List of satellite cities by population

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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 agglomerations. 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 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 prefectures or counties; for the sake of simplicity, they are listed in a separate list as explained in the respective section.
  • The Taiwan municipalities of
    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 direct-controlled municipalities
    .
  • The city of Pretoria, South Africa has an exceedingly large area of 6,298 km2 (2,432 sq mi), 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  • Local data may be outdated for many of the least-developed nations, and as such may not be comparable.
Rank City Population Pop date Metropolitan area Nation
1 Giza (informal) 5,094,000 2017C Greater Cairo  Egypt[1]
2 New Taipei City (agglo) 3,979,208 2016E Taipei  Taiwan[2]
3 Yokohama 3,778,718 2020C Tokyo  Japan[3]
4
Ekurhuleni
(agglo)		 3,379,104 2016E Johannesburg  South Africa[4]
5 Incheon 3,209,295 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
6 Quezon City 2,960,048 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
7 Bekasi 2,714,800 2015E
Greater Jakarta
  Indonesia[7]
8
Gazipur
 2,677,000 2022C Greater Dhaka  Bangladesh[8]
9
Ghaziabad
 2,358,525 2011C
Central NCR
  India[9]
10 Taoyuan 2,147,763 2016E Taipei  Taiwan[2]
11 Depok 2,106,100 2014E
Greater Jakarta
  Indonesia[7]
12 Tangerang 2,047,105 2015E
Greater Jakarta
  Indonesia[10]
13 Omdurman 1,849,659 2008C Khartoum  Sudan[11]
14 La Matanza 1,837,774 2022C Buenos Aires  Argentina[12]
15 Thane 1,818,872 2011C Mumbai Metropolitan Region  India[9]
16 Narayanganj 1,771,000 2022C Greater Dhaka  Bangladesh[8]
17 Pimpri-Chinchwad 1,729,359 2011C
Pune
  India[9]
18 Caloocan 1,661,583 2920C Manila  Philippines[6]
19 Ecatepec de Morelos 1,645,352 2020C Mexico City  Mexico[13]
20 Matola 1,616,267 2017C Maputo  Mozambique[14]
21 Karaj 1,592,492 2016C Greater Tehran  Iran[15]
22 South Tangerang 1,543,209 2015E
Greater Jakarta
  Indonesia[10]
23 Kawasaki 1,539,081 2020C Tokyo  Japan[3]
24
Kobe City
 1,527,022 2020Cfja Osaka  Japan[3]
25 Gurgaon 1,514,085 2011C
Central NCR
  India[9]
26 Zapopan 1,476,491 2020C
Guadalajara
  Mexico[13]
27 Faridabad 1,404,653 2011C
Central NCR
  India[9]
28 Viana 1,382,854 2014C Greater Luanda  Angola[16]
29 Guarulhos 1,379,182 2019E São Paulo  Brazil[17]
30
Saitama City
 1,324,591 2020C Tokyo  Japan[3]
32
Sharjah
 1,270,000 2015C Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area  United Arab Emirates[18]
33
Kalyan-Dombivali
 1,246,381 2011C Mumbai Metropolitan Region  India[9]
34 Suwon 1,235,022 2016E Seoul  South Korea[5]
48
Shubra El-Kheima
 1,226,143 2020E Cairo  Egypt
35 Vasai-Virar 1,221,223 2011C Mumbai Metropolitan Region  India[9]
37 Ulsan 1,168,469 2019E
Busan-Ulsan
  South Korea[5]
38 Cazenga 1,151,206 2022E Greater Luanda  Angola[16]
39 Navi Mumbai 1,119,477 2011C Mumbai Metropolitan Region  India[9]
40 Changwon 1,080,133 2016E
Busan-Ulsan
  South Korea[5]
41 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 1,077,208 2020C Mexico City  Mexico[13]
42 Howrah 1,072,161 2011C
Kolkata
  India[9]
43 Goyang 1,078,859 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
44 Yongin 1,078,591 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
45 Biên Hòa 1,055,404 2019C
Saigon
  Vietnam[19]
45 Bogor 1,047,900 2015E
Greater Jakarta
  Indonesia[7]
47 Callao 1,010,315 2015E Greater Lima  Peru[20]
48 Khartoum North 1,012,211 2008C Khartoum  Sudan[11]
49
Chiba City
 975,210 2020C Tokyo  Japan[3]
50 Seongnam 960,342 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
51 El Alto 943,558 2019E Greater La Paz  Bolivia[21]
52 São Gonçalo 929,446 2022CP Rio de Janeiro  Brazil[17]
53
Hawalli
 911,274 2014E Kuwait City  Kuwait[22]
54 Santo Domingo Este 891,952 2019E Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic[23]
55 Salé 890,403 2014C Rabat  Morocco[24]
56 Antipolo 887,399 2020C
Manila
  Philippines[6]
57 Taguig 886,722 2020C
Manila
  Philippines[6]
58 Bucheon 855,685 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
59 Hwaseong 855,949 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
60 Cheongju 853,714 2019E Daejeon  South Korea[5]
61 São Bernardo do Campo 838,936 2015E São Paulo  Brazil[17]
62 Naucalpan de Juárez 834,434 2020C Mexico City  Mexico[13]
63
Sakai
 826,447 2020C Osaka  Japan[3]
64 Soacha 826,700 2023E
Bogota
  Colombia[25]
65 Seberang Perai 818,197 2010C Penang  Malaysia[26]
66
Farwaniya
 816,015 2015E Kuwait City  Kuwait[22]
67
Mira-Bhayander
 814,655 2011C Mumbai Metropolitan Region  India[9]
68 Nova Iguaçu 821,128 2019E Rio de Janeiro  Brazil[17]
69 Pasig 803,159 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
70 Kajang 795,522 2010C Greater Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia[26]
71 Duque de Caxias 782,799 2022CP Rio de Janeiro  Brazil[17]
72 Osasco 777,048 2022CP São Paulo  Brazil[17]
73
Santo André
 776,640 2022CP São Paulo  Brazil[17]
74 La Plata 772,618 2022C Buenos Aires  Argentina[27]
75 Hempstead 770,367 2016C New York  United States[28]
76 Ansan 707,385 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
77 Noida/Greater Noida 750,057 2011C
Central NCR
  India[9]
78 Klang 744,062 2010C Greater Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia[26]
79 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 727,750 2020C
Greater Guadalajara
  Mexico[13]
80 Sagamihara 725,302 2017E Tokyo  Japan[3]
81
Emfuleni
 733,445 2016E Johannesburg  South Africa[4]
82 Mississauga 721,599 2016C Greater Toronto Area  Canada[29][30]
83 Valenzuela 714,978 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
84 Bhiwandi 711,329 2011C Mumbai Metropolitan Region  India[9]
85 Parañaque 714,978 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
86 Namyangju 709,307 2019E Seoul  South Korea[5]
87 Subang Jaya 708,296 2010C Greater Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia[26]
88 Chimalhuacán 705,153 2020C Greater Mexico City  Mexico[13]
89 Dasmariñas 703,131 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
90 Tolyatti 699,367 2020C Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran metropolitan area  Russia
91 Lomas de Zamora 698,418 2022C Buenos Aires  Argentina[31]
92 Jaboatão dos Guararapes 702,298 2019E
Recife
  Brazil[17]
93 Tlaquepaque 687,127 2020C
Greater Guadalajara
  Mexico[13]
94 Tlalnepantla de Baz 672,202 2020C Greater Mexico City  Mexico[13]
95 Soledad 691,900 2023E Barranquilla  Colombia[25]
96 Contagem 663,855 2019E Belo Horizonte  Brazil[17]
97 Bacoor 664,625 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
98 Apodaca 656,454 2020C
Greater Monterrey
  Mexico[13]
99 San Jose del Monte 651,813 2020C Manila  Philippines[6]
100 Gold Coast 650,000 2016E
Brisbane
  Australia[32]

Satellite cities in China and Taiwan