Largest cities in the Americas

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This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates or short-term projections are available for most of these cities. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. For a list of the latter, see List of metropolitan areas in the Americas by population. These figures refer to mid-2015 populations with the following exceptions:

  1. Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of 15 March 2015;[1]
  2. Calgary, whose 2015 municipal census had a reference date of April 1.[2]
City Image Country Population Year
1 São Paulo Skyline of São Paulo at dusk (318298).jpg  Brazil 11,967,825[3] 2015
2 Mexico City Ciudad.de.Mexico.City.- Paseo.Reforma.Skyline CDMX 2016.jpg Mexico Mexico 8,918,653[a][4][5] 2015[b]
3 Lima Lima, Peru Sunset Skyline & Cityscape.png  Peru 8,894,412[c][6] 2015
4 New York Above Gotham.jpg  United States 8,550,405[7] 2015
5 Bogotá Centro internacional.JPG  Colombia 7,862,277[d][9] 2015
6 Rio de Janeiro Mirante Dona Marta para Pão de Açucar e Baía de Guanabara.JPG  Brazil 6,476,631[3] 2015
7 Santiago CostaneraCenter2016.jpg  Chile 5,507,282[e][10] 2015
8 Los Angeles Los Angeles, Winter 2016.jpg  United States 3,971,883[7] 2015
9 Caracas Skyline Caracas.jpg  Venezuela 3,289,886[f][11] 2015
10 Buenos Aires Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires (40689219792).jpg  Argentina 3,054,267[12] 2015
11 Salvador Salvador BA (cropped).jpg  Brazil 2,921,087[3] 2015
12 Brasília Brasilia aerea setorbancariosul.jpg  Brazil 2,914,830[3] 2015
13 Toronto Toronto Skyline Summer 2020.jpg Canada Canada 2,826,498[g][14] 2015
14 Chicago  United States 2,720,546[7] 2015
15 Fortaleza Fortaleza, Brazil (4).jpg  Brazil 2,686,612[15] 2020
16 Guayaquil Guayas from Santa Ana.JPG  Ecuador 2,589,229[16] 2015
17 Quito Quitopanoramica.jpg  Ecuador 2,551,721[16] 2015
18 Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (2).jpg  Brazil 2,502,557[3] 2015
19 Medellín MEDELLÍN - ATARDECER 2014 (15410162855).jpg  Colombia 2,434,647[d][9] 2015
20 Cali North downtown.JPG  Colombia 2,333,203[d][9] 2015
21 Houston Panoramic Houston skyline.jpg  United States 2,296,224[7] 2015
22 Havana Bahia Habana Entrada.jpg Cuba Cuba 2,117,625[17] 2015
23 Manaus Praia da Ponta Negra (Manaus).jpg  Brazil 2,057,711[3] 2015
24 Curitiba Curitiba Trinario e densidade 77 02 2006.JPG  Brazil 1,879,355[3] 2015
25 Montreal Montreal - QC - Skyline.jpg Canada Canada 1,753,034[18] 2015
26 Ecatepec de Morelos Autopista México Pachuca vista desde Lomas de San Carlos.JPG Mexico Mexico 1,677,678[h][4][5] 2015[b]
27 Maracaibo Maracaibo bella vista.jpg  Venezuela 1,653,211[11] 2015
28 Recife Praia do Pina - Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.jpg  Brazil 1,617,183[3] 2015
29 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa cruz skyline 48.jpg  Bolivia 1,614,224[19] 2015
30 Philadelphia Philadelphia skyline from South Street Bridge January 2020.jpeg  United States 1,567,442[7] 2015
31 Phoenix Downtown Phoenix Aerial Looking Northeast.jpg  United States 1,563,025[7] 2015
32 Porto Alegre Porto Alegre - Brazil Landscape-Night.jpg  Brazil 1,476,867[3] 2015
33 San Antonio Gfp-texas-san-antonio-skyscrapers-of-san-antonio.jpg  United States 1,469,845[7] 2015
34 Guadalajara Skyline Guadalajara.jpg Mexico Mexico 1,460,148[h][4][5] 2015[b]
35 Belém Teatro da Paz em Belém visto de cima.jpg  Brazil 1,439,561[3] 2015
36 Puebla Puebla- Hotel Radisson.jpg Mexico Mexico 1,437,939[i][20] 2015[b]
37 Goiânia Parque Vaca Brava.jpg  Brazil 1,430,697[3] 2015
38 Córdoba Panorama del centro de Córdoba desde Parque de las naciones 2011-02-06.jpg  Argentina 1,414,201[21] 2015
39 San Diego FA18CHornetOverSanDiegoNov08.jpg  United States 1,394,928[7] 2015
40 Ciudad Juárez Juarez Cathedrale et mission 24-02-2007.jpg Mexico Mexico 1,382,753[i][20] 2015[b]
41 Montevideo Piscinas Trouville.jpg  Uruguay 1,379,560[j][22] 2015
42 León Leon10 guanajuato.jpg Mexico Mexico 1,349,224[i][20] 2015[b]
43 Guarulhos Vista da cidade de Guarulhos (SP).JPG  Brazil 1,324,781[3] 2015
44 Dallas Dallas Skyline - Eric Statzer.jpg  United States 1,300,092[7] 2015
45 Tijuana TijuanaCulturalCenter.jpg Mexico Mexico 1,298,475[i][20] 2015[b]
46 Calgary Calgary Skyline May 2018 (cropped).jpg Canada Canada 1,230,915[2] 2015[k]
47 Barranquilla Barranquillaandriomagdalena.png  Colombia 1,214,253[d][9] 2015
48 Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa 2.jpg  Honduras 1,190,230[24] 2015
49 Zapopan Zapopan.jpg Mexico Mexico 1,179,681[i][20] 2015[b]
50 Campinas Campinas SP - panoramio (13).jpg  Brazil 1,164,098[3] 2015

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2016 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Federal.[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Population estimate has a reference date of March 15, 2015.[1]
  3. ^ Population projection is that of Lima Province and not the Lima Metropolitan Area.
  4. ^ a b c d Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).[8]
  5. ^ Population projection is that of Santiago Province.
  6. ^ Population projection is that of the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which comprises the municipalities of Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo.
  7. ^ Population estimate is that of the Toronto census division, which consists solely of the City of Toronto.[13]
  8. ^ a b Population estimate is that of the entire municipio.
  9. ^ a b c d e Population estimate is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
  10. ^ Population projection is that of Montevideo Department.
  11. ^ Population from municipal census based on a census date of 1 April 2015.[2] In April 2016 Calgary's annual municipal census reported a population of 1,235,171.[23]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c "2015 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2630-1. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "ESTIMATIVAS DA POPULAÇÃO RESIDENTE NOS MUNICÍPIOS BRASILEIROS COM DATA DE REFERÊNCIA EM 1º DE JULHO DE 2015" (PDF). IBGE. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  4. ^ a b c "Encuesta Intercensal 2015: Tabulados - descarga". INEGI. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  5. ^ a b c Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Mexico: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  6. ^ "Cuadro Nº 11. Perú: Población total al 30 de junio, por grupos quinquenales de edad, según departamento y provincia, 2015". Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población total y edades quinquenales, según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito, 2005-2015. INEI. November 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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  12. ^ "Población estimada al 1 de julio de cada año calendario por sexo, según comuna. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Años 2010-2025". INDEC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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  14. ^ "Table 3.5: Population and demographic factors of growth by census division, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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  16. ^ a b "Proyección de la Población Ecuatoriana, por años calenario, según cantones 2010-2020". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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  18. ^ Population des municipalités du Québec, décret 2016 (Report). Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  19. ^ "CUADRO Nº 3. BOLIVIA: PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN, SEGÚN DEPARTAMENTO Y MUNICIPIO, 2012-2020". PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN E INDICADORES DEMOGRÁFICOS, POR AÑOS CALENDARIO, 2012-2020. INE. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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  21. ^ "Población estimada al 1 de julio de cada año calendario por sexo, según departamento. Provincia de Córdoba. Años 2010-2025". INDEC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  22. ^ "Poblaciones Estimadas y Proyectadas por Sexo y Edad según Departamentos: Período 1996-2025". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  23. ^ "2016 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  24. ^ "El INE te cuenta: principales resultados del censo a nivel departamental y municipios". Instituto Nacional de Estadística Honduras. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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