
What is the largest city in this category? It depends on what to consider – population or density.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: 9,965 km 2. Its area is 15,100 km 2, and it is home to more than 760,000 people. It is the fourth most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the fifth largest in the world. It is home to more than 2 million people.
And now it ranks first in terms of population growth in Australia. It has long served as a center for the detention of British prisoners sentenced to exile. The urban area occupies a smaller, but constantly growing part of Beijing. The territory occupied by the capital of China could easily fit Montenegro and Mauritius – 16,411 km 2. It is an important cultural center of China, known for its tea, pagodas, and picturesque surroundings. The capital of Zhejiang Province is spread over an area of 16,853.6 km 2, which is slightly smaller than Kuwait. However, the city itself covers 1,473 km 2 (1.79%), with the rest falling on suburban and rural areas. Its area is 82,403 km 2, which is slightly smaller than Austria. It is the largest city in the world by area. The ranking does not take into account the continuity and density of development, and the area covers the entire territory, including natural objects located within the settlement. Largest cities in the world by territory: top 10
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington agglomeration, USA: 5279 km 2. Philadelphia, USA: 5430 km 2 with suburbs. Washington metropolitan area, USA: 5500 km 2. Moscow, Russia: 5891 km 2 with suburbs. Los Angeles, USA: 6351 km 2 with suburbs. Together with its suburbs, it covers an area of, 7006 km 2. It is the second most important financial center in the United States after New York. It is also the largest city in the state of Georgia. The center of the agglomeration is the city of the same name. The area is, 7400 km 2, and Luxembourg would fit three times. The agglomeration stretches over an area of, 8230 km 2, which means that two countries could fit on its territory: Brunei and Mauritius. This is one of the oldest territories in the country developed by European immigrants, and Boston is its center. The second place in the list of the 10 largest cities by area is occupied by another American agglomeration, which covers 9,538 km 2, which is approximately equal to the area of Cyprus. This makes New York the largest city in the world by area. Just imagine: together with its suburbs, it covers 12,093 km2, which is about twice the size of Los Angeles. The largest agglomeration in the world is New York City.