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1970 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1970

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan23,297,503
2New York-NewarkUnited States of America16,191,180
3Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan15,271,510
4Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico8,830,947
5Buenos AiresArgentina8,416,170
6Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America8,377,685
7ParisFrance8,208,121
8São PauloBrazil7,620,490
9LondonUnited Kingdom7,509,405
10Kolkata (Calcutta)India7,329,372
11Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation7,106,457
12ChicagoUnited States of America7,105,799
13Rio de JaneiroBrazil6,790,519
14Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan6,603,381
15Mumbai (Bombay)India6,412,876
16ShanghaiChina6,052,468
17Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt5,584,507
18SeoulRepublic of Korea5,311,569
19BeijingChina4,426,045
20PhiladelphiaUnited States of America4,395,851
21Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A.Japan4,071,698
22Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation3,980,181
23DetroitUnited States of America3,966,483
24JakartaIndonesia3,915,406
25ManilaPhilippines3,534,309
26DelhiIndia3,530,693
27MadridSpain3,520,861
28BarcelonaSpain3,482,047
29Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR3,397,839
30TianjinChina3,317,826
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects