List of largest cities by area

The total number of cities are somewhere about 50,000 and about 538 with more than a population of a million.Cities with a population of more than ten million is called a megacity and there are about 35 Megacities.^[1]

There are 125 cities in the world with a land area of more than 686 square kilometer and about 73 with a land area of more than 1,000 Square kilometer

List of largest Cities

City	Image	Area in Square kilometers	Country
New York		8,683	U S A[2]
Tokyo	[3]	6,993	Japan
Chicago		5,498	U S A[4]
Atlanta		5,083	U S A[5]
Philadelphia		4,661	U S A[6]
Boston		4,497	U S A[7]
Los Angeles		4,320	U S A [8]
Dallas		3,644	U S A[9]
Houston		3,355	U S A
Detroit		3,267	U S A[10]
Washington		2,996	U S A[11]
Miami		2,891	U S A[12]
Nagoya		2,875	Japan[13]
Paris		2,723	France[14]
Essen		2,642	Germany[15]
Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto		2,564	Japan[16]
Seattle		2,470	U S A[17]
Johannesburg		2,396	South Africa [18]
Minneapolis		2,316	U S A[19]
San Juan		2,309	U S A
Buenos Aires		2,226	Argentina

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Leading countries

Countries	no of cities	Cities
USA	13	New York,Chicago,Atlanta,Philadelphia,Boston,Los Angeles,Dallas,Houston,Detroit,Washington,Miami,Seattle,Minneapolis.
Japan	3	Tokyo,Nagoya,Osaka
France	1	Paris
Germany	1	Essen
South Africa	1	Johannesburg
Puerto Rico	1	San Juan
Argentina	1	Buenos Aries

See also

• List of cities proper by population
• World's largest cities

References

1. http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-area-125.html
2. New York is the most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the world in terms of land area .It is also the second city after Hong Kong to have the most number of skyscrapers.New York has a whooping 240 skyscrapers including the Chrysler Building,World Trade Center,Empire state building,etc.
3. Tokyo is the richest city in the world with the GDP of 1,520 Billion US$.
4. Chicago is also known as the windy city and skyscrapers Sears Tower,Trump international Hotel and Tower ,Aon Center,John Hancock Center,Franklin Center ,etc. are situated in Chicago
5. Atlanta is the provincial capital of Georgia.It is was one of the three cities of the United States which was to host an Olympics tournament
6. Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania which is also known by the sobriquet "City of brotherly Love"
7. Boston is the provincial capital and the largest city of Massachusetts.It is one of the oldest cities in the United States which was founded back in 1630 ,more than a century before the nation gained independence.
8. Los Angeles or LA is the third richest city after New York and Tokyo.It is the provincial capital of California
9. Dallas is a city in Texas where The nation's former president John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
10. Detroit is a city in Michigan
11. Washington is the capital of the United States .Primary Attractions are Capitol,White house,etc
12. Miami is the provincial capital of Florida
13. Nagoya is the capital of Japanese Aichi Prefecture
14. Paris is the capital of France.France is the city with the second most cleanest air as of 2013 .Paris Is Beloved for the Eiffel tower
15. Essen is a city in Düsseldorf Administrative region of Germany
16. Osaka is a large port city in the Honshu island of Japan
17. Seattle is a city in United States which is known by the sobriquet of 'Emerald City' .The futuristic space needle is one of its primary attraction
18. Johannesburg is a city in South Africa which is known by the sobriquet 'City made up of Gold'
19. Minneapolis is a city in Minnestona
20. Buenos Aries is the capital of Argentina