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The following is a list of the largest [[satellite cities]] worldwide, with over 500,000 people. A satellite city is defined as subordinate to a central city in a business or infrastructure sense, and it may or may not have more population than the central city due to arbitrary municipal definitions.

Excluded are [[transborder agglomeration]]s. In the ''Pop date'' column, C stands for census, P for provisional result, E for estimate.  Although the list is ordered by population for ease of reference, the figures are not comparable with each other due to different dates and lack of updates by respective countries.

==Satellite cities by population==
* Satellite cities are generally [[suburbs]] or bedroom communities{{fact|date=January 2025}} but not always; an example is a capital that is dwarfed by a megacity. Large satellite cities may be as densely populated as a megacity.
* Cities in [[mainland China]] are often defined as [[prefecture-level city|prefectures]] or [[county-level city|counties]]; for the sake of simplicity, they are listed in a separate list as explained in the respective section.
* The Taiwan municipalities of [[Taichung]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]], [[New Taipei]], [[Tainan]], and [[Kaohsiung]] are usually considered large in area, as they merged with their respective surrounding suburban counties in December 2010, thus becoming [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|direct-controlled municipalities]].
* The city of [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] has an exceedingly large area of {{cvt|6,298|km2}}, and as a national capital, it is hard to determine the boundaries between Pretoria's suburban areas and the suburbs of the nearby city of [[Johannesburg]]. Therefore, it is excluded here.
* Malaysia has multiple types of local government, which confusingly overlap as the system was partially but not completely overhauled.
* Local data may be outdated for many of the least-developed nations, and as such may not be comparable.
<!-- (This is something for editors to work through on the talk page, rather than in the article body.) * [[Fort Worth]] is located within a [[metropolitan statistical area]] rather than falling under the more common case of being a large, farther-flung suburb of a [[combined statistical area]]; however, Wikipedia editors seem to think it does not belong on this list. Generally, a satellite to be considered, should share city limits with the primary city, or another satellite city that does share city limits. -->

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Rank
! bgcolorjkkjn="#efefef" | City
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Population
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Pop date
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Metropolitan area
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Nation
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|1 || [[Giza]] (informal) || 5,094,000 || 2017C || [[Greater Cairo]] || {{EGY}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/egypt/cities/|title=Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=City Population |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201217004736/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/egypt/cities/ |archive-date= Dec 17, 2020 }}</ref>
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|2 || [[New Taipei City]] (agglo) || 3,979,208 || 2016E || [[Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area|Taipei]] || {{TWN}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/php/taiwan-admin.php|title=Taiwan: Administrative Division (Counties, Cities, Townships and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=City Population |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022101434/http://citypopulation.de/php/taiwan-admin.php  |archive-date= Oct 22, 2020 }}</ref>
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|3 || [[Yokohama]] || 3,778,718|| 2020C || [[Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan">{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/ex/stat/jinko/city/new-j.html|script-title=ja:横浜市統計ポータルサイト 人口 大都市推計人口（平成３０年６月１日現在）|website= city.yokohama.lg.jp|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817161229/http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/ex/stat/jinko/city/new-j.html|archive-date=2014-08-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|4 || [[Ekurhuleni]] (agglo) || 3,379,104 || 2016E || [[Johannesburg#Urban agglomeration|Johannesburg]] || {{ZAF}}<ref name="citypopulation.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/southafrica-admin.php|title=South Africa: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=City Population |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225194124/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/southafrica-admin.php |archive-date= Feb 25, 2020 }}</ref>
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|5 || [[Incheon]] || 3,209,295 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/southkorea-admin.php|title=South Korea: Administrative Division (Provinces, Counties, Cities and City Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=City Population |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001045614/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/southkorea-admin.php |archive-date= Oct 1, 2020 }}</ref> 
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|6 || [[Quezon City]] || 2,960,048 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15">{{Cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-philippine-population-2015-census-population|title=Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population |website=Philippine Statistics Authority |date=May 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829154509/https://www.psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-philippine-population-2015-census-population |archive-date= Aug 29, 2023 }}</ref>
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|7 || [[Bekasi]] || 2,714,800 || 2015E || [[Jabodetabek|Greater Jakarta]] || {{IDN}}<ref name="jabar">{{cite web|url=https://jabar.bps.go.id/linkTableDinamis/view/id/12|title=Jumlah Penduduk dan Jenis Kelamin Menurut Kabupaten/Kota di Provinsi Jawa Barat, 2015|website=jabar.bps.go.id}}</ref>
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|8 ||[[Gazipur City|Gazipur]]||2,677,000||2022C||[[Greater Dhaka]]||{{BAN}}<ref name="Bangla2022C_unadj">{{cite web | url=https://citypopulation.de/en/bangladesh/admin/ | title=Bangladesh: Administrative Division (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map }}</ref>  
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|9 || [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]] || 2,358,525 || 2011C || [[Central National Capital Region|Central NCR]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/> 
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|10 || [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]] || 2,147,763 || 2016E || [[Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area|Taipei]] || {{TWN}}<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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|11 || [[Depok]] ||2,106,100|| 2014E ||  [[Jabodetabek|Greater Jakarta]]  || {{IDN}}<ref name="jabar"/>
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|12 || [[Tangerang]] || 2,047,105 || 2015E || [[Jabodetabek|Greater Jakarta]]|| {{IDN}}<ref name="banten">{{cite web|url=https://banten.bps.go.id/linkTableDinamis/view/id/51|title=BPS Provinsi Banten|website=banten.bps.go.id}}</ref>
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|13 || [[Omdurman]] || 1,849,659 || 2008C || [[Khartoum]] || {{SUD}}<ref name="sudan">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Sudan.html|title=Sudan: States, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomeration - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|14 || [[La Matanza Partido|La Matanza]] || 1,837,774 || 2022C || [[Greater Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] || {{ARG}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/php/argentina-admin.php|title=Argentina: Administrative Division (Provinces, Departments and Partidos) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|15 || [[Thane]] || 1,818,872 || 2011C || [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|16 ||[[Narayanganj]]||1,771,000||2022C||[[Greater Dhaka]]||{{BAN}}<ref name="Bangla2022C_unadj"/>
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|17 || [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]] || 1,729,359 || 2011C || [[Pune Metropolitan Area|Pune]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|18 || [[Caloocan]] || 1,661,583 || 2920C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|19 || [[Ecatepec de Morelos]] || 1,645,352 || 2020C || [[Greater Mexico City|Mexico City]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex">{{cite web|url=http://www.conapo.gob.mx/|title=Inicio|website=www.conapo.gob.mx}}</ref> 
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|20 || [[Matola]] || 1,616,267 || 2017C || [[Maputo]] || {{MOZ}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/php/mozambique-admin.php|title=Mozambique: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|21 || [[Karaj]] || 1,592,492 || 2016C || Greater [[Tehran]] || {{IRN}}<ref name="iran">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Iran-MajorCities.html|title=Iran: Major Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|22 || [[South Tangerang]] || 1,543,209 || 2015E || [[Jabodetabek|Greater Jakarta]] || {{IDN}}<ref name="banten"/>
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|23 || [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]] || 1,539,081 || 2020C ||  [[Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan"/>
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|24 || [[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe City]] || 1,527,022 || 2020C ||  [[Keihanshin|Osaka]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan"/>
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|25 || [[Gurgaon]] || 1,514,085 || 2011C || [[Central National Capital Region|Central NCR]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|26 || [[Zapopan]] || 1,476,491 || 2020C || [[Greater Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|27 || [[Faridabad]] || 1,404,653 || 2011C || [[Central National Capital Region|Central NCR]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|28 || [[Viana, Luanda|Viana]] || 1,382,854 || 2014C || Greater [[Luanda]] || {{ANG}}<ref name="angola">{{Cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/en/angola/admin/|title=Angola: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
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|29 || [[Guarulhos]] || 1,379,182 || 2019E || [[Greater São Paulo|São Paulo]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil">{{cite web |url=https://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2013/estimativa_2013_dou.pdf |title=FTP link |work=ftp.ibge.gov.br }}</ref>
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|30 || [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama City]] || 1,324,591 || 2020C || [[Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan"/>
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|32 || [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] || 1,270,000 || 2015C || [[Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area]] || {{UAE}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/sharjah/over-1-million-reside-in-sharjah-census|title=Over 1 million reside in Sharjah: Census|author=Staff Reporter|website=www.khaleejtimes.com}}</ref>
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|33 || [[Kalyan-Dombivali]] || 1,246,381 || 2011C || [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|34 || [[Suwon]] || 1,235,022 || 2016E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/> 
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|48 || [[Shubra El-Kheima]] || 1,226,143 || 2020E || [[Greater Cairo|Cairo]] || {{EGY}} 
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|35 || [[Vasai-Virar]] || 1,221,223 || 2011C || [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|37 || [[Ulsan]] || 1,168,469 || 2019E || [[Greater Busan|Busan]]-[[Ulsan]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/> 
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|38 || [[Cazenga]] || 1,151,206 || 2022E || Greater [[Luanda]] || {{ANG}}<ref name="angola"/>
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|39 || [[Navi Mumbai]] || 1,119,477 || 2011C || [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|40 || [[Changwon]] || 1,080,133 || 2016E || [[Greater Busan|Busan]]-[[Ulsan]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/> 
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|41 || [[Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl]] || 1,077,208 || 2020C || [[Greater Mexico City|Mexico City]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|42 || [[Howrah]] || 1,072,161 || 2011C || [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area|Kolkata]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india">{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|43 || [[Goyang]] || 1,078,859 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/>
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|44 || [[Yongin]] || 1,078,591 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/> 
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|45 || [[Biên Hòa]] || 1,055,404 || 2019C || [[Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area|Saigon]]|| {{VNM}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/Vietnam.html|title=Vietnam: Provinces, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> 
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|45 || [[Bogor]] || 1,047,900 || 2015E || [[Jabodetabek|Greater Jakarta]]|| {{IDN}}<ref name="jabar"/> 
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|47 || [[Callao]] || 1,010,315 || 2015E || Greater [[Lima]] || {{PER}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/peru-admin.php|title=Peru: Administrative Division (Regions and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|48 || [[Khartoum North]] || 1,012,211 || 2008C || [[Khartoum]] || {{SUD}}<ref name="sudan"/>
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|49 || [[Tambaram]] || 1,008,473 || 2011C || [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|50 || [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba City]] || 975,210 || 2020C || [[Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan"/> 
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|51 || [[Seongnam]] || 960,342 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/> 
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|52 || [[El Alto]] || 943,558 || 2019E || Greater [[La Paz]] || {{BOL}}<ref name="bolivia">{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/php/bolivia-admin.php|title=Bolivia: Municipal Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|53 || [[São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro|São Gonçalo]] || 929,446 || 2022CP || [[Greater Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/> 
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|54 || [[Hawalli, Kuwait|Hawalli]] || 911,274 || 2014E || [[Kuwait City]] || {{Country|Kuwait}}<ref name="citykuwait"/> 
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|55 || [[Santo Domingo Este]] || 891,952 || 2019E || Santo Domingo || {{Country|Dominican Republic}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/domrep-mun-admin.php|title=Dominican Republic: Municipal Division (Municipalities and Municipal Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|56 || [[Salé]] || 890,403 || 2014C || Rabat || {{Country|Morocco}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/Morocco-Cities.html|title=Morocco: Regions, Major Cities, Urban Communes & Urban Centers - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|57 || [[Antipolo]] || 887,399 || 2020C || [[Greater Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|58 || [[Taguig]] || 886,722 || 2020C || [[Greater Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|59 || [[Bucheon]] || 855,685 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/>
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|60 || [[Hwaseong, Gyeonggi|Hwaseong]] || 855,949 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/>
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|61 || [[Cheongju]] || 853,714 || 2019E || [[Daejeon]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/>
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|62 || [[São Bernardo do Campo]] || 838,936 || 2015E || [[Greater São Paulo|São Paulo]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/>
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|63 || [[Naucalpan|Naucalpan de Juárez]] || 834,434 || 2020C || [[Greater Mexico City|Mexico City]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|64 || [[Sakai, Osaka|Sakai]] || 826,447 || 2020C ||| [[Keihanshin|Osaka]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan"/>
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|65 || [[Soacha]] || 826,700 || 2023E || [[Bogota]] || {{COL}}<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/en/colombia/admin/|title = Colombia: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
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|66 || [[Seberang Perai]] || 818,197 || 2010C || [[Penang]] || {{MYS}}<ref name="malaysia">{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/03ringkasan_kawasan_PBT_Jadual1.pdf |title=Jadual 1: Ringkasan perangkaan penting bagi kawasan Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan, Malaysia, 2010 |access-date=2013-06-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205090002/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/03ringkasan_kawasan_PBT_Jadual1.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-05 }}</ref> 
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|67 || [[Farwaniya]] || 816,015 || 2015E || [[Kuwait City]] || {{Country|Kuwait}}<ref name="citykuwait">{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/Kuwait-Cities.html|title=Kuwait: Governorates & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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|68 || [[Mira-Bhayander]] || 814,655 || 2011C || [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/>
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|69 || [[Nova Iguaçu]] || 821,128 || 2019E || [[Greater Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/> 
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|70 || [[Pasig]] || 803,159 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|71 || [[Kajang]] || 795,522 || 2010C || Greater [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{MYS}}<ref name="malaysia"/>
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|72 || [[Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro|Duque de Caxias]] || 782,799 || 2022CP || [[Greater Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/> 
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|73 || [[Osasco]] || 777,048 || 2022CP || [[Greater São Paulo|São Paulo]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/>
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|74 || [[Santo André]] || 776,640 || 2022CP || [[Greater São Paulo|São Paulo]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/>
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|75 || [[La Plata]] || 772,618 || 2022C || [[Greater Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] || {{ARG}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://citypopulation.de/en/argentina/admin/ | title=Argentina: Administrative Division (Provinces, Departments and Partidos) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map }}</ref>
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|76 || [[Hempstead, New York|Hempstead]] ||  770,367 || 2016C||  [[New York metropolitan area|New York]] || {{Country|United States}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2018-07-14}}</ref>
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|77 || [[Ansan]] || 707,385 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/>
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|78 || [[Noida]]/[[Greater Noida]] || 750,057 || 2011C || [[Central National Capital Region|Central NCR]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/> 
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|79 || [[Klang (city)|Klang]] || 744,062 || 2010C || Greater [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{MYS}}<ref name="malaysia"/>
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|80 || [[Tlajomulco de Zúñiga]] || 727,750 || 2020C || [[Greater Guadalajara]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|81 || [[Sagamihara]] || 725,302 || 2017E || [[Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo]] || {{JPN}}<ref name="japan"/>
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|82 || [[Emfuleni]] || 733,445 || 2016E || [[Johannesburg#Urban agglomeration|Johannesburg]] || {{ZAF}}<ref name="citypopulation.de"/>
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|83 || [[Mississauga]] || 721,599 || 2016C || [[Greater Toronto Area]] ||{{CAN}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/php/canada-ontario-admin.php|title=Canada: Ontario (Regional and Municipal Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref name="canada">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=301&S=3&O=D|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses|first=Government of Canada, Statistics|last=Canada|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> 
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|84 || [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]] || 714,978 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|85 || [[Bhiwandi]] || 711,329 || 2011C || [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] || {{IND}}<ref name="india"/> 
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|86 || [[Parañaque]] || 714,978 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|87 || [[Namyangju]] || 709,307 || 2019E || [[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] || {{KOR}}<ref name="korea"/>
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|88 || [[Subang Jaya]] || 708,296 || 2010C || Greater [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{MYS}}<ref name="malaysia"/>
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|88 || [[Chimalhuacán]] || 705,153 || 2020C || [[Greater Mexico City]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|90 || [[Dasmariñas]] || 703,131 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|91 || [[Tolyatti]] || 699,367 || 2020C || [[Samara]]-[[Tolyatti]]-[[Syzran]] metropolitan area || {{RUS}}
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|92 || [[Lomas de Zamora]] || 698,418 || 2022C || [[Greater Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] || {{ARG}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://citypopulation.de/en/argentina/admin/ | title=Argentina: Administrative Division (Provinces, Departments and Partidos) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map }}</ref>
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|93 || [[Jaboatão dos Guararapes]] || 702,298 || 2019E || [[Recife metropolitan area|Recife]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/>
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|94 || [[Tlaquepaque]] || 687,127 || 2020C || [[Greater Guadalajara]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|95 || [[Tlalnepantla de Baz]] || 672,202 || 2020C || [[Greater Mexico City]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/>
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|96 || [[Soledad, Atlántico|Soledad]] || 691,900 || 2023E || [[Barranquilla]] || {{COL}}<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
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|97 || [[Contagem]] || 663,855 || 2019E || [[Greater Belo Horizonte|Belo Horizonte]] || {{BRA}}<ref name="brasil"/>
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|98 || [[Bacoor]] || 664,625 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|99 || [[Apodaca]] || 656,454 || 2020C || [[Greater Monterrey]] || {{MEX}}<ref name="mex"/> 
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|100 || [[San Jose del Monte]] || 651,813 || 2020C || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || {{PHL}}<ref name="phc15"/>
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|101|| [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || 650,000 || 2016E || [[South-East Queensland|Brisbane]] || {{AUS}}<ref name="Reference A">{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/php/Australia-admin.php|title=Australia: Administrative Division (Counties, Cities, Townships and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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==Satellite cities in China and Taiwan==
{{debate|date=June 2025}}

In both the [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Republic of China]],the designation of "city" often corresponds to administrative units such as prefecture-level or county-level jurisdictions, rather than to contiguous urbanized areas. These jurisdictions typically cover vast territories that include not only the urban core but also extensive rural zones, townships, and even geographically distinct settlements. Consequently, entire metropolitan areas can fall within a single city’s administrative boundaries, and satellite cities may exist either within or adjacent to these jurisdictions, depending on how urban agglomeration has occurred over time. An example is [[Wanzhou, Chongqing|Wanzhou]] Urban District in Chongqing Municipality (a provincial-level entity), which, despite its designation as an urban district, is geographically separated by farmland from Chongqing’s core urban area and functions effectively as a satellite city.

The concept of a "city" in the PRC is further complicated by the existence of alternative urban definitions used in practice. These include delineations based on the dominant urbanized districts of a central city, or boundaries formed by infrastructure (e.g., roads and railways), natural features, or a combination thereof. The National Bureau of Statistics and other governmental bodies often refer to these areas as [[Urban district|"urban districts"]], though this classification can include select counties or towns depending on local administrative arrangements. In some cases, counties or county-level districts, such as Handan County under [[Handan City]] (prefecture-level), are considered part of the greater urban area. In this context, districts like Congtai, Hanshan, and Fuxing are typically regarded as the core of urban Handan, with Handan County increasingly integrated as urban expansion progresses.

A particularly complex example is found in the [[Chaoshan Metropolitan Area,]] where the urban districts of Jieyang (a prefecture-level city) border those of the central city Shantou (also prefecture-level), creating a contiguous urban region that spans multiple municipalities. Furthermore, nested administrative structures complicate this arrangement: Jieyang, while a prefecture-level city, functions as a satellite of Shantou, and contains within its jurisdiction Puning, a county-level city that itself may act as a satellite of Shantou.

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{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Rank
! bgcolor="#efefef" | City
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Population
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Pop date
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Type
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Includes
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Metropolitan area
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Province/province-level municipality
|-
|1 || [[Puning]] ||  2,054,703<ref name="gdjystats.gov.cn">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gdjystats.gov.cn/Article/ShowInfo.asp?ID=6346 |title=揭阳市2010年第六次全国人口普查-公报 |access-date=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522092936/http://www.gdjystats.gov.cn/Article/ShowInfo.asp?ID=6346 |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|| 2010C || [[County-level city]] within Jieyang || entire city ({{lang|zh-hans|县级市}}) || Greater [[Chaoshan]] || Guangdong
|-
|2 || [[Jieyang]] || 1,899,394<ref name="gdjystats.gov.cn"/>
 || 2010C || adjacent [[Prefecture-level city]] || urban districts ({{lang|zh-hans|市辖区}}) || Greater [[Chaoshan]] || Guangdong
|- 
|3 || [[Huilai County]] || 1,097,615<ref name="gdjystats.gov.cn"/>
 || 2010C || [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|County]] within Jieyang || entire county ({{lang|zh-hans|县}}) || Greater [[Chaoshan]] || Guangdong
|- 
|4 || [[Wanzhou]] District || 859,662<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/China-Chongqing.html|title=Chongqing (China): Municipal Province, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
 || 2010C || non contiguous urban district || single district ({{lang|zh-hans|市辖区}}) || Greater [[Chongqing]] || Chongqing
|-
|5 || [[Changshu]] City || 929,124<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/China-Jiangsu.html|title=Jiangsu (China): Prefectural Division, Major Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> || 2010C || [[County-level city]] within Suzhou || Entire city ({{lang|zh-hans|县级市}}) || Greater [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]] || Jiangsu
|}

==References==
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{{Urban pop list}}

[[Category:Lists of cities by population|Satellite cities]]
[[Category:Lists of cities (worldwide) by population|Satellite]]
[[Category:Cities-related lists of superlatives|Satellite]]