Cities
Cities of the World
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions write about a place, not by head count — a city the world keeps describing outranks a larger one it does not.
- 1901BauruBrazil (BR)392,947
- 1902KākinādaIndia (IN)384,182
- 1903SerekundaThe Gambia (GM)340,000
- 1904KhorramshahrIran (IR)330,606
- 1905VijayapuraIndia (IN)327,427
- 1906YokkaichiJapan (JP)305,424
- 1907RosettaEgypt (EG)301,795
- 1908DezfulIran (IR)264,709
- 1909Cox’s BāzārBangladesh (BD)253,788
- 1910KigomaTanzania (TZ)232,388
- 1911KasukabeJapan (JP)229,792
- 1912KŭlobTajikistan (TJ)214,700
- 1913Bnei BrakIsrael (IL)214,444
- 1914Khān YūnisPalestine (PS)173,183
- 1915WalsallUnited Kingdom (GB)172,141
- 1916HirosakiJapan (JP)168,739
- 1917ObihiroJapan (JP)166,536
- 1918Greater SudburyCanada (CA)166,004
- 1919CatamarcaArgentina (AR)159,139
- 1920SaguenayCanada (CA)148,886
- 1921BarrieCanada (CA)147,829
- 1922ToowoombaAustralia (AU)142,163
- 1923AbbotsfordCanada (CA)141,397
- 1924KilleenUnited States (US)140,806
- 1925St. CatharinesCanada (CA)136,803
- 1926OsornoChile (CL)135,773
- 1927CarrolltonUnited States (US)133,168
- 1928MidlandUnited States (US)132,524
- 1929Bandar-e AnzalīIran (IR)118,564
- 1930RotherhamUnited Kingdom (GB)117,618
- 1931RichardsonUnited States (US)110,815
- 1932College StationUnited States (US)107,889
- 1933LidaBelarus (BY)103,262
- 1934Montego BayJamaica (JM)82,867
- 1935PushkarIndia (IN)21,626
- 1936SiguldaLatvia (LV)14,757
- 1937TivatMontenegro (ME)6,280
- 1938NanyangPeople's Republic of China (CN)1,811,812
- 1939ZhaoqingPeople's Republic of China (CN)1,553,109
- 1940MaomingPeople's Republic of China (CN)1,307,802
- 1941ShaoguanPeople's Republic of China (CN)1,028,460
- 1942EnuguNigeria (NG)950,000
- 1943MaturínVenezuela (VE)647,459
- 1944KawaguchiJapan (JP)607,373
- 1945KurnoolIndia (IN)460,184
- 1946MachidaJapan (JP)431,079
- 1947BamendaCameroon (CM)420,445
- 1948GujangbaghPeople's Republic of China (CN)408,894
- 1949AmbatoEcuador (EC)387,309
- 1950KoshigayaJapan (JP)345,353