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Most densely populated cities

Name the most densely populated cities in the world with a population greater than 500k.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_population_density
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Last updated: February 13, 2022
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Country
City
km²
mi²
Philippines
Manila
41,515
107,520
Iraq
Baghdad
32,874
85,140
India
Mumbai
32,303
83,660
Bangladesh
Dhaka
29,069
75,290
Philippines
Caloocan
27,989
72,490
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
27,395
70,950
Pakistan
Karachi
25,229
65,340
Philippines
Makati
24,346
63,060
India
Kolkata
24,306
62,950
Nepal
Kathmandu
23,923
61,960
Country
City
km²
mi²
Malaysia
Subang Jaya
23,911
61,930
Syria
Damascus
22,221
57,550
Eritrea
Asmara
21,400
55,000
Philippines
Pasig
21,290
55,100
China
Macau
21,224
54,970
France
Paris
20,755
53,760
India
Howrah
20,722
53,670
Sri Lanka
Colombo
20,351
52,710
India
Delhi
19,944
51,650
Indonesia
Bandung
18,416
47,700
6 Comments
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Level 39
Mar 3, 2021
Singapore? Tokyo? Jakarta?
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Level 79
Mar 7, 2021
None of them even break 10k/km².

Japan has a declining population so I wouldn't expect them to be on this list any time soon.

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Level 64
Jun 27, 2021
Wow, never saw this statistic before. Would like to ask about the mostly densely populated city in my quiz, if that is OK with you?
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Level 79
Jun 27, 2021
Um, sure? You can just use the source, you don't have to ask me.
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Level 81
Jul 15, 2021
All these Philippine "cities" are just part of Metro Manila.
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Level 23
Sep 16, 2021
true but not true only pateros is part because it’s a municipality