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Biggest Cities on the Worlds Most Populous Islands

Try to name as many of the biggest cities located on the worlds most populous islands as you can. Some are very easy and others require extensive geography knowledge, but make sure to use the map to your advantage
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Island
City population
Percentage of total island population
City
Java
41,914,000
26.71%
Jakarta
Honshū
37,900,000
36.95%
Tokyo
Great Britain
9,540,000
14.38%
London
Luzon
2,936,000
4.56%
Quezon City
Sumatra
2,752,000
4.53%
Medan
Madagascar
1,695,000
5.30%
Antananarivo
Mindanao
1,776,000
6.49%
Davao City
Taiwan
4,000,000
16.75%
New Taipei City
Salsette
21,058,000
88.77%
Mumbai*
Borneo
890,000
3.75%
Samarinda
Hispaniola
3,400,000
15.26%
Santo Domingo
Sri Lanka
5,600,000
25.45%
Colombo
Sulawesi
2,000,000
9.73%
Makassar
New Guinea
410,000
3.38%
Jayapura
Kyūshū
2,600,000
21.06%
Fukuoka
Hainan
2,900,000
28.76%
Haikou
Cuba
2,100,000
20.88%
Havana
Long Island
20,100,000
249.31%*
New York City (Long Island)*
Ireland
1,450,000
20.64%
Dublin
Singapore Island
5,920,000
98.01%
Singapore
Hokkaidō
1,950,000
37.41%
Sapporo
Sicily
1,000,000
20.82%
Palermo
Negros
625,000
13.02%
Bacolod
Panay
456,000
9.77%
Iloilo City
Bali
470,000
10.53%
Denpasar
Cebu
1,000,000
22.83%
Cebu City
Madura
230,000
5.53%
Sampang
Lombok
435,000
10.73%
Mataram
North Island
1,600,000
39.33%
Auckland
Shikoku
515,000
14.19%
Matsuyama
Puerto Rico
395,000
12.33%
San Juan
Timor
450,000
14.14%
Kupang
Jamaica
670,000
22.70%
Kingston
Zhongshan Island
1,150,000
38.27%
Zhongshan
Leyte
260,000
9.90%
Tacloban
Zealand
1,350,000
56.05%
Copenhagen
Xiamen Island
1,210,000
58.00%
Xiamen*
Island of Montreal
1,780,000
88.36%
Montreal
Flores
125,000
6.83%
Maumere
Haizhu
1,819,000
100%
Haizhu
Bhola Island
500,000
28.43%
Bhola
Samar
220,000
12.57%
Calbayog
Manhattan Island
1,631,000
96.32%
New York City (Manhattan)*
Sardinia
155,000
9.82%
Cagliari
Sumbawa
140,000
10.06%
Bima
São Luís
1,015,000
73.49%
São Luís
Unguja (Zanzibar)
410,000
30.46%
Zanzibar City
Okinawa Island
320,000
23.95%
Naha
Mindoro
120,000
9.02%
Calapan
Hong Kong Island
1,200,000
94.41%
Hong Kong*
Cyprus
330,000
26.03%
Nicosia
Trinidad
85,000
6.71%
Chaguanas
South Island
388,000
30.89%
Christchurch
Mauritius
150,000
12.30%
Port Louis
Bohol
100,000
8.26%
Tagbilaran
Nantai
210,000
17.96%
Cangshan
Batam
1,200,000
104.0%*
Batam
Bangka
250,000
21.79%
Pangkalpinang
Bahrain Island
157,000
14.33%
Manama
Oahu
350,000
34.45%
Honolulu
Tenerife
220,000
23.71%
Santa Cruz
Mallorca
410,000
44.88%
Palma
Palawan
255,000
28.78%
Puerto Princesa
Vancouver Island
120,000
13.79%
Saanich
Réunion
150,000
17.37%
Saint-Denis
Penang Island
200,000
23.26%
Central George Town
Gran Canaria
380,000
44.55%
Las Palmas
Södertörn
75,000
9.41%
Tumba
São Vicente
430,000
56.58%
Santos
Nias
120,000
15.87%
Gunungsitoli
Masbate
100,000
14.15%
Masbate City
Sumba
85,000
12.38%
Waingapu
Viti Levu
165,000
24.91%
Suva
Bến Tre
120,000
18.24%
Bến Tre
Crete
175,000
28.08%
Heraklion
Jeju
270,000
43.46%
Jeju City
Chongming
700,000
113.7%*
Chongming
Tasmania
240,000
44.28%
Hobart
Jolo
120,000
22.64%
Jolo
Phuket
150,000
28.57%
Phuket
Newfoundland
110,000
21.10%
St. John's
New Britain
120,000
23.35%
Kimbe
Zhoushan
100,000
19.90%
Zhoushan
Staten Island
475,000
95.73%
New York City (Staten Island)*
Margarita Island
110,000
22.46%
Porlamar
Funen
200,000
41.74%
Odense
Sakhalin
160,000
33.94%
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Mactan
420,000
89.05%
Lapu-Lapu City
Basilan
110,000
23.94%
Isabela
Halmahera
80,000
17.77%
Tobelo
Buton
120,000
26.85%
Baubau
Ambon
330,000
74.83%
Ambon
Île Jésus
110,000
25.14%
Laval
Seram
75,000
17.26%
Masohi
IJsselmonde
63,000
20.09%
Rotterdam*
Santa Catarina
420,000
100%
Florianópolis
Pemba
90,000
22.14%
Wete
Martinique
90,000
23.08%
Fort-de-France
Malta
30,000
20.74%
St. Paul's Bay
Marajó
100,000
26.09%
Breves
Iceland
140,000
37.33%
Reykjavík
Grande Comore
110,000
29.80%
Moroni
Pingtan
60,000
16.78%
Tancheng
Ukerewe
55,000
15.94%
Nansio
Flevopolder
100,000
29.01%
Almere
Bioko
180,000
52.97%
Malabo
Island
City population
Percentage of total island population
City
Yangzhong
60,000
17.90%
Yangzhong
Bintan
200,000
60.63%
Tanjungpinang
Maheshkhali
55,000
17.14%
Moheshkhali
Corsica
70,000
22.13%
Ajaccio
Santo Amaro (Guarujá)
110,000
35.60%
Guarujá
Anjouan
60,000
19.57%
Mutsamudu
Vitória
310,000
100%
Vitória
Vendsyssel-Thy
60,000
20.32%
Hjørring
Sandwip
50,000
17.12%
Sandwip
Hatiya
55,000
18.85%
Hatiya
Santiago
150,000
51.67%
Praia
Idjwi
50,000
17.24%
Bugarula
Abu Dhabi
140,000
49.92%
Abu Dhabi*
Barbados
110,000
39.34%
Bridgetown
Muna
50,000
18.34%
Raha
Belitung
45,000
17.15%
Tanjung Pandan
Madeira
105,000
42.33%
Funchal
Grande Terre
90,000
36.33%
Nouméa
Geoje Island
150,000
62.04%
Geoje
Bushrod
55,000
23.44%
New Kru Town
Bougainville
45,000
19.21%
Arawa
Raghopur
40,000
17.17%
Birpur
Marinduque
60,000
26.37%
Boac
Amager
75,000
33.23%
Amager Vest
Lulu Island
90,000
41.00%
Richmond
Lagos Island
150,000
70.54%
Lagos
Governador Island
100,000
47.05%
Jardim Guanabara
New Providence
120,000
56.97%
Nassau
Euboea
105,000
49.84%
Chalcis
Portsea Island
90,000
43.83%
Portsmouth
Vasilievsky Island
180,000
88.89%
Vasileostrovsky
Hawaii (island)
45,000
22.44%
Hilo
Grande-Terre
55,000
27.83%
Les Abymes
New Ireland
40,000
20.60%
Kavieng
Tarakan
120,000
62.00%
Tarakan
Tsing Yi
70,000
36.60%
Tsing Yi Town
Dongchong
65,000
34.00%
Dongchong
Muharraq
50,000
26.50%
Muharraq
Grande Terre
55,000
29.20%
Mamoudzou
Chiloé
35,000
18.70%
Castro
Basse-Terre
45,000
24.10%
Pointe-à-Pitre
Ternate
80,000
43.10%
Ternate
Jinshazhou
55,000
30.10%
Jinsha
South Andaman Island
30,000
16.50%
Srivijayapuram
Tahiti
130,000
73.00%
Papeʻete
Vypin
50,000
28.30%
Njarakkal
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
25,000
14.50%
Porvenir
São Tomé
70,000
40.70%
São Tomé
Voorne-Putten
80,000
23.50%
Spijkenisse
Carmen, Campeche
200,000
117.9%*
Ciudad del Carmen
Majuli
25,000
14.90%
Ratanpur Miri Gaon
Saint Lucia
70,000
42.00%
Castries
Csepel Island
60,000
36.40%
Budapest*
Maui
40,000
24.30%
Kahului
Guimaras
45,000
27.60%
Buenavista
Buru
30,000
18.50%
Namlea
Shamian
20,000
12.40%
Shamian
Guadalcanal
100,000
63.20%
Honiara
Tablas
30,000
19.00%
Odiongan
Curaçao
150,000
95.60%
Willemstad
Lanzarote
60,000
38.40%
Arrecife
Biliran
20,000
12.90%
Naval
Prince Edward Island
40,000
25.90%
Charlottetown
Guam
45,000
29.30%
Dededo
Malé
150,000
97.80%
Malé
Ibiza
50,000
32.70%
Ibiza
Qeshm
120,000
80.60%
Qeshm
Upolu
50,000
33.90%
Apia
Mombasa
120,000
82.00%
Mombasa*
Alor
20,000
13.80%
Kalabahi
Yeong Island
100,000
68.90%
Yeongdo
Isle of Wight
25,000
17.90%
Ryde
Djerba
60,000
43.00%
Houmt Souk
Malaita
30,000
21.80%
Auki
Bantayan
40,000
29.20%
Bantayan
São Miguel
50,000
36.80%
Ponta Delgada
Cape Breton Island
113,000
41.70%
Sydney
Xiaoguwei
30,000
22.80%
Xiaoguwei
Hisingen
130,000
99.70%
Gothenburg*
Vanua Levu
30,000
23.10%
Labasa
Kinmen
50,000
39.00%
Jincheng
Awaji
35,000
27.60%
Minamiawaji
Kutubdia
45,000
35.90%
Kutubdia Upazila
Bilu
30,000
24.50%
Chaungzon
Srirangam
30,000
25.00%
Srirangam
Rote
25,000
20.80%
Ba'a
Rhodes
70,000
58.50%
Rhodes
Fuerteventura
40,000
33.40%
Puerto del Rosario
Dordrecht
45,000
37.90%
Dordrecht
Lembata
20,000
17.00%
Lewoleba
Biak
60,000
53.20%
Kota Biak
Nansha
20,000
17.80%
Nansha
Peleng
15,000
13.70%
Basiano
Bengkalis
40,000
36.80%
Bengkalis
Saint Vincent
25,000
23.00%
Kingstown
Songzhou
20,000
18.80%
Songzhou
Daishan
15,000
14.20%
Gaoting
Lantau Island
50,000
47.60%
Tung Chung New Town
Corfu
35,000
33.50%
Corfu
Jersey
32,000
30.70%
St Helier
Aruba
30,000
29.00%
Oranjestad
Phú Quốc
40,000
38.80%
Dương Đông
Taipa
20,000
19.50%
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Abadan Island
20,000
20.00%
Abadan*
Yeongjongdo
35,000
35.00%
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