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All 500k+ Urban Areas of South America

Ever get tired of typing countless suburbs of big cities? Say no more! Name all urban areas of South America with at least 500,000 inhabitants!
Main source: OECD's Regions and Cities Atlas, with citypopulation.de as a secondary source
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Country
Pop.
Urban Area
Brazil
21,494,671
São Paulo
Argentina
16,224,751
Buenos Aires
Brazil
13,100,171
Rio de Janeiro
Peru
11,175,789
Lima
Colombia
10,544,590
Bogotá
Chile
7,394,880
Santiago de Chile
Brazil
5,251,966
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
4,115,894
Brasília
Brazil
4,092,251
Recife
Colombia
3,953,600
Medellín
Brazil
3,817,166
Porto Alegre
Brazil
3,785,506
Salvador
Brazil
3,649,304
Fortaleza
Brazil
3,537,475
Curitiba
Venezuela
3,344,500
Caracas
Ecuador
3,211,773
Guayaquil
Ecuador
2,862,313
Quito
Brazil
2,719,372
Campinas
Colombia
2,691,668
Cali
Brazil
2,646,476
Goiânia
Brazil
2,303,732
Manaus
Colombia
2,275,578
Barranquilla
Venezuela
2,262,600
Maracaibo
Brazil
2,234,080
Belém
Paraguay
2,224,415
Asunción
Bolivia
2,047,693
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
2,016,015
La Paz
Brazil
1,915,390
Vitória
Venezuela
1,781,900
Valencia
Brazil
1,744,268
Santos
Argentina
1,705,741
Córdoba
Uruguay
1,694,111
Montevideo
Brazil
1,656,277
São José dos Campos
Venezuela
1,537,000
Maracay
Brazil
1,533,693
São Luís
Argentina
1,505,589
Rosario
Bolivia
1,424,509
Cochabamba
Brazil
1,402,990
Natal
Brazil
1,304,459
Florianópolis
Venezuela
1,289,100
Barquisimeto
Brazil
1,256,176
João Pessoa
Argentina
1,242,332
Mendoza
Brazil
1,239,620
Maceió
Colombia
1,163,522
Bucaramanga
Argentina
1,157,639
San Miguel de Tucumán
Peru
1,125,400
Arequipa
Brazil
1,088,403
Teresina
Brazil
1,069,502
Aracaju
Country
Pop.
Urban Area
Chile
1,062,382
Valparaíso - Viña del Mar
Colombia
1,036,100
Cartagena
Peru
1,033,023
Trujillo
Brazil
1,010,797
Cuiabá
Brazil
992,383
Sorocaba
Colombia
989,900
Cúcuta
Brazil
962,883
Campo Grande
Brazil
900,241
Ribeirão Preto
Venezuela
893,400
Ciudad Guayana
Brazil
880,995
Jundiaí
Chile
860,898
Concepción
Venezuela
834,500
Barcelona - Puerto La Cruz
Peru
805,599
Chiclayo
Brazil
780,342
Itajaí - Balneário Camboriú
Brazil
761,835
Uberlândia
Brazil
757,577
Londrina
Brazil
716,671
Maringá
Brazil
716,620
Joinville
Argentina
703,064
Salta
Brazil
692,334
São José do Rio Preto
Argentina
691,458
Mar del Plata
Colombia
689,800
Pereira
Brazil
674,566
Petrolina - Juazeiro
Brazil
660,806
Feira de Santana
Brazil
615,663
Macapá
Venezuela
610,522
Maturín
Ecuador
594,715
Cuenca
Brazil
592,541
Juiz de Fora
Argentina
576,957
San Juan
Brazil
560,417
Blumenau
Brazil
558,374
Caxias do Sul
Brazil
557,999
Campos dos Goytacazes
Venezuela
555,793
San Cristóbal
Paraguay
553,764
Ciudad del Este
Brazil
553,516
Campina Grande
Peru
547,100
Piura
Colombia
546,634
Valledupar
Argentina
543,866
Santa Fe
Brazil
542,022
Porto Velho
Brazil
537,928
Ipatinga
Colombia
531,600
Villavicencio
Colombia
530,785
Ibagué
Peru
527,569
Cuzco
Brazil
525,999
Juazeiro do Norte
Colombia
520,054
Santa Marta
Brazil
517,629
Macaé - Rio das Ostras
Brazil
501,623
Americana
Argentina
500,336
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