Largest World Cities With Five Letters

What are the most populous urban areas whose names are exactly five letters long?
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First submittedSeptember 18, 2015
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Pop.
Country
City
41.0 mil
Japan
Tokyo
34.6 mil
India
Delhi
25.1 mil
South Korea
Seoul
22.5 mil
Egypt
Cairo
22.5 mil
Bangladesh
Dhaka
20.7 mil
Nigeria
Lagos
17.7 mil
Japan
Osaka
12.2 mil
China
Wuhan
11.5 mil
France
Paris
7.80 mil
China
Hefei
7.78 mil
India
Surat
7.15 mil
Vietnam
Hanoi
6.60 mil
Ghana
Accra
6.55 mil
China
Jinan
6.30 mil
United States
Miami
6.10 mil
Italy
Milan
6.00 mil
Jordan
Amman
5.95 mil
UAE
Dubai
5.05 mil
Afghanistan
Kabul
4.93 mil
United States
Tampa
4.45 mil
China
Linyi
4.20 mil
Indonesia
Medan
4.00 mil
South Korea
Busan
3.93 mil
Senegal
Dakar
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56 Comments
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Level 63
Oct 20, 2015
Dallas?
+90
Level 69
Oct 21, 2015
Really?
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Level 68
Oct 23, 2015
He meant Dalas
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Level 41
Apr 20, 2020
What????
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Level 56
Apr 21, 2020
San Francisco?
+66
Level 63
Apr 26, 2020
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte?
+52
Level 58
Jul 28, 2020
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
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Level 46
Feb 14, 2021
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu?

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit?

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Level 98
Mar 1, 2024
"Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein"

Hierdie een is my gunsteling!

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Level 66
Mar 1, 2024
Denmark???
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Level 76
Jul 23, 2024
you blind?
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Level 80
Dec 3, 2015
This was hard. Can't believe getting 14 right beats 92% of users.
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Level 76
Mar 7, 2020
really? getting 21 currently only gives you one point, beating 34.6% Things must ve changed drastically since your comment (unless you made a typo and got 24 though dont think that will better 92% either, average is 23)
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Level 48
Apr 18, 2020
Probably added questions
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Level 80
Dec 17, 2020
It's been about 5 years, so, yeah. Got 23 this time and beat about 60% of the users.
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Level 61
Feb 24, 2021
34/34 only 3.4% get 100
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Level 71
Mar 14, 2016
21/24 on my first try! I can't believe that I missed Surat!
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Level 55
May 7, 2016
not enough time
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Level 74
Dec 31, 2017
Three letter cities #1 Fes, Morocco #2 Ufa, Russia
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Level 89
Dec 15, 2018
That would be a pretty tough quiz.
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Level 69
Mar 3, 2020
Aba (Nigeria), Qom (Iran), Hue (Vietnam), Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Pau (France)
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Level 63
Apr 18, 2020
Make a quiz, bro!
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Level 65
Oct 25, 2025
I made one https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/2080378/largest-world-cities-with-3-letters
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Level 46
May 9, 2021
Goa, India Ayr, UK,
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Level 86
Mar 1, 2024
Goa is a state, not a city. And Ayr is tiny.
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Level 88
Dec 30, 2022
Ely, UK.
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Level 55
Mar 1, 2024
ĝxc, russia
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Level 90
Jan 31, 2019
I agree... a bit more time is called for, I think.
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Level 79
Mar 3, 2020
Kyoto?
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Level 79
Mar 3, 2020
and Patna?
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Level 82
Mar 1, 2024
I was expecting Patna to be here as well
+10
Level ∞
Mar 3, 2020
Kyoto is part of the Osaka agglomeration.
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Level 80
Mar 3, 2020
Wuhan, the home to 9 million people ... And home to the Corona Virus
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Level 69
Mar 3, 2020
Yep and I couldn't think of any 5 letter China city. Haha.
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Level 47
Apr 18, 2020
wuhan: home to corona-chan
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Level 81
Mar 3, 2020
Why not try my 5 letter city quiz

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Level 90
Mar 10, 2020
I actually CAN believe I missed Jinan and Hefei. I couldn't pick 'em out on a map.
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Level 94
Mar 13, 2020
Took me forever to get the 2 in the US. Finally remembered that Florida exists.
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Level 76
Apr 18, 2020
I'm astonished Wuhan isn't up near 100% now.
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Level 68
Apr 18, 2020
It’s Called Tampa Bay, not Tampa...
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Level 94
Apr 18, 2020
The city is called Tampa, which is on Tampa Bay.
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Level 61
Feb 24, 2021
It is Tampa. The bay is Tampa Bay
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Level 67
Apr 18, 2020
How did I miss Wuhan!
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Level 67
Aug 21, 2023
Where is Izmir?
+18
Level ∞
Feb 29, 2024
Western Turkey.
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Level 81
Sep 29, 2023
La Paz ?
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Level ∞
Feb 29, 2024
Nope!
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Level 65
Mar 1, 2024
23/24 and only better than 86% of quiz takers?

16% got Linyi??

Sometimes I'm flabbergasted by these stats...

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Level 86
Mar 5, 2024
It takes a little while after an update for stats to settle
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Level 56
Apr 19, 2024
Idk why I keep forgetting Miami
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Level 63
Nov 24, 2024
never heard of Linyi
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Level 72
Aug 19, 2025
This is the highest population estimate for Tampa I've seen.
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Level 63
Aug 31, 2025
How do more people know Tampa than Linyi?
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Level 62
Oct 7, 2025
Dude, not a lot of people know Chinese city names.
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Level 61
Dec 4, 2025
What about sucre
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Level 36
Jan 12, 2026
you forgot france