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Largest cities

This list includes all South American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000 according to official census figures, estimates or projections as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates or short-term projections are available for all of these cities. These figures do not reflect the population of the
urban agglomeration An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ...
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metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. All figures refer to the mid-2015 population.


Countries

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List of cities in Argentina This is a list of cities in Argentina. List of Argentine cities of 45,000 to 150,000 inhabitants This is a list of the localities of Argentina of 45,000 to 150,000 inhabitants ordered by amount of population according to the data of ...
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List of cities in Bolivia According to the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), a city is classified as an area where the city limits are identifiable, and its local government is recognized. Bolivia has 1,384 cities. As of 21 November 2012, the date of ...
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List of cities in Brazil Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in determining whether households are urban or rural, ...
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List of cities in Chile This is a list of cities in Chile. A city is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an "urban entity"An "urban entity" is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute as a concentrated group of dwellings with over 2,000 ...
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List of cities in Colombia A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of cities in Ecuador This is a list of city, cities in Ecuador. List Alphabetical * Ambato, Ecuador, Ambato * Arajuno * Archidona, Ecuador, Archidona * Atacames * Azogues * Babahoyo * Baeza, Ecuador, Baeza * Bahía de Caráquez * Balao * Balsas, Ecuador, Balsas * B ...
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List of cities in Guyana This is a list of settlements in Guyana. The following definitions have been used: *City: Any settlement listed at
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List of cities in Paraguay This is a list of towns and cities in Paraguay. A *Abaí *Acahay * Aguaray * Alberdi * Alto Verá * Areguá * Arroyito *Asunción * Atyrá * Ayolas B * Bella Vista, Amambay * Benjamín Aceval C * Caacupé * Caaguazú * Caapucú * Caazapá * Cam ...
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List of cities in Peru This is a list of cities in Peru by population. For metropolitan areas see List of metropolitan areas of Peru. List See also *List of metropolitan areas of Peru *List of regions by population of Peru References External links {{Peru li ...
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List of cities in Suriname This is a list of cities and towns in Suriname: *Abenaston *Albina, Suriname, Albina *Alfonsdorp *Alliance, Suriname, Alliance *Anapaike *Apetina *Apoera *Aurora, Suriname, Aurora *Batavia, Suriname, Batavia *Benzdorp *Berg en Dal (Suriname), ...
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List of cities in Venezuela This is a list of cities, towns and communities in Venezuela. The state capitals are marked with a *. List See also * List of cities in Venezuela by population, a list that only includes cities with no less than 100,000 residents i ...


Territories

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List of cities in the Falkland Islands This is a list of towns and settlements on the Falkland Islands. List List of settlements by name, population, and island it is located on Unsorted *Ajax Bay (East Falkland) *Beaver Settlement (on Beaver Island) * Bluff Cove Settlement ( ...
* List of cities in French Guiana


See also

* List of Latin American cities by population * Demographics of South America *
Lists of cities This is a list of lists of places: Cities proper * List of largest cities * Lists of cities by country * List of cities by continent (or continental region) ** Lists of cities in Africa ** Lists of cities in Asia ** Lists of cities in Centra ...
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Cities of present-day nations and states This is a list of lists on the cities of present-day nations, states and dependencies. Countries are listed in bold under their respective pages, whereas territories and dependencies are not. Disputed and unrecognized countries are italicized. __N ...
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References

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Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
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Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...