List of second-level administrative divisions by population

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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.

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
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