Many residents of the Moscow region will receive an unexpected boost in their social status on January 1, when City Hall legally incorporates huge chunks of land as part of the Greater Moscow expansion project. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov will formally sign legal documents on January 1 that will automatically transform some 250,000 residents of the Moscow Region into Muscovites – a highly coveted status…
I also wondered what that did to the population rankings for worlds largest Cities proper by population!
1
Shanghai
17,836,133
Core districts
2,605.8
6,845 km2
China
2
Karachi
14,500,000
City District
3,527
3,683 km2
Pakistan
3
Istanbul
13,120,596
Metropolitan Municipality
1,831
7,166 km2
Turkey
4
Mumbai
12,478,447
Municipal Corporation
603
20,694 km2
India
5
Beijing
11,716,000
Core districts
1,368.32
7,400 km2
China
6
Moscow
11,551,930
Federal City
1,091
10,588 km2
Russia
7
São Paulo
11,316,149
Municipality
1,523
7,383 km2
Brazil
8
Tianjin
11,090,314
All districts
7,422
1,494 km2
China
9
Guangzhou
11,070,654
All districts
3,843
2,881 km2
China
10
Delhi
11,007,835
Municipal Corporation
431
25,540 km2
India
Looks like Moscow moves up a notch in the City Proper listings. Moscow looks to become number 5 on the list. That is interesting…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia!
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