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Top 20 World Urbanized Areas: 1991:
Residential Area Population Densities

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The data in this table relates only to the residential areas of urban areas. As such, it is not comparable to density figures for entire urbanized areas (including parks, industrial areas, airports, etc.)

Rank Aggolomeration Population Residential Sq. KM Pop/Sq. KM Residential Sq. Miles Pop/Sq. Mi
1 Tokyo-Yokohama 27,245,000 2,819 9,664 1,089 25,018
2 Mexico City 20,899,000 1,351 15,465 522 40,036
3 Sao Paulo 18,701,000 1,168 16,017 451 41,466
4 Seoul 16,792,000 885 18,965 342 49,099
5 New York 14,625,000 3,298 4,434 1,274 11,480
6 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto 13,872,000 1,281 10,825 495 28,024
7 Bombay 12,101,000 246 49,202 95 127,379
8 Calcutta 11,898,000 541 21,990 209 56,928
9 Rio de Janeiro 11,688,000 673 17,364 260 44,954
10 Buenos Aires 11,657,000 1,385 8,416 535 21,789
11 Moscow 10,446,000 981 10,646 379 27,562
12 Manila 10,156,000 487 20,867 188 54,021
13 Los Angeles 10,130,000 2,874 3,525 1,110 9,126
14 Cairo 10,099,000 269 37,509 104 97,106
15 Jakarta 9,882,000 197 50,225 76 130,026
16 Teheran 9,779,000 290 33,726 112 87,313
17 London 9,115,000 2,263 4,028 874 10,429
18 Delhi 8,778,000 357 24,570 138 63,609
19 Paris 8,720,000 1,118 7,797 432 20,185
20 Karachi 8,014,000 492 16,292 190 42,179

    Source: United States Census Bureau
    Data from Table 1362, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1992

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