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This is a list of selected cities and their corresponding population densities. Many of the numbers below are calculated simply by dividing population by total area in km². This list is not meant to be an absolute ranking of the most densely populated places.
| East Asia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| Macau, People's Republic of China | 16,521/km² | Freguesia de Santo Antonio (98,776/km²), Macau Peninsula (59,284/km²) | ||||
| Seoul, South Korea | 16,391/km² | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | 13,333/km² | (23 special wards) Nakano (20,098/km²) | ||||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 9,835/km² | Singing (29,706/km²) | ||||
| Taipei, Taiwan | 9,626/km² | Daan (27,476/km²) | ||||
| Hong Kong, People's Republic of China | 6,206/km² | Kwun Tong (55,000/km²) (former Kowloon Walled City: 1,900,000/km²) | ||||
| Taichung, Taiwan | 6,320/km² | Central (27,334/km²) | ||||
| Tainan, Taiwan | 4,309/km² | East (14,369/km²) | ||||
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 3,753/km² | North (8,602/km²) | ||||
| Beijing, People's Republic of China | 906/km² | Xuanwu 38,303/km² | ||||
| Shanghai, People's Republic of China | 2,700/km² | Huangpu 126,500/km² | ||||
| Tianjin, People's Republic of China | 845/km² | |||||
| Chongqing, People's Republic of China | 378/km² | |||||
| South Asia | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| Malé, Maldives | 48,007/km² | |||||
| Mumbai, India | 29,434/km² | |||||
| Chennai, India | 24,231/km² | |||||
| Hyderabad, India | 14,192/km² | |||||
| Kolkata, India | 11,680/km² | |||||
| Delhi, India | 9,339/km² | |||||
| Pune, India | 8,733/km² | |||||
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 4,795/km² * | |||||
| Bangalore, India | 1,280/km² | - | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ? | ||
| Karachi, Pakistan | 3,297/km² | |||||
| Ahmedabad, India | 551/km² | |||||
| Southeast Asia | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| Manila, Philippines | 41,014/km² | |||||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 13,526/km² | |||||
| Singapore | 6,389/km² | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 072/km² | |||||
| Bangkok, Thailand | 4,051/km² | |||||
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 2,571/km² | Cholon (50,637/km²) | ||||
| Oceania | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| Waverley, Australia | 6,677/km² * | |||||
| City of Sydney, Australia | 5,736/km² * | |||||
| Nouméa, New Caledonia, France | 1,999/km² * | |||||
| City of Melbourne, Australia | 1,791/km² * | |||||
| Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | 1,699/km² | |||||
| Papeete, French Polynesia, France | 1,505/km² * | |||||
| Africa and the Near East | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| Cairo, Egypt | 36,618/km² | |||||
| Lagos, Nigeria | over 20,000/km² | |||||
| Dakar, Senegal | 12,233/km² | |||||
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 7,445/km² | |||||
| Istanbul, Turkey | 5,199/km² | |||||
| South America | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| São Paulo, Brazil | 7,175/km² | |||||
| Bogotá, Colombia | 4,528/km² | |||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4,896/km² | |||||
| Lima, Peru | 2,755/km² | Breña (29,443.5/km²) | ||||
| Santiago, Chile | 2,300/km² | Lo Espejo (16,114/km²) | ||||
| Caracas, Venezuela | 1,697/km² | Libertador (4,789/km²) | ||||
| Rosario, Argentina | 630/km² | |||||
| Europe | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| Levallois-Perret, France | 25,934/km² | |||||
| Paris, France | 24,672/km² | 11th arrondissement (40,672/km²) | ||||
| Vincennes, France | 24,398/km² | |||||
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France | 23,396/km² | |||||
| Saint-Mandé, France | 21,410/km² | |||||
| Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | 20,230 /km² | |||||
| Montrouge, France | 20,145/km² | |||||
| Monaco | 16,329/km² | |||||
| Barcelona, Spain | 15,764/km² | Eixample District (35,138/km²) | ||||
| Cadiz, Spain | 10.832/km² | |||||
| Moscow, Russia | 10,275/km² | |||||
| Badalona, Spain | 9.845/km² | |||||
| Bilbao, Spain | 8.615/km² | |||||
| Naples, Italy | 8,470/km² | |||||
| Bucharest, Romania | 8,074/km² | |||||
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 7,691/km² | |||||
| Corunna, Spain | 6.613/km² | |||||
| The Hague, Netherlands | 6,600/km² | |||||
| Lisbon, Portugal | 6,244/km² | |||||
| Valencia, Spain | 5.916/km² | |||||
| Madrid, Spain | 5.198/km² | |||||
| Seville, Spain | 5.030/km² | |||||
| London, United Kingdom | 4,699/km² | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (15,177/km²) | ||||
| Portsmouth, United Kingdom | 4,689/km² | |||||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4,500/km² | |||||
| Stockholm, Sweden | 4,073/km² | Roslagstull (~29,800/km²) | ||||
| Berlin, Germany | 3,797/km² | |||||
| Kiev, Ukraine | 3,299/km² | |||||
| Warsaw, Poland | 3,244/km² | |||||
| Helsinki, Finland | 3,032/km² | |||||
| Prague, Czech Republic | 2,379/km² | Prague 2 (13,547/km²) | ||||
| North America | ||||||
| City name | Density | Densest district | ||||
| New York, New York, United States | 10,292/km² | Manhattan (25,849/km²) | ||||
| Somerville, Massachusetts, United States | 7,278.4/km² [http://www.city-data.com/city/Somerville-Massachusetts.html | |||||
| San Francisco, California, United States | 6,423/km² | |||||
| Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | 6,196/km² | |||||
| Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States | 6,043.3/km² * | |||||
| Mexico City, Mexico | 5,799/km² | Iztacalco (17,884/km²) | ||||
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 5,086/km² | West End (20,068/km²) | ||||
| Chicago, United States | 4,923.0/km² | Edgewater (13,962.1/km²) | ||||
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 4,640/km² | |||||
| Newark, New Jersey, United States | 4,511/km² | |||||
| Montréal, Québec, Canada | 4,327/km² | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (13,096/km²) | ||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 4,239/km² | |||||
| Yonkers, New York, United States | 4,211/km² | |||||
| Miami, Florida, United States | 4,095/km² | |||||
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 3,939/km² | St. James Town (40,000/km²) | ||||
| Washington, District of Columbia, United States | 3,543/km² | |||||
| Los Angeles, California, United States | 3,114/km² | |||||
| Havana, Cuba | 3,053.49/km² | |||||
| Baltimore, Maryland, United States | 3,005/km² | |||||
| Buffalo, New York, United States | 2,819/km² | |||||
| Seattle, Washington, United States | 2,626/km² | |||||
| Cleveland, Ohio, United States | 2,380.9/km² | |||||
| St. Louis, Missouri, United States | 2,224.9/km² | |||||
| Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 2,125/km² | |||||
| Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | 1,710.8/km² | |||||
| St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | 1,607.3/km² | |||||
| Houston, Texas, United States | 1,301.8/km² | |||||
| Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 1,221/km² | |||||
Notes
- This is the density for Greater London. The actual City of London has a lower resident density at 2,966/km² and a working density of up to 115,384/km²
- See also the discussion page for this article, where the calculations for London are discussed further. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_selected_cities_by_population_density#London
See also
"List of selected cities by population density"