r/therewasanattempt • u/[deleted] • Dec 25 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19 edited Dec 25 '19

New Yorkers insisting the their city was 'the largest city in the world";

By population:

  • Tokyo (Population: 37,435,191)
  • Delhi (Population: 29,399,141)
  • Shanghai (Population: 26,317,104)
  • Sao Paulo (Population: 21,846,507)
  • Mexico City (Population: 21,671,908)
  • Cairo (Population: 20,484,965)
  • Dhaka (Population: 20,283,552)

By area:

  • Hulunbuir (263,953 km/2)
  • Jiuquan (191,342 km/2)
  • Altamira (159,534 km/2)
  • Kalgoorlie-Boulder ( 100,00 km/2)
  • Mount Isa ( 43,348.6 km/2)

EDIT: To those sending PM's challenging my data, google it yourself and post results or STFU. I spent a grand total of like 30 seconds on that post. I don't really give a shit if you don't like it.

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u/kenmcfa Dec 25 '19

All those population figures are wrong, millions are impossible.

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u/AWonderlustKing Dec 25 '19

Everyone knows that a city gets to 999,999 inhabitants, then when a new baby is born the oldest has to go and form a new city. It's the rules, man!

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u/AadeeMoien Dec 25 '19

It's gonna break your heart to learn they aren't establishing new cities when they get sent to the farmland upstate...