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15 Largest Cities in North America (with a map)

Using the map, name the 15 largest North American cities.
Urban area population, not city proper
According to citypopulation.de, 2019
Quiz by Quizzer6794
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Last updated: December 11, 2019
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First submittedAugust 23, 2016
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Population
City
22,800,000
Mexico City
22,400,000
New York City
17,800,000
Los Angeles
9,750,000
Chicago
8,550,000
Washington, DC
Population
City
7,850,000
San Francisco
7,650,000
Boston
7,350,000
Philadelphia
7,350,000
Toronto
7,100,000
Dallas
Population
City
6,600,000
Houston
6,350,000
Miami
5,700,000
Detroit
5,800,000
Atlanta
5,250,000
Guadalajara
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Level 58
Nov 15, 2016
boston and washington, D.C. both have less than a million people
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Level 22
Nov 27, 2016
Its most likely done by metropolitan population, not city population.
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Level 65
Nov 27, 2016
Urban Agglomeration, really
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Level 39
Sep 29, 2017
yea, no way Toronto has 7 million, i live in Toronto. Only if you include all the nearby cities as well do you reach that number
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Level 72
Nov 18, 2019
ya, it's gotta be the GTA or "Greater Toronto Area" that they are using. I think the city proper has like half that
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Level 62
Dec 31, 2020
It's using the urban area, not the city proper, so in Toronto's case, it would be the population of the greater Toronto area
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Level 63
Dec 4, 2016
Got all with 3:02 left.
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Level 19
Mar 2, 2017
13/15 not that bad.
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Level 57
Nov 6, 2020
For a toddler, it's really not that bad
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Level 63
Mar 2, 2017
Dallas's spot on the map could be more exact.
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Level 65
Mar 2, 2017
It could be
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Level 68
Mar 2, 2017
How come this quiz doesn't accept Mexico as an answer for Mexico City? Lots of other quizzes do.
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Level 65
Mar 2, 2017
It does now
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Level 66
Sep 8, 2017
add by population please because when you search up biggest cities in northamerica it shows it by area
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Level 65
Sep 8, 2017
i'll keep it like so because when you search up biggest cities in northamerica you're not even having fun
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Level 7
Nov 28, 2017
This is a good quiz. It does obviously include surrounding areas but that makes total sense because those areas rely on the core of the city. Nice job.
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Level 34
Mar 4, 2020
Why isn't San Diego, San Jose, and san Antonio here? All have a bigger population than San Francisco.
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Level 60
Sep 24, 2021
Source?
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Level 33
Jan 19, 2022
This is metro area, not city limit
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Level 77
Apr 28, 2020
You could do a version of this without the USA, since 12/15 are in there.
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Level 65
Apr 5, 2021
13*
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Level 55
Aug 23, 2021
15 Answers

1 in Canada

2 in Mexico

12 in the USA

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Level 35
Nov 18, 2020
When you look at the map it doesn't look like 15 cities but it is XD
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Level 50
Jan 12, 2021
Was surprised not to see San Diego, Seattle, or Phoenix if it's going by metro.
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Level 65
Apr 5, 2021
Urban area.
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Level 47
Dec 6, 2021
Shouldn't it be San Antonio instead of Dallas? I checked the populations on google and San Antonio is slightly higher. Maybe this quiz is outdated.
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Level 66
Jan 21, 2022
It's sorted by urban area population not city proper
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Level 46
Mar 6, 2022
Phoenix is larger than Philadelphia and Washington DC I think.
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Level 20
Feb 5, 2023
Got all but Guadalajara
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Level 69
Feb 8, 2023
The entirety of Massachusetts has fewer inhabitants than what is apparently Boston in this quiz