Biggest South-American cities in each cardinal direction, with a map

Name all South-American cities, with a population over 10,000, without any bigger further north, south, east or west. Population is given.
Urban area populations from citypopulation.de, March 2025.
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Northernmost
Pop
City
22.6 M
São Paulo
13.6 M
Rio de Janeiro
12.0 M
Lima
10.6 M
Bogotá
4.35 M
Medellín
3.85 M
Caracas
2.82 M
Maracaibo
2.37 M
Barranquilla
496 k
Santa Marta
231 k
Coro
163 k
Riohacha
154 k
Punto Fijo
22.0 k
Judibana
20.7 k
Santa Cruz
Southernmost
Pop
City
22.6 M
São Paulo
16.8 M
Buenos Aires
1.81 M
Montevideo
852 k
La Plata
722 k
Concepción
626 k
Mar del Plata
395 k
Neuquén
215 k
Comodoro Rivadavia
125 k
Punta Arenas
88.7 k
Río Grande
74.9 k
Ushuaia
Easternmost
Pop
City
22.6 M
São Paulo
13.6 M
Rio de Janeiro
4.10 M
Recife
1.21 M
João Pessoa
365 k
Olinda
66.5 k
Cabedelo
21.0 k
Ilha de Itamaracá
Westernmost
Pop
City
22.6 M
São Paulo
16.8 M
Buenos Aires
12.0 M
Lima
3.35 M
Guayaquil
547 k
Piura
258 k
Manta
112 k
La Libertad
99.6 k
Talara
13.1 k
Negritos
12.6 k
Puerto Ayora
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