The largest cities in the world in terms of population and territory

The very first cities in the history of mankind arose during the transition from the primitive communal system to the slave-owning system, just when there was an in-depth social division of labor, and part of the population that had previously been engaged only in agriculture switched to performing artisanal works. Artisans and craftsmen, together with representatives of the class of masters (priests, representatives of state power, large landowners, etc.), for whom conditions for a more comfortable existence (palaces, primitive water supply, roads, meeting areas, amphitheatres, etc.) Concentrated in areas convenient for life, for example, in reservoirs, in valleys and deltas of rivers , etc. Of course, these were not large cities, but only small settlements. The other part of the population remained living outside of them and engaged in farming and cattle breeding.

In the future, because of wars between different peoples around the cities began to build fortress walls. This was done to protect the population from enemy hordes. So began to appear large cities. They were destroyed from time to time, but they were built again in the same place. There is a belief that the territory on which the city was erected was predetermined by the Almighty. Hence, these settlements will stand forever, regardless of anything.

Top 10: the world's largest cities by population

This list includes the largest cities in the world in terms of population, without taking into account the inhabitants of the suburbs.

1. The first on this list is Shanghai (PRC). This is the city in which the headquarters of almost all the world's largest corporations are located. According to demographic studies, it is he - the largest city on the planet by population. It is located in the Yangtze Delta and is the world's largest sea port. Its population in 2012 is 23,800,000 people.

2. The second major metropolis is the Chinese capital Beijing. It is the largest cultural and scientific center of the country. Its population is 20 693 000 people.

3. At this point in the list of Bangkok - the capital of Thailand - the kingdom of Siam. The population of this metropolis is 15 012 197 people.

4. Tokyo is the capital of the country of the rising sun. It is the main administrative, financial, industrial and cultural center of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu. Despite the fact that together with the urban agglomeration this district of Tokyo is the largest in the world, in this list it occupies only the 4th place, since its population is 13 230 000 people.

5. Another large city is Karachi, the economic but not the official capital of Pakistan. It is only slightly inferior to Tokyo in terms of population. In Karachi, there are 13,205,339 people.

6. Until recently, this city was known to the world under the name of Bombay, but today it is Mumbai - the financial capital of India. Population - 12 478 447 people.

7. Another Indian metropolis, the capital of India - Delhi, is also one of the ten largest cities in the world. Its population is 12 565 901 people.

8. Our beauty Moscow. The population of white stone in the last year - 11 979 529 people. This is the largest scientific and cultural center for the entire Russian-speaking world, and also one of the most expensive cities in the world.

9 and 10. This ten also includes two American metropolises: São Paulo (11 316 149), the largest city of Brazil, and Bogota - the capital of Colombia. The population of the latter is 10 763 453 people.

The largest cities in the world in terms of space

1. Sydney.
2. Kinshasa.
3. Buenos Aires.
4. Karachi.
5. Alexandria.

Conclusion

The big cities of the world, included in these two lists, can change places with time, other fast-growing megacities can also add to them, as the dynamics of population growth, as well as the expansion of borders are unpredictable.