100 Biggest Urban Areas in North America (Alternate Source)

Can you name the 100 most populous urban areas in North America?
Data and thumbnail from https://demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
Subdivisions given for cities in Canada, The US and Mexico.
Some pluricentric urban areas are given with multiple definitions. For these, the largest one will be used.
The Panama Canal is the border between North and South America used for this quiz.
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Country/Subdivision
Population
1
New York
United States (NY)
20,892,000
2
Mexico City
Mexico (CMX)
18,942,000
3
Los Angeles
United States (CA)
15,582,000
4
Chicago
United States (IL)
8,790,000
5
Washington-Baltimore
United States (DC)
7,636,000
6
Boston-Providence
United States (MA)
7,375,000
7
Dallas-Fort Worth
United States (TX)
6,980,000
8
Houston
United States (TX)
6,804,000
9
Toronto
Canada (ON)
6,400,000
10
San Francisco
United States (CA)
6,376,000
11
Miami
United States (FL)
6,129,000
12
Philadelphia
United States (PA)
5,697,000
13
Atlanta
United States (GA)
5,495,000
14
Phoenix
United States (AZ)
4,600,000
15
Monterrey
Mexico (NLE)
4,580,000
16
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
4,574,000
17
Guadalajara
Mexico (JAL)
4,528,000
18
Detroit
United States (MI)
4,143,000
19
Montreal
Canada (QC)
4,029,000
20
Seattle
United States (WA)
3,952,000
21
Orlando
United States (FL)
3,204,000
22
Tampa-St. Petersburg
United States (FL)
3,180,000
23
San Diego
United States (CA)
3,053,000
24
Minneapolis-St. Paul
United States (MN)
2,904,000
25
Denver
United States (CO)
2,892,000
26
Guatemala City
Guatemala
2,860,000
27
Vancouver
Canada (BC)
2,833,000
28
Cleveland
United States (OH)
2,642,000
29
Salt Lake City
United States (UT)
2,455,000
30
Las Vegas
United States (NV)
2,280,000
31
Charlotte
United States (NC)
2,214,000
32
St. Louis
United States (MO)
2,193,000
33
San Jose
Costa Rica
2,177,000
34
Puebla
Mexico (PUE)
2,162,000
35
San Antonio
United States (TX)
2,101,000
36
Portland
United States (OR)
2,076,000
37
Sacramento
United States (CA)
1,970,000
38
Austin
United States (TX)
1,957,000
39
San Juan
United States (PR)
1,796,000
40
Kansas City
United States (MO)
1,788,000
41
Havana
Cuba
1,770,000
42
Indianapolis
United States (IN)
1,757,000
43
Tijuana
Mexico (BCN)
1,752,000
44
Toluca
Mexico (MEX)
1,749,000
45
Cincinnati
United States (OH)
1,712,000
46
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
1,702,000
47
Pittsburgh
United States (PA)
1,700,000
48
Tegucigalpa
Hondurans
1,684,000
49
San Salvador
El Salvador
1,602,000
50
Leon
Mexico (GUA)
1,598,000
51
Calgary
Canada (AB)
1,593,000
52
Raleigh
United States (NC)
1,585,000
53
Columbus
United States (OH)
1,583,000
54
Managua
Nicaragua
1,479,000
55
Virginia Beach-Norfolk
United States (VA)
1,424,000
56
Torreon
Mexico (COA)
1,384,000
57
Edmonton
Canada (AB)
1,333,000
58
Jacksonville
United States (FL)
1,325,000
59
Milwaukee
United States (WI)
1,284,000
60
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico (CHH)
1,260,000
61
San Pedro Sula
Honduras
1,216,000
62
Nashville
United States (TN)
1,195,000
63
Ottawa
Canada (ON)
1,187,000
64
Cape Coral-Naples
United States (FL)
1,133,000
65
Richmond
United States (VA)
1,090,000
66
Queretaro
Mexico (QUE)
1,067,000
67
Memphis
United States (TN)
1,024,000
68
San Luis Potosi
Mexico (SLP)
1,019,000
69
Merida
Mexico (YUC)
1,011,000
70
Oklahoma City
United States (OK)
1,007,000
71
Kingston
Jamaica
1,003,000
72
Hartford
United States (CT)
966,000
73
Louisville
United States (KY)
961,000
74
Buffalo
United States (NY)
950,000
75
Aguascalientes
Mexico (AGU)
943,000
76
Cuernavaca
Mexico (MOR)
920,000
77
New Orleans
United States (LA)
920,000
78
Chihuahua
Mexico (CHH)
895,000
79
Tucson
United States (AZ)
882,000
80
El Paso
United States (TX)
866,000
81
Winnipeg
Canada (MB)
858,000
82
Saltilla
Mexico (COA)
855,000
83
Sarasota
United States (FL)
852,000
84
Mexicali
Mexico (BCN)
829,000
85
Omaha
United States (NE)
829,000
86
McAllen
United States (TX)
822,000
87
Quebec
Canada (QC)
801,000
88
Hermosillo
Mexico (SON)
799,000
89
Birmingham
United State (AL)
780,000
90
Tampico
Mexico (TAM)
768,000
91
Albuquerque
United States (NM)
766,000
92
Morelia
Mexico (MIC)
758,000
93
Tulsa
United States (OK)
748,000
94
Charleston
United States (SC)
743,000
95
Veracruz
Mexico (VER)
733,000
96
Fresno
United States (CA)
727,000
97
Acapulco
Mexico (GRO)
715,000
98
Culiacan
Mexico (SIN)
712,000
99
Rochester
United States (NY)
691,000
100
Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago
681,000
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