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Every Largest City of a Country That Is Not the Capital

This quiz is every city that is the largest city of the country it is in, but is not the capital of said country.
List and populations according to Wikipedia, which is based on city proper
For the purpose of this quiz, only the administrative capital counts.
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TheDreadPirate
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Last updated: November 30, 2024
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First submittedOctober 25, 2024
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30.5 m
Shanghai
14.9 m
Karachi
14.4 m
Istanbul
12.4 m
Mumbai
12.3 m
São Paulo
9 m
Ho Chi Minh City
8.4 m
New York
7.9 m
Lagos
5.6 m
Johannesburg
5.3 m
Sydney
4.3 m
Abidjan
4.3 m
Yangon
4.2 m
Casablanca
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4 m
New Taipei
2.9 m
Quezon City
2.8 m
Toronto
2.7 m
Guayaquil
2.5 m
Dar es Salaam
2.4 m
Omdurman
2.3 m
Dubai
2 m
Douala
1.5 m
Auckland
1.5 m
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
1.5 m
Almaty
1.1 m
Bujumbura
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760,000
Cotonou
640,000
Colombo
400,000
Zurich
340,000
Serrekunda
250,000
Bata
67,000
Chaguanas
62,000
Belize City
29,000
St. Paul's Bay
13,000
Weno
11,200
Koror
10,600
Serravalle
6,040
Schaan
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4 Comments
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Level 82
Oct 26, 2024
A challenging quiz. 5/5.
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Level 71
Nov 5, 2024
Hey! Great quiz!

Real quick, Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia!

Be well

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Level 44
Nov 5, 2024
Thanks!

I was pretty split on whether to include Jakarta or not, since it’s in a transitional period. Do you think I should remove it from the quiz?

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Level 58
Nov 12, 2024
i'd say that since right now it's still Jakarta it should be kept out of the quiz until it becomes official that the capital is nusantara