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5 Biggest Cities by Continent on a Map

Name each of the five biggest cities on each continent based on their size and position on a map
Based on data from citypopulation.de and from quizzes by Quizmaster
Based on urban population as of January 2025
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Europe
18.8 m
Moscow
16 m
Istanbul
15.1 m
London
11.5 m
Paris
6.8 m
Madrid
 
Africa
22.8 m
Cairo
21.3 m
Lagos
16.3 m
Kinshasa
14.8 m
Johannesburg
9.65 m
Luanda
Asia
72.7 m
Guangzhou /
Shenzhen
42.6 m
Shanghai
41.6 m
Tokyo
35.7 m
Delhi
29.5 m
Jakarta
 
North America
25.4 m
Mexico City
21.8 m
New York City
17.1 m
Los Angeles
9.6 m
Chicago
8.6 m
Washington D.C. / Baltimore
Australia/Oceania
5.2 m
Melbourne
5.1 m
Sydney
2.7 m
Brisbane
2.4 m
Perth
1.4 m
Adelaide
 
South America
22.6 m
São Paulo
16.8 m
Buenos Aires
13.6 m
Rio de Janeiro
12 m
Lima
10.6 m
Bogota
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5 Comments
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Level 75
Jun 5, 2025
Cool quiz, for some reason Laos lights up when you type in Los Angeles
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Level 65
Jun 13, 2025
Oops- did not see that! I'll fix it.
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Level 73
Jun 6, 2025
Sydney and Melbourne are swapped over
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Level 65
Jun 13, 2025
Citypopulation.de still has Melbourne listed as more populous than Sydney by urban population
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Level 61
Mar 2, 2026
on the map that is