitan Area,
Jieyang (Prefecture-level city) urban districts border that of the central city of
Shantou (Prefecture-level city), effectively spanning neighboring municipalities. Complicating the matter is the nesting of city structures, as Jieyang municipality itself is a satellite of Shantou, even though Puning city (County level city, and can be a satellite of Shantou) lies within Jieyang's jurisdiction.
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