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Ten Southernmost Megacities

Name the ten southernmost cities with an urban area population greater than 10 million.
Population according to citypopulation.de, January 2026
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Latitude
Megacity
34.6° S
Buenos Aires
26.2° S
Johannesburg
23.6° S
São Paulo
22.9° S
Rio de Janeiro
12.0° S
Lima
8.8° S
Luanda
6.1° S
Jakarta
4.4° S
Kinshasa
4.7° N
Bogotá
6.5° N
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37 Comments
idontlikeit2
+36
Level 78
Nov 18, 2017
It's funny how there are only seven megacities south of the equator, but many more north.
PauloMX
+5
Level 66
Apr 24, 2020
Yes! I didnt focus on the fact that there some cities in the Northern hemisphere and I miss the 3 of them!
Moos1005
+2
Level 89
Apr 25, 2020
There are also very few megacities in the rest of the Americas, in the northern part of Africa, in Europe or the middle East
ThatOneGuy25
+7
Level 58
Oct 23, 2020
Well, there aren't many megacities in northern Africa because it's a giant desert and nobody wants to live there. Also, nobody wants to live in 120 degrees in the middle east.
Zach4Kofi
+2
Level 44
Aug 6, 2025
North Africa’s population, outside of Egypt, mostly reside in Mediterranean climate zones, FYI. Morocco for one has barely anyone actually living in a hot desert area.
anomalyz
+1
Level 43
Oct 29, 2025
North Africa has large cities like Cairo, Alexandria, or Casablanca. Also, the hottest place in the world is death valley in America, and parts of the middle east are nice places to live.
GlaucusExquisita
+28
Level 78
Oct 20, 2021
I think the populations of countries in northern Africa and the Middle East might beg to differ on "nobody wants to live there"…
RJF
+4
Level 67
Dec 14, 2022
I think the fact that he expressed that temperature in Fahrenheit in a way that clearly expected the reader to intuitively understand that told us all we needed to know about how a) American and b) poorly-travelled he is...
Zach4Kofi
+1
Level 44
Aug 6, 2025
That wasn’t really the focus, but I mean I think in this case it can be excused, as the comment was A) fairly obviously wrong and B) borderline rude to the populations of North Africa and the Middle East, as aforementioned…
Yanni47
+23
Level 80
Jun 6, 2020
Maybe it's because there is also more landmass in the northern hemisphere.
wiifly
+12
Level 65
Apr 4, 2022
Yes. I don’t think people realize that ~70% of land is in the Northern Hemisphere, and that’s *including* Antarctica.

Obviously there are other Economic, Social, Politica, and Environmental reasons but the main reason is there is just less area.

loganite
+8
Level 93
Mar 3, 2022
Nearly 90% of earth's population live in the northern hemisphere...
Pertil
+4
Level 62
Apr 4, 2022
Maybe cuz 70% of earths land is north of the equator and the southern hemisphere is mostly unninhabitable deserts or jungles with hot temperatures and tropical diseases making it hard for human life to develop
Devvik2
+29
Level 74
Jan 11, 2018
Bangkok and Manila just missed huh?
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Apr 23, 2020
Yes
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 91
Mar 13, 2026
I guessed both of those.
HamzaThebeast123
+2
Level 28
Jun 6, 2020
I think Sydney and Melbourne should be here

Right

rama21
+43
Level 71
Jun 6, 2020
no where near 10 million
Eigengrau
+15
Level 63
Jun 6, 2020
Nope. 10 million is almost half of Australia's population. It isn't possible.
Kenneth3748
+7
Level 52
Mar 10, 2022
it is possible for some countries like manila is like 1/3 of philippines population, seoul is half of south koreas pop as well
justanerd
+1
Level 33
Apr 5, 2022
But- Manila is FAR above the equator and likely would not make it. Not to mention the ENTIRE Philippines are above the equator and Manila is in Luzon, the most northern most significant island in the country.
HydratedMite
+9
Level 68
Jan 11, 2024
You missed the point of the comment
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Mar 11, 2026
Lmao
jbro
+4
Level 76
Jun 6, 2020
I tried Bangkok, Manila, Melbourne, & Sydney but none of them worked

I got Lagos & Lima wrong

Kenneth3748
+3
Level 52
Mar 10, 2022
sydney has like 4-5 million people
jbro
+7
Level 76
Jun 6, 2020
I also tried Kuala Lumpur & singapore
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
Jun 7, 2020
I'm from KL.
SWATkun
+3
Level 59
Jun 8, 2020
Didn't understand how it's southernmost when there are even 3 cities north of the equator
Jakub
+20
Level 68
Jul 28, 2020
Southernmost doesn’t necessarily mean in the Southern hemisphere.
HeyItsMeJJ
+8
Level 65
May 25, 2021
Southernmost implies the most south, which doesn't include anything about hemispheres.
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Sep 26, 2023
There's not many megacities in the southern hemisphere.
mrzli86
+1
Level 99
Mar 3, 2022
great quiz...I did in 1:14 left
stocktonmapping
+2
Level 54
Mar 10, 2026
My score just reset noooo
theenforcer22
+1
Level 70
Mar 11, 2026
Full marks for T-Rob (AKA The Robbster).
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Mar 11, 2026
Full marks for the Nevson
Chocapic
+2
Level 73
Mar 11, 2026
It's obnoxious when you guys update a quiz and remove my progress.
Alexquiz17
+5
Level 94
Mar 13, 2026
It takes a couple of minutes to do it again. And this way you get to refresh your knowledge - everyone’s a winner!
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