List of largest cities in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries

This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision).[1]

Largest urban agglomerations in the OIC

Rank City Images Population Country Statistical concept[2] Area (km²)[3]
1Jakarta[4]
30,214,303 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration[5]6,392
2Karachi[6]
24,500,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration4,966
3Dhaka[7]
18,898,000 BangladeshUrban agglomeration2,161
4Greater Cairo
18,420,000 EgyptOfficial metropolitan area1,310
5Lagos[8]
17,060,307 NigeriaUrban agglomeration[9]907
6Istanbul
14,500,000 TurkeyMetropolitan municipality5,343
7Tehran[10]
13,532,000 IranCity proper1,489
8Lahore[10]
11,126,285 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,370
9Bandung[4]
8,199,892 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration1,876
10Faisalabad[10]
7,873,910 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,097
11Surabaya[4]
7,302,283 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration[5]2,787
12Baghdad
6,625,000 IraqMetropolitan area730
13Semarang
6,544,289 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration5,287
14Kuala Lumpur[10]
6,088,000 MalaysiaMetropolitan area[5]673
15Riyadh[10]
5,666,000 Saudi ArabiaCity proper1,550
16Rawalpindi[10]
5,405,633 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,556
17Khartoum[10]
5,185,000 SudanUrban agglomeration580
18Ankara
5,045,083 TurkeyUrban agglomeration[11]2,516
19Gujranwala[10]
5,014,196 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,556
20Chittagong
5,012,000 BangladeshOfficial metropolitan area990
21Alexandria
4,421,000 EgyptCity proper2,970
22Peshawar[10]
4,269,079 PakistanUrban agglomeration957
23Abidjan
4,175,000 Ivory CoastUrban agglomeration2,550
24Medan[12]
4,103,696 IndonesiaMetropolitan area1,991
25Yogyakarta
4,010,436 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration1,900
26Kabul
3,768,000 AfghanistanCity proper275
27Algiers
3,574,000 AlgeriaUrban agglomeration[13]
28Mashhad
3,131,586[14] IranCity proper3,946

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  3. ↑ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
  4. 1 2 3 "Indonesia: Jawa". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. 1 2 3 Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
  6. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/614409/population-explosion-put-an-embargo-on-industrialisation-in-karachi
  7. ↑ "Dhaka population". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  9. ↑ Data refer to Lagos State
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  11. ↑ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
  12. ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/php/indonesia-sumatera-admin.php
  13. ↑ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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