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.
- 1951PanipatIndia (IN)295,970
- 1952MachalaEcuador (EC)289,141
- 1953HiratsukaJapan (JP)258,422
- 1954ParakouBenin (BJ)255,478
- 1955BorūjerdIran (IR)251,958
- 1956SaseboJapan (JP)243,223
- 1957AtsugiJapan (JP)223,960
- 1958GangneungSouth Korea (KR)208,161
- 1959Phan Rang-Tháp ChàmVietnam (VN)207,998
- 1960BābolIran (IR)202,796
- 1961Hat YaiThailand (TH)191,696
- 1962AnjōJapan (JP)188,693
- 1963TemirtauKazakhstan (KZ)170,600
- 1964YonagoJapan (JP)148,720
- 1965Comodoro RivadaviaArgentina (AR)140,850
- 1966Sekondi-TakoradiGhana (GH)138,872
- 1967NaritaJapan (JP)132,906
- 1968FrancevilleGabon (GA)132,895
- 1969Coral SpringsUnited States (US)129,485
- 1970KentUnited States (US)126,952
- 1971Bet ShemeshIsrael (IL)124,957
- 1972Aizu-WakamatsuJapan (JP)118,159
- 1973Round RockUnited States (US)115,997
- 1974GreshamUnited States (US)110,553
- 1975NoyabrskRussia (RU)110,000
- 1976SeverskRussia (RU)109,844
- 1977Broken ArrowUnited States (US)106,563
- 1978KamloopsCanada (CA)104,460
- 1979KanskRussia (RU)101,502
- 1980RentonUnited States (US)100,242
- 1981StrugaNorth Macedonia (MK)37,387
- 1982Manhattan BeachUnited States (US)35,818
- 1983ZiboPeople's Republic of China (CN)3,129,228
- 1984Santiago de los CaballerosDominican Republic (DO)1,200,000
- 1985XianyangPeople's Republic of China (CN)1,034,081
- 1986Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela (VE)978,202
- 1987BengbuPeople's Republic of China (CN)972,784
- 1988WeihaiPeople's Republic of China (CN)844,310
- 1989Ha'ilSaudi Arabia (SA)605,930
- 1990MatsudoJapan (JP)498,575
- 1991MalanjeAngola (AO)455,000
- 1992Bacolod CityPhilippines (PH)454,898
- 1993FujisawaJapan (JP)439,728
- 1994Kuala TerengganuMalaysia (MY)426,500
- 1995SuitaJapan (JP)385,567
- 1996SerembanMalaysia (MY)372,917
- 1997SikassoMali (ML)349,324
- 1998ZinderNiger (NE)318,874
- 1999Banī SuwayfEgypt (EG)273,151
- 2000SohagEgypt (EG)266,944