List of Latin American cities by population

List of Latin American cities by population
Ranked Metropolitan area Country Population 2009[1] Source
1 Mexico City  Mexico 22,681,726[2] Count: INEGI 2005
2 São Paulo  Brazil 20,534,112 Est.: IGBE 2008
3 Buenos Aires  Argentina 14,542,532[3] Est.: INDEC 30-06-2009
4 Río de Janeiro  Brazil 12,058,824 Est.: IGBE 2008
5 Bogotá  Colombia 8,493,675 Est.: DANE 30-06-2009
6 Lima[4]  Peru 8,482,619 Census 2007
7 Santiago[5]  Chile 7,003,122 Est.: INE 2009
8 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 5,031,438 Est.: IGBE 2008
9 Guadalajara  Mexico 4 328 584 Jalisco.gov.mx 2009
10 Caracas  Venezuela 4,325,000[6] Brinkoff -- The Principal Agglomerations of the World
11 Porto Alegre  Brazil 4,035,194 Est.: IGBE 2008
12 Recife  Brazil 3,805,901 Est.: IGBE 2008
13 Salvador  Brazil 3,804,996 Est.: IGBE 2008
14 Maracaibo  Venezuela 3,754,183
15 Guayaquil[7]  Ecuador 3,751,896 Est.: INEC 2008
16 Monterrey  Mexico 3,738,077 Count: INEGI 2005
17 Brasilia  Brazil 3,553,856 Est.: IGBE 2008
18 Fortaleza  Brazil 3,517,275 Est.: IGBE 2008
19 Medellín  Colombia 3,496,757 Est.: DANE 30-06-2009
20 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 3,264,174[8] Census 2002
21 Curitiba  Brazil 3,260,292 Est.: IGBE 2008
22 Havana  Cuba 2,896,617[9] Est.: ONE 2007
23 Cali  Colombia 2,793,854 Est.: DANE 30-06-2009
24 Guatemala City  Guatemala 2,789,600[10] Census 2002
25 Quito[11]  Ecuador 2,720,764 Est.: INEC 2008
26 San Juan  Puerto Rico 2,600,608 Est.: Census Bureau 2007
27 Valencia  Venezuela 2,296,861
28 San Salvador  El Salvador 2,227,808 Census 2007
29 Belém  Brazil 2,078,405 Est.: IGBE 2008
30 Goiânia  Brazil 2,063,744 Est.: IGBE 2008
31 Puebla de Zaragoza  Mexico 2,027,861[12] Count: INEGI 2005
32 Manaos  Brazil 2,006,870 Est.: IGBE 2008
33 La Paz  Bolivia 2,003,368[13] Est.: INE 2009
34 Asunción  Paraguay 1,953,763[14] Census 2002
35 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,872,397 Est.: DANE 30-06-2009
36 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,868,589
37 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 1,852,875
38 Managua  Nicaragua 1,795,293
39 Port-au-Prince  Haiti 1,753,767
40 Córdoba  Argentina 1,733,404[15] Est.: INDEC 30-06-2009
41 León  Mexico 1,714,314 Count: INEGI 2005
42 Maracay  Venezuela 1,712,582
43 San José  Costa Rica 1,694,778 Est.: INE 2008
44 Vitória  Brazil 1,684,631 Est.: IGBE 2008
45 Santos  Brazil 1,651,906 Est.: IGBE 2008
46 Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 1,614,618 Est.: INE 2009
47 Cúcuta  Colombia 1,609,099 Est.: DANE 30-06-2009
48 Tijuana[16]  Mexico 1,595,681 Count: INEGI 2005
49 Campinas  Brazil 1,592,024 Est.: IGBE 2008
50 Ciudad Juárez[17]  Mexico 1,585,034 Count: INEGI 2005
51 Rosario  Argentina 1,496,113 Est.: INDEC 30-06-2009
52 São Luís  Brazil 1,381,139 Est.: IGBE 2008
53 Natal  Brazil 1,306,261 Est.: IGBE 2008
54 Ciudad de Panamá  Panama 1,255,712
55 Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 1,231,022
56 Cartagena  Colombia 1,227,677[18] Est.: DANE 30-06-2009
57 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 1,180,976[19] Census 2001
58 Maceió  Brazil 1,180,713 Est.: IGBE 2008
59 Torreón  Mexico 1,160,367 Count: INEGI 2005
60 Teresina  Brazil 1,132,415 Est.: IGBE 2008
61 Barcelona - Puerto La Cruz  Venezuela 1,104,852
62 San Luis Potosí  Mexico 1,090,838 Count: INEGI 2005
63 João Pessoa  Brazil 1,077,944 Est.: IGBE 2008
64 Concepción  Chile 1,040,586 Est.: INE 2007
65 Valparaíso  Chile 1,006,281 Est.: INE 2007
66 Querétaro  Mexico 1,004,896 Count: INEGI 2005

Notes

  1. ^ Includes metropolitan areas, otherwise is indicated.
  2. ^ Includes the population of the metropolitan areas of Valle de México (Greater Mexico City), Toluca, Tula, Pachuca, Cuernavaca and Cuautla.
  3. ^ Includes the estimated population of the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, the 31 partidos of Gran Buenos Aires, the 3 partidos of Gran La Plata and the partidos of Zárate, Campana, Exaltación de la Cruz, Luján, General Las Heras, Cañuelas and Brandsen.
  4. ^ For purposes of comparison, this covers the population of the provinces of Lima and Callao with data obtained from the same source.
  5. ^ For purposes of comparison, this covers the population of the Santiago Metropolitan Region with data obtained from the same source.
  6. ^ Includes the population of the states of Miranda, Vargas and the Distrito Capital.
  7. ^ For purposes of comparison, this covers the population of the province of Guayas with data obtained from the same source.
  8. ^ Includes the population of the Distrito Nacional and the provinces of Santo Domingo and San Cristóbal.
  9. ^ Includes the provinces of Ciudad de La Habana and La Habana.
  10. ^ Includes the departments of Guatemala and Sacatepéquez.
  11. ^ For purposes of comparison, this covers the population of the province of Pichincha with data obtained from the same source.
  12. ^ Includes the population of the metropolitan areas of Puebla-Tlaxcala and Tlaxcala-Apizaco.
  13. ^ Includes the population of the provinces of Ingaví, Los Andes and Pedro Domingo Murillo.
  14. ^ Includes the city of Asunción, the Central Department and the districts of Villa Hayes, José Falcón and Nanawa.
  15. ^ Includes the population of the departments of Capital, Colón and Santa María.
  16. ^ The metropolitan area of Tijuana is contiguous with that of San Diego, California, United States.
  17. ^ The metropolitan area of Ciudad Juárez is contiguous with that of El Paso, Texas, United States.
  18. ^ Includes the population of the municipalities of Cartagena, Arjona, Clemencia, Mahates, María La Baja, San Estanislao, Santa Catalina, Santa Rosa, Turbaco, Turbaná and Villanueva.
  19. ^ Includes the department of Francisco Morazán.

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