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All 3M Cities on the World Map

Name the cities with an urban area population of at least 3 million.
Urban Area population according to citypopulation.de, January 2017
Blue dots contain a national capital
Red dots are areas with no "central city"
Quiz by scambigol
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First submittedJanuary 19, 2017
Times taken35,135
Average score56.5%
Rating4.92
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City
Abidjan
Accra
Addis Ababa
Ahmedabad
Alexandria
Algiers
Amman
Ankara
Athens
Atlanta
Baghdad
Bamako
Bandung
Bangalore
Bangkok
Barcelona
Beijing
Belo Horizonte
Berlin
Birmingham
Bogotá
Boston
Brasília
Buenos Aires
Busan
Cairo
Campinas
Cape Town
Caracas
City
Casablanca
Changchun
Changsha
Chengdu
Chennai
Chicago
Chittagong
Chongqing
Cleveland
Cologne
Colombo
Curitiba
Dakar
Dalian
Dallas
Damascus
Dar es Salaam
Delhi
Denver
Detroit
Dhaka
Douala
Dubai
Durban
Faisalabad
Fortaleza
Frankfurt
Fuzhou
Guadalajara
City
Guangzhou
Guatemala City
Guayaquil
Hangzhou
Hanoi
Harbin
Hefei
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Houston
Hyderabad
Ibadan
Istanbul
Jaipur
Jakarta
Jeddah
Jinan
Johannesburg
Kabul
Kampala
Kano
Kanpur
Karachi
Khartoum
Kinshasa
Kolkata
Kuala Lumpur
Kunming
City
Kuwait City
Kyiv
Lagos
Lahore
Lima
London
Los Angeles
Luanda
Lucknow
Madrid
Manchester
Manila
Mashhad
Medan
Medellín
Melbourne
Mexico City
Miami
Milan
Minneapolis
Monterrey
Montréal
Moscow
Mumbai
Nagoya
Nagpur
Nairobi
Nanchang
City
Nanjing
Nanning
Naples
New York
Ningbo
Orlando
Osaka
Paris
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Porto Alegre
Puebla
Pune
Qingdao
Rawalpindi
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Riyadh
Rome
Rotterdam
Saint Petersburg
Salvador
San Diego
San Francisco
Santiago
Santo Domingo
São Paulo
Seattle
City
Seoul
Shanghai
Shantou
Shenyang
Shijiazhuang
Singapore
Surabaya
Surat
Sydney
Taipei
Taiyuan
Tampa
Tehran
The Ruhr
Tianjin
Tokyo
Toronto
Ürümqi
Washington
Wenzhou
Wuhan
Wuxi
Xi'an
Xiamen
Yangon
Yaoundé
Zhengzhou
Zibo
catlover2496
+5
Level 44
Jan 19, 2017
94/170
Quizzer6794
+7
Level 64
Feb 26, 2017
150/170, but I've heard of them all! :(
michelesol
+6
Level 66
May 28, 2017
151 :)
Pandora49
+7
Level 55
Mar 20, 2020
151.01
Quizzer6794
+4
Level 64
Sep 4, 2019
got all 170 this time around!
NigelS
+3
Level 93
Feb 26, 2017
Terrific quiz!
McCoy
+2
Level 62
Feb 27, 2017
Sorry, there is no City in Germany called "the Ruhr". Is more a area with different cities in it like Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. So its not a "city" with over 3 million people.

As I understand an urban aera is ONE city. Like Beijing or Guangzhou which contains parts of other villages in it. But its called Beijing. The Ruhr is a river in Germany and the cities on this river are called Ruhr Aera. Again, there is no single city in Germany which is called "The Ruhr".

angrobper14
+17
Level 83
Feb 27, 2017
But, if you read the caveats, you'll find scambigol clearly stating: Red dots are areas with no "central city". And the Ruhr is a red dot.

The source defines the Ruhr as a whole urban area with no central city, while Beijing and Guangzhou are the central cities of their areas. And considering that the source is a German site (where the Ruhr is), well, they should know more if it counts this way.

McCoy
+2
Level 62
Feb 28, 2017
I admit that I overread "Red dots are areas with no "central city"".

But I do not understand why this is called in english "The Ruhr". The Ruhr is a river as I stated before. In german its called Ruhrgebiet (Ruhrarea). I never heard somebody say "Die (The) Ruhr" when talking about the Ruhrgebiet and I'm from Germany, so I know more if it counts this way.

Djilas
+2
Level 81
Mar 1, 2017
In English it's fine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr

Carry
+4
Level 64
Mar 9, 2017
Well some cities and areas get their own translations in other languages. Like The Hague (Den Haag) and The Ruhr (Ruhrgebiet). The one I hate the most is "West" Germany.
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 60
Oct 23, 2020
I said Dortmund, so I guess I don't need to argue!
TinklePork
+7
Level 62
Feb 27, 2017
Nice to see somebody started this argument already. Also, Cyprus is in Asia
Balikati
+1
Level 67
Mar 28, 2017
And Australia is an island, the continent is Oceania. Plus the Americas are one continent. Also, Southern Caucasus is Asia!
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 84
May 28, 2017
The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey. :-P
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
May 28, 2017
And where has Burma gone?
TomatosRaafatos
+5
Level 73
May 28, 2017
And to spice it all up Palestine is a sovereign country under Zionist occupation, Taiwan is Chinese Taipei, and Kosovo belongs to Serbia. Oh yeah, and Turkey is in Europe.
ander217
+1
Level 76
May 28, 2017
North America is a continent, South America is a continent.
grantdon
+8
Level 74
May 28, 2017
If the Americas are one continent then Europe/Asia/Africa is also one continent and the silly Cyprus debate disappears
djeedubbeljoe
+5
Level 63
May 29, 2017
Exactly! There are only two continents: Afro-Eurasia and America. The rest are islands.
fitheach
+18
Level 59
May 30, 2017
Nonsense! Cyprus is a continent. Wait, hold on...
Jeremy
+3
Level 73
Aug 6, 2017
One of those times where we need a like button for comments. :)
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Sep 24, 2018
Cyprus is in Africa.
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 60
Oct 23, 2020
No, Zealandia is a continent!
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 60
Oct 23, 2020
No, Afro-Eurasia is a continent, but Cyprus is in America.
Maximirb13
+1
Level 73
Jan 25, 2021
Did I mention Northern Cyprus is a sovereign country.
zack22
+1
Level 67
Nov 17, 2021
And Michigan borders Illinois and Minnesota
Charliezard
+1
Level 66
Nov 18, 2021
Threw me off with that one. I thought Michigan DID border both of those, zack!
KrishPatel
+1
Level 59
May 2, 2022
The statue of liberty is on Liberty Island which is New York land, but is surrounded by New Jersey waters.
Manikanta
+1
Level 51
Dec 27, 2021
Read the caveats.
ruftytufty
+2
Level 77
May 28, 2017
pretty ticked off not to get given Urumchi for Urumqi - same place, different transliteration...
100Greats
+2
Level 57
May 28, 2017
Great quiz, time taking, and requiring. BTW, tried Koeln or Köln several times not realizing the English/French name would have been needed.
QuizzerX
+1
Level 23
May 28, 2017
Abu Dhabi will soon be on this list
Charliezard
+1
Level 66
Nov 18, 2021
sorry to say, it has not.
Instrumental
+1
Level 48
May 28, 2017
8:32. Nice quiz.
KeroseneAndFire
+1
Level 60
May 28, 2017
I thought Sri Jeyewardene bah bah was the capital of Sri Lanka, not Colombo anymore. Why does it have a blue dot then?
djeedubbeljoe
+8
Level 63
May 29, 2017
Sri [insert random noises here] is a district in the city Colombo. The capital is not Colombo, but it is in Colombo.
Account
+2
Level 59
Aug 10, 2020
I think Sri [random noise] should work as type in, though.
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 60
Oct 23, 2020
Sri Jayasupercalifragilisticexpialidocius Kotte is weird.
PotatoBoy
+2
Level 65
Nov 23, 2017
Same reason Johannesburg is blue dot.
anonimous
+1
Level 57
Apr 4, 2021
The blue dot is for Pretoria, which is part of Johannesburg's urban area, but will work as a type-in ;)
idontlikeit2
+1
Level 72
May 28, 2017
Wow. I had the impression that Jerusalem was overflowing with people--- but there's only around 800,000. Also, how did Rotterdam make it, but Amsterdam didn't?
tshalla
+1
Level 74
May 28, 2017
It had more people in its urban area when the populations of both cities were estimated.
djeedubbeljoe
+1
Level 63
May 29, 2017
Amsterdam has a bigger city proper, but Rotterdam is part of a larger urban area, containing The Hague (Den Haag), Delft, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Zoetermeer, and many other municipalities.
RogerSilveira
+1
Level 33
May 28, 2017
76/170 and I feel proud of that. There are just too many Chinese and Indian cities...lol. Hard names. I mean. I tried spelling Ghuangzhou(or whatever) 4 times til I just gave up.
bezz
+1
Level 68
May 28, 2017
"The Ruhr" is a town? I can have mein mail sent dere? Ya? Nien! Das ist ein Bezirk nicht eine Stadt! Es ist kein "städtisches Gebiet", was auch immer das ist.
fitheach
+2
Level 59
May 30, 2017
How many times does one need to say it: READ THE CAVEATS!
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Sep 24, 2018
Dude, you flunked out after 3 weeks in German class.
salvadoran
+1
Level 60
Apr 30, 2019
His German is actually not that bad. A few typos thats all...
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
May 4, 2019
His German is very broad English word for word translation in English order. It is very creaky stringing along individual word translations which can have multiple English meanings. „Mein mail sent dere“ just shows he's in between Benny Hill and Google.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 74
Jan 27, 2020
Translation: "I can have my mail sent? Ya? No! This is a district not a city! It is not an 'urban area', whatever that is."
ketchupkawawa
+1
Level 52
May 29, 2017
118/170, yet I missed Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City
Mustafa7
+1
Level 38
Jul 1, 2017
150/170
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Sep 24, 2018
I feel smug with 153 first time through. And I'm 48 and my first language is English. I think I'm now supposed to insert lol in lower case letters here somewhere but I don't know what's so funny about my score.
cafrance1089
+1
Level 65
Sep 15, 2017
Only 140...
RPHXX
+1
Level 69
Oct 28, 2017
ESSEN? MORE THAN 3 MILLION? Are you crazy? Essen has a Population of about 600.000 !!!
smartguy2
+5
Level 66
Nov 9, 2017
Essen is a type-in for Rhein Rhur. It doesn't count as its own city.
RPHXX
+1
Level 69
Feb 5, 2018
Yes, but it's like the 5th largest city in Rhein-Ruhr ! Cologne, Dusseldorf, Dortmund and Duisburg are all bigger than Essen and also part of Rhein-Ruhr !
GeoGuy8
+1
Level 57
Oct 29, 2017
162/170 first try and I am ten!
kolovozzz
+1
Level 33
Feb 17, 2018
Forgot: Shijiazhuang, Zibo and Bangalore
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Sep 24, 2018
Sorry, Shijiazhuang. I will never bother learning about you even though I recognize your name.
BotswanaEmperor
+1
Level 62
Jan 2, 2019
Thought Porto Alegre is called Port Alegre, got confused
Nestormakhno
+2
Level 68
Jun 2, 2019
I literally missed Mexico City . Just one of those days I guess
Vicky
+2
Level 55
Nov 9, 2019
Please accept updated type-ins for cities like Belo Horizonte and Addis Ababa
scambigol
+2
Level 75
Nov 9, 2019
done for Belo Horizonte - Addis Ababa was already on 'auto' type-in
UG332
+2
Level 67
Feb 1, 2020
161/170. Just missed all of the obscure Chinese Cities lol. Named every other place tho
Zych
+1
Level 63
Sep 26, 2020
170/170 first try! Good quiz! :D
Lojants
+1
Level 66
Nov 24, 2020
Johannesburg is blue, but it isn't a national capital
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 41
Feb 10, 2021
Johannesburg includes Pretoria in it's urban area
belor
+1
Level 55
Dec 3, 2021
Bit confusing when you see it on the map, especially if you know Johannesburg isn't officially a capital, though that makes more sense
Ender
+1
Level 28
Apr 8, 2021
I got scared and thought it said “All of the 3 million cities in the world” lol
digitalmaster
+1
Level 28
May 3, 2021
Rotterdam only has ~600.000 citizens not even near 3.000.000 that this quiz requires
JJWMol
+1
Level 49
Sep 19, 2021
It has a large urban area
MiecraftMan
+2
Level 59
Jul 9, 2021
Jetpunk normally does not recognize Colombo as the capital. I see it as Jedda on my map, and that normally works to.
Eduardoleonl05
+1
Level 26
Aug 12, 2021
I did 119 and I just gave up, then I realized I missed Addis Ababa, Nanning, Ahmedabad and Jaipur :/

Either way, I think I did good, the rest of the cities that I missed (mostly Chinese or African) Ive never heard of them so I guess I did not do that bad.

Im proud of myself on one side, but on the other I still wanna learn more.

But I just dont understand how can people do this at 100%, thats just amazing bruh, how can you remember all those Indian and Chinese names, unless you are... well Indian or Chinese lmfao

Matisku
+1
Level 66
Aug 14, 2021
Some questionable cities in China here - the area around Shanghai gets a big fuzzy often, but I would say if Wuxi counts as a city then places such as Shenzhen and many other 'cities' in large urban agglomerations should count :)
LuigiDood227
+5
Level 63
Sep 4, 2021
When you get to India...

You need some real Lucknow.

Ravisseur
+1
Level 56
May 13, 2022
156, I surprised myself on this quiz !
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 55
May 15, 2022
Please accept Jeddah without the 'h' as it usually is accepted.
Mari0oo
+1
Level 48
Jun 22, 2022
170/170
Fishyyy
+1
Level 55
Jul 6, 2022
I remember san jose in ca is larger than SF? Maybe I am wrong but please explain why
Tadeu
+1
Level 58
Aug 22, 2022
I cant believe I didnt see Campinas dot because it was hidding behind São Paulo dot........

Three easy misses for me: Campinas, Xiamen and Yagon. 132/170

RJG
+1
Level 44
Feb 17, 2023
Curitiba I missed, i always forget it
etfdyhw
+1
Level 21
Nov 7, 2022
its dumb how capitals are blue and johannesburg was blue when its not the capital of south africa
Fianchetto
+1
Level 59
Feb 28, 2023
Its urban area includes Pretoria.
KennethTAA
+1
Level 57
Dec 12, 2022
Just missed Wuxi.
RJG
+1
Level 44
Feb 17, 2023
162/170 good score, but "The Ruhr" really? What? I only get 4/5 points despite only missing 8 cities, SWIZZ!
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