Moscow’s Population Will Grow…

Many residents of the Moscow region will receive an unexpected boost in their social status on January 1, when City Hall legally incorporates huge chunks of land as part of the Greater Moscow expansion project. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov will formally sign legal documents on January 1 that will automatically transform some 250,000 residents of the Moscow Region into Muscovites – a highly coveted status…

I also wondered what that did to the population rankings for worlds largest Cities proper by population!

1	Shanghai	17,836,133	Core districts	2,605.8	6,845 km2	China
2	Karachi	14,500,000	City District	3,527	3,683 km2	Pakistan
3	Istanbul	13,120,596	Metropolitan Municipality	1,831	7,166 km2	Turkey
4	Mumbai	12,478,447	Municipal Corporation	603	20,694 km2	India
5	Beijing	11,716,000	Core districts	1,368.32	7,400 km2	China
6	Moscow	11,551,930	Federal City	1,091	10,588 km2	Russia
7	São Paulo	11,316,149	Municipality	1,523	7,383 km2	Brazil
8	Tianjin	11,090,314	All districts	7,422	1,494 km2	China
9	Guangzhou	11,070,654	All districts	3,843	2,881 km2	China
10	Delhi	11,007,835	Municipal Corporation	431	25,540 km2	India

Looks like Moscow moves up a notch in the City Proper listings. Moscow looks to become number 5 on the list. That is interesting…

Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia!

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