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Five biggest cities in each cardinal direction by continent

Name the five biggest of each cities, in each continent, without any bigger city further north, south, east or west in the same continent. Populations are given.
Urban area populations from citypopulation.de, March 2025.
Single continent versions here.
Transcontinental cities included in the continents with the highest part of their populations.
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Africa
North
South
East
West
22.8 M
Cairo
22.8 M
Cairo
22.8 M
Cairo
22.8 M
Cairo
6.25 M
Alexandria
21.3 M
Lagos
7.20 M
Khartoum
21.3 M
Lagos
4.45 M
Casablanca
16.3 M
Kinshasa
6.90 M
Nairobi
7.05 M
Abidjan
4.32 M
Algiers
14.8 M
Johannesburg
6.65 M
Dar es Salaam
5.70 M
Bamako
2.72 M
Tunis
5.10 M
Cape Town
3.15 M
Antananarivo
4.22 M
Dakar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asia
North
South
East
West
72.7 M
Guangzhou
72.7 M
Guangzhou
72.7 M
Guangzhou
72.7 M
Guangzhou
41.6 M
Shanghai
29.5 M
Jakarta
41.6 M
Shanghai
35.7 M
Delhi
41.2 M
Tokyo
7.00 M
Bandung
41.2 M
Tokyo
27.6 M
Mumbai
25.2 M
Seoul
5.95 M
Surabaya
2.50 M
Sapporo
21.0 M
Karachi
21.5 M
Beijing
1.79 M
Yogyakarta
329 k
Asahikawa
16.8 M
Tehran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Europe
North
South
East
West
18.8 M
Moscow
18.8 M
Moscow
18.8 M
Moscow
18.8 M
Moscow
6.35 M
Saint Petersburg
16.0 M
Istanbul
1.62 M
Nizhny Novgorod
16.0 M
Istanbul
1.56 M
Helsinki
6.70 M
Madrid
1.56 M
Kazan
15.1 M
London
362 k
Tampere
3.57 M
Athens
1.35 M
Samara
6.70 M
Madrid
296 k
Arkhangelsk
1.30 M
Seville
1.23 M
Ufa
2.50 M
Lisbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North-America
North
South
East
West
25.4 M
Mexico City
25.4 M
Mexico City
25.4 M
Mexico City
25.4 M
Mexico City
21.8 M
New York
4.30 M
Puebla
21.8 M
New York
17.1 M
Los Angeles
9.60 M
Chicago
3.90 M
Santo Domingo
7.70 M
Boston
7.50 M
San Francisco
7.85 M
Toronto
3.37 M
Guatemala City
3.90 M
Santo Domingo
3.17 M
Vancouver
4.50 M
Montreal
2.45 M
San Jose
1.91 M
San Juan
363 k
Victoria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oceania
North
South
East
West
5.20 M
Melbourne
5.20 M
Melbourne
5.20 M
Melbourne
5.20 M
Melbourne
5.15 M
Sydney
377 k
Christchurch
5.15 M
Sydney
2.35 M
Perth
3.45 M
Brisbane
102 k
Dunedin
3.45 M
Brisbane
75.1 k
Bunbury
853 k
Honolulu
49.8 k
Invercargill
1.53 M
Auckland
32.7 k
Geraldton
118 k
Kailua
1.8 k
Bluff
853 k
Honolulu
4.1 k
Carnarvon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South-America
North
South
East
West
22.6 M
São Paulo
22.6 M
São Paulo
22.6 M
São Paulo
22.6 M
São Paulo
13.6 M
Rio de Janeiro
16.8 M
Buenos Aires
13.6 M
Rio de Janeiro
16.8 M
Buenos Aires
12.0 M
Lima
1.81 M
Montevideo
4.10 M
Recife
12.0 M
Lima
10.6 M
Bogotá
852 k
La Plata
1.21 M
João Pessoa
3.35 M
Guayaquil
4.35 M
Medellin
722 k
Concepción
365 k
Olinda
547 k
Piura
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