The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world's largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows. Tokyo has lost its status as the world's largest city, with another ...
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Jakarta now world's largest city

The United Nations reports that Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, is the world's largest urban area. Almost 42 million people live there, according to its research, more than the 37m living in Dhaka, ...
The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...
A Newsweek map shows the world’s 100 largest cities by population, according to updated United Nations data —including the only two U.S. metropolises to make the cut: New York and Los Angeles.
Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the most densely ...
Tokyo has lost its status as the world’s largest city, with another sprawling Asian metropolis, Indonesia's vast capital Jakarta, knocking it off the top spot. Dhaka, Bangladesh, follows close behind ...
Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as the world’s largest city with 42 million residents, highlighting Asia’s rapid megacity growth, ...
The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...
The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...
Jakarta is now the world's largest city with over 41 million people. New United Nations data places it at the top. Dhaka is ...
Jakarta’s population is far larger than London’s 9.8million. The capital has Transjakarta, often called the world’s longest and largest bus rapid transit system, which spans 251km and serves more than ...
For years, Japan’s capital Tokyo has been the largest city in the world, but it’s finally been overtaken. According to the ...