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The following list sorts second-level administrative divisions of countries according to their number of inhabitants. Only administrative units of the second order are listed. The first administrative divisions like California , are not included. Cities, on the other hand, can be counted if they form a second-level administrative unit, such as Los Angeles County , which has more than ten million inhabitants, are included in the list as they are already counted as part of the first-level administrative division of California.
List
All second level administrative units with more than one million inhabitants at the last ascertainable date. Also indicated are the administrative center (capital city), the type of administrative unit, the country to which the administrative unit belongs, the land area and the population density per square kilometer of land area.
R
Name
Capital
Country
First order
Continent
Inhabitants
Type
Area
year
São Paulo
Brazil
São Paulo
South America
11,451,999
Municipality
1,521
2022
Lima
Lima
Peru
Lima
South America
10,004,141
Province
2,670
2022
Bogotá
Colombia
Bogotá
South America
7,907,281
Municipality
1,623
2023
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
South America
6,211,223
Municipality
1,200
2022
Santiago
Santiago
Chile
Santiago
South America
6,143,444
Province
2,030
2023
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos Aires
South America
3,121,707
Autonomous city
203
2022
Brasília
Brazil
Distrito Federal
South America
2,817,381
Municipality
5,761
2022
Toronto
Canada
Ontario
North America
2,794,356
municipality
630.2
2021
Port Prince
Port Prince
Haiti
Ouest
North America
2,759,991
Arrondissement
735.8
2015
Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guayas
South America
2,746,403
Canton
4,830
2022
Quito
Quito
Ecuador
Pichincha
South America
2,679,722
Canton
4,196
2022
Medellín
Colombia
Antioquia
South America
2,595,300
Municipality
374.8
2023
Fortaleza
Brazil
Ceará
South America
2,428,708
Municipality
312.4
2022
Salvador
Brazil
Bahia
South America
2,417,678
Municipality
693.4
2022
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
Minas Gerais
South America
2,315,560
Municipality
331.4
2022
Cali
Colombia
Valle Del Cauca
South America
2,280,522
Municipality
563
2023
Libertador
Caracas
Venezuela
Capital
South America
2,089,012
Municipality
433
2019
Manaus
Brazil
Amazonas
South America
2,063,689
Municipality
11,401
2022
Andrés Ibáñez
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
South America
2,035,411
Province
4,745
2020
La Matanza
San Justo
Argentina
Buenos Aires
South America
1,841,247
Partido
323
2022
Murillo
La Paz
Bolivia
La Paz
South America
1,819,206
Province
3,825
2020
Curitiba
Brazil
Paraná
South America
1,773,718
Municipality
434.9
2022
Montréal
Canada
Quebec
North America
1,762,949
City Council
431.5
2021
Maraciabo
Venezuela
Zulia
South America
1,752,602
Municipality
419
2019
Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand
Auckland
Oceania
1,739,300[ 1]
City Council
4,941
2023
Capital
Córdoba
Argentina
Córdoba
South America
1,505,250
Department
562
2022
Peel
Brampton
Canada
Ontario
North America
1,499,917
municipality
1,246
2021
Recife
Brazil
Pernambuco
South America
1,488,920
Municipality
218.8
2022
Goiânia
Brazil
Goiás
South America
1,437,366
Municipality
729.3
2022
Rosario
Rosario
Argentina
Santa Fe
South America
1,348,725
Department
1,890
2022
Porto Alegre
Brazil
Rio Grande do sul
South America
1,332,845
Municipality
495.4
2022
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Francisco Morazán
North America
1,326,460
Municipality
1,502
2023
Barranquilla
Colombia
Atlántico
South America
1,323,551
Municipality
154.2
2023
Calgary
Canada
Alberta
North America
1,306,784
City Council
820.6
2021
Belém
Brazil
Pará
South America
1,303,403
Municipality
1,059
2022
Guarulhos
Brazil
São Paulo
South America
1,291,771
Municipality
318.7
2022
Brisbane
Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Oceania
1,242,825
LGA
1,343
2023
Arequipa
Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa
South America
1,226,404
Province
9,682
2022
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala
North America
1,221,739
Municipality
220.1
2023
York
Newmarket
Canada
Ontario
North America
1,173,334
municipality
1,758
2021
Callao
Peru
Callao
South America
1,171,648
Province
147
2022
Trujillo
Trujillo
Peru
La Libertad
South America
1,162,870
Province
1,769
2022
Iribarren
Barquisimeto
Venezuela
Lara
South America
1,159,062
Municipality
2,760
2019
Campinas
Brazil
São Paulo
South America
1,139,047
Municipality
794.6
2022
Panama
Panama
Panama
Panama
North America
1,086,990
District
2,082
2023
Concepción
Concepción
Chile
Biobío
South America
1,075,512
Province
3,439
2023
Managua
Nicaragua
Managua
North America
1,063,815
Municipality
267.2
2023
Cartagena De Indias
Colombia
Bolívar
South America
1,052,015
Municipality
597.7
2023
São Luís
Brazil
Maranhão
South America
1,037,775
Municipality
583.1
2022
Santo Domingo Este
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
North America
1,029,117
Municipality
165.5
2022
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Distrito Nacional
North America
1,029,110
Municipality
91.22
2022
Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
North America
1,017,449
municipality
2,790
2021
Edmonton
Canada
Alberta
North America
1,010,899
City Council
765.6
2021
Iztapalapa
-
Mexico
Mexico city
North America
Borough
113.8
2020
Mexico
North America
Borough
2020
Mexico
North America
2020
Mexico
North America
2020
Mexico
North America
2020
Mexico
North America
2020
North America
North America
North America
North America
North America
North America
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