Sunday, November 24, 2013

Top 10 Most Populated Cities In The World - Autoreviewscenter

  Shanghai's Pudong district
Skyscrapers in Shanghai's Pudong district.
Image: Baycrest

Shanghai (Chinese: 上海) - also named "Hu" or "Shen" in short. It is People's Republic of China's largest city and one of the largest cities in the world. It covers an area of 6 340 square kilometers. It is one of the world's largest seaports and a major industrial center of China.
Top 10 Largest Cities In The World
Google Earth Google Earth Shanghai
Searchable map/satellite view of Shanghai.

Official Website
Shanghai
Official website of Shanghai Municipality.

Shanghai Tours
Website of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration with visitors information.




 
  Marathi Mumbai
Mumbai © Maharashtra Tourism
Mumbai

Marathi Mumbai (the former Bombay), capital of Maharashtra state, in India, port to the Arabian Sea and one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Google Earth Google Earth Mumbai
Searchable map/satellite view of Mumbai.

Official Website
Mumbai
 

 
  Beijing
Beijing's Central Business District
 
Beijing - Chinese: 北京 Běijīng, (also formerly known in English as Peking),
Pei-Ching the "Northern Capital", capital and cultural center of the People's Republic of China.

Google Earth Google Map Beijing
Searchable map/satellite view of Beijing.

Official Website
Beijing
 

 
  Sao Paulo
São Paulo (Saint Paul) seen from Ibirapuera Park. © Turismo Cidade de São Paulo
São Paulo

the largest city in Brazil and the capital of the captaincy (state) São Paulo, founded as São Paulo de Piratininga (Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga) in 1554.

Google Earth Google Earth São Paulo
Searchable map/satellite view of São Paulo.

Official Website
São Paulo
Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo (in Portuguese)
São Paulo Turismo
Official tourism website of São Paulo.
 

 
  Seou l - DongA Marathon
Seoul - DongA Marathon
@visitseoul.net - Photo: Mok, Gil-Soon
Seoul - in Korean 서울 (Soul-t'ukpyolsi)

Seoul, the city on the Han river is the national capital of South Korea,
Seoul was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea, in ancient times Seoul was the capital of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.)

Google Earth Google Earth Seoul
Searchable map/satellite view of Seoul.

Official Website
Seoul
 




 
  Moskva
St Basil Cathedral and Kremlin, Moscow
 
Moscow, (Moskva) - the political center and the capital of the Russian Federation, first written mention of Moscow dates back to 1147.

Google Earth Google Earth Map of Moscow
Searchable map/satellite view of Moscow.

Official Website
Moscow

 
. Lotus Temple
Bahá'í Lotus Temple, Delhi
 
Delhi - popularly known as Old Delhi, city and union territory, New Delhi to the south
is the capital of India.

Google Earth Google Earth Delhi
Searchable map/satellite view of Delhi.

Official Website
Delhi
Delhi government website.     Top 10 Most Populated Cities In The World  




 
. Chongqing
The city of Chongqing
Chongqing (in Chinese: 重慶; 重庆)
the metropolitan region of Chongqing is one of four provincial-level municipalities of China, the highest level classification for cities with a status equal to that of provinces. The city is the economic center of the upper Yangtze River with a population of more than 30 million people..

Google Earth Google Earth Map Chongqing
Searchable map/satellite view of Chongqing.

Official Website
Chongqing
Chongqing Municipal Government website.
 

 
. Istanbul
Istanbul at Night

 
Istanbul - a city with a great history, formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople (official renamed to Istanbul in 1930). The former capital is the largest city and principal seaport and the cultural and financial center of Turkey. It is the only city in the world situated on two continents.

Google Earth Google Earth Map Istanbul
Searchable map/satellite view of Istanbul.

Official Website
Istanbul
Official website of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
 


 
. eheran,
The mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, Karachi.
Karachi - largest city and business capital of Pakistan. Karachis is Pakistan's principal seaport and the capital of Sindh province, located in southern Pakistan at the coast of the Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean).

Google Earth Google Earth Map Karachi
Searchable map/satellite view of Karachi.

Official Website
Karachi
Karachi municipality government website.
 
 

Mexico City, Nezahualcoyotl
Megalopolis - Mexico City, Nezahualcoyotl
Image: Oscar Ruiz (helipilot)
Mexico (City)
was in ancient times the pre-Columbian city of Tenochtitlán, today Mexico is the economic, industrial, and cultural center and the capital city of the United States of Mexico.

Google Earth Google Earth Mexico City
Searchable map/satellite view of Mexico City.


Official Website

Mexico City
El Portal Ciudadano del Gobierno del Distrito Federal.
Mexico City government website (in Spanish).

Mexico City
Mexico City tourism website.
 














 
  Jakarta
Jakarta at night
Jakarta - until 1949 the city was named Batavia, from 1949-72 its was named Djakarta.
Jakarta is primary port city, the largest city and the capital of Indonesia.

Google Earth Google Map of Jakarta
Searchable map/satellite view of Jakarta.

Official Website
Jakarta
City government website.
 
 
. Guangzhou
City of Guangzhou
 
Guangzhou - is the capital of Guangdong province located at Pearl River about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong in the southern part of P.R. China. In its metropolitan area there live more than 8.5 million people.

Google Earth Google Earth Map Guangzhou
Searchable map/satellite view of Guangzhou.

Official Website
Guangzhou
The official website (in Chinese)
Guangzhou International
The official website of Guangzhou Municipality
 
 
. Shinjuku Street Tokyo
Shinjuku Street Tokyo
Image: Zaida Montañana

 
Tokyo - the "Eastern Capital", formerly Edo (until 1868), the capital and largest city of Japan.

Google Earth Google Earth Map Tokyo
Searchable map/satellite view of Tokyo.

Official Website
Tokyo
 

 
. NYC
NYC - The Big Apple - Manhattan Island
New York City

The city of the five 'boroughs': Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island (formerly Richmond), largest city of the United States.

Google Earth Google Earth Map of New York City
Searchable map/satellite view of New York City.

Official Website
New York City
The official New York City Web site.

NYC
The official tourism website of New York City.
 

 
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London Tower Bridge © www.britainonview.com
London
Largest city and the capital of the United Kingdom, a confederal metropolis and a polycentric city, with many core districts and no clear hierarchy among them. The London administrative area comprises the City of London, and the thirty-two boroughs, of which 13 are in Inner London and 19 are in Outer London.

Google Earth Google Map London
Searchable map/satellite view of London.

Official Websites
London
Website of Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority.

Visit London
The London visitors guide.
 
 
. Tianjin
Tianjin City at Hai He River
Tianjin, T'ien-Ching, Tientsin Chinas fifth largest city.

Google Earth Google Map of Tianjin
Searchable map/satellite view of Tianjin.

Official Website
Tianjin
Tianjin

 
. Azadi Monument
Azadi Monument, Teheran
Tehran, since 1788 capital city of Persia (Iran) and since 1980 capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Google Earth Google Earth Tehran
Searchable map/satellite view of Tehran.

Official Website
Tehran
Official website of Tehran municipality.




 
. HH
Hong Kong (SAR)
Hong Kong - 香港 Xianggang (Hsiang Kang, the fragrant harbour), the formerly British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong comprises of Victoria (commonly known as Hong Kong Island), the Kowloon Peninsula, the "New Territories", and 235 outlying islands.
Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People Republic of China on 1 July 1997.

Google Earth Google Earth Hong Kong
Searchable map/satellite view of Hong Kong.

Official Websites:
Hong Kong (official government website)
Hong Kong (website of Hong Kong Tourism Board)
 
 
. Rifai and Sultan Hassan Mosques
Rifai and Sultan Hassan Mosques in Cairo
 
Cairo - Al-Qahirah, capital of Egypt and a cultural centre of the Arab world. Cairo is the largest city of the Middle East and in Africa.

Google Earth Google Earth Cairo
Searchable map/satellite view of Cairo.

Official Website
Cairo
Official website of Cairo Governorate.
 
 
. Bogota, Capital of Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia's Capital City
 
Bogotá D.C. , formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá, located on a mountain rimmed plateau in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains, founded in 1538. Capital City of Colombia.

Google Earth Google Earth Bogotá
Searchable map/satellite view of Bogotá.

Official Website
Bogotá D.C.

 
  Ch
Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) a world known symbol for Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro, is the second largest city in Brazil, world famous for its carnival and the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.


Google Earth Google Map of Rio de Janeiro
Searchable map/satellite view of Rio de Janeiro.

Official Websites
Rio de Janeiro
Website of the city prefecture.
Turisrio
Official website of Rio de Janeiro's Secretary of Tourism, Sports, and Leisure.
 

 
  Santiago Skyline
Santiago's Growing Skyline
Image: Juan Marchant

 
Santiago de Chile - largest city and the capital of Chile.

Google Earth Google Earth Santiago
Searchable map/satellite view of Santiago.

Official Website
Santiago
Municipality of Santiago website (in Spanish).
 
. Bangkok
Misty Bangkok
Image: nationsonline.org

 
Bangkok - the Thai name is Krung Thep, the "City of Angels", formerly divided into two municipalities, Krung Thep and Thon Buri - the capital city, cultural and commercial center of Thailand.

Google Earth Google Earth Bangkok
Searchable map/satellite view of Bangkok.

Official Website
Bangkok
Bangkok's government official website.
 






 
. San Isidro district, Lima
Lima's San Isidro district
 
Lima - El Pulpo (The Octopus), commercial and industrial center and the capital city of Peru

Google Earth Google Earth Lima
Searchable map/satellite view of Lima.

Official Website
Lima
Municipalidad de Lima (in Spanish)
 
 
  Lagos Street Scene
Lagos Street Scene
Image: Sanni-Azeez



Lagos, formerly the capital and still the main commercial and industrial center and principal seaport of Nigeria

Google Earth Google Earth Lagos
Searchable map/satellite view of Lagos.

Official Website
Lagos State
Official website of the Lagos state government.
 
 
. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
Badshahi Mosque (Emperor's Mosque), Lahore's most famous landmark built in 1671-73, an example of the Mughal era architecture..
Image: Ali Imran
Lahore, is the capital of Punjab and second largest city in Pakistan, located in the upper Indus plain on the Ravi River, west of the border to India's province Himachal Pradesh.

Google Earth Google Earth Lahore
Searchable map/satellite view of Lahore.

Official Website
Lahore (offline)

Punjab Gateway
Portal of Government of the Punjab.


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