List of cities in South America

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This is a list of cities in South America .

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 or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. All figures refer to the mid-2015 population.

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NameImageCountryPopulationYear
1 São Paulo Ponte e rio.jpg Brazil 12,038,175 [1] 2015
2 Lima Lima, Peru Sunset Skyline & Cityscape.png Peru 9,562,280 [lower-alpha 1] [2] 2017
3 Bogotá Centro fin Bta 2.jpg Colombia 7,862,277 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
4 Rio de Janeiro Vista aerea Centro do Rio de Janeiro RJ.jpg Brazil6,476,631 [1] 2015
5 Santiago Santiago Skyline.jpg Chile 5,507,282 [lower-alpha 3] [5] 2015
6 Caracas Skyline Caracas.jpg Venezuela 3,289,886 [lower-alpha 4] [6] 2015
7 Buenos Aires Buenos-aires-skyline.jpg Argentina 3,054,267 [7] 2015
8 Salvador Salvador Brazil skyline.jpg Brazil2,921,087 [1] 2015
9 Brasília Brasilia aerea setorbancariosul.jpg Brazil2,914,830 [1] 2015
10 Fortaleza Fortaleza, Brazil (3).jpg Brazil2,591,188 [1] 2015
11 Guayaquil Guayas from Santa Ana.JPG Ecuador 2,589,229 [8] 2015
12 Quito Quitopanoramica.jpg Ecuador2,551,721 [8] 2015
13 Belo Horizonte Por do sol no Savassi, Belo Horizonte MG.JPG Brazil2,502,557 [1] 2015
14 Medellín Panoramica Centro De Medellin.jpg Colombia2,434,647 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
15 Cali North downtown.JPG Colombia2,333,203 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
16 Manaus Manaus Skyline Noturno.jpg Brazil2,057,711 [1] 2015
17 Curitiba Curitiba From Barigui Park.jpg Brazil1,879,355 [1] 2015
18 Maracaibo Maracaibo bella vista.jpg Venezuela1,653,211 [6] 2015
19 Recife Recife, Pernambuco (2) - Brasil.jpg Brazil1,617,183 [1] 2015
20 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa cruz skyline 48.jpg Bolivia 1,614,224 [9] 2015
21 Porto Alegre Porto Alegre skyline.jpg Brazil1,476,867 [1] 2015
22 Belém Belem city2.JPG Brazil1,439,561 [1] 2015
23 Goiânia VacaBravaian.jpg Brazil1,430,697 [1] 2015
24 Córdoba Panorama del centro de Cordoba desde Parque de las naciones 2011-02-06.jpg Argentina1,414,201 [10] 2015
25 Montevideo Montevideo aerial.jpg Uruguay 1,379,560 [lower-alpha 5] [11] 2015
26 Guarulhos Vista da cidade de Guarulhos (SP).JPG Brazil1,324,781 [1] 2015
27 Barranquilla Barranquillaandriomagdalena.png Colombia1,214,253 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
28 Campinas Campinas - SP - Brasil.JPG Brazil1,164,098 [1] 2015
29 Barquisimeto Barquisimeto de Noche.jpg Venezuela1,116,182 [6] 2015
30 São Luís Avenida Colares Moreira - Sao Luis.jpg Brazil1,073,893 [1] 2015
31 São Gonçalo Centro de Sao Goncalo ao entardecer. Setembro de 2015. Por Antonio Paulo A. Carvalho.JPG Brazil1,038,081 [1] 2015
32 Maceió Panorama de Maceio.jpg Brazil1,013,773 [1] 2015
33 Callao Beach of Callao, Peru.jpg Peru1,010,315 [lower-alpha 6] [2] 2015
34 Rosario Rosario desde el aire.jpeg Argentina985,624 [12] 2015
35 Cartagena Atardecer en Cartagena de Indias desde La Popa..jpg Colombia959,594 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
36 Valencia ValencianocheVen.JPG Venezuela901,900 [6] 2015
37 El Alto Altiplano de La Paz Bolivia.jpg Bolivia891,434 [9] 2015
38 Duque de Caxias TeatroCaxias.jpg Brazil882,729 [1] 2015
39 Ciudad Guayana Puerto Ordaz 2.JPG Venezuela877,547 [6] 2015
40 Natal Natal, capital do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.jpg Brazil869,954 [1] 2015
41 Arequipa Centro Financiero, en Cayma - panoramio.jpg Peru869,351 [lower-alpha 7] [14] 2015
42 Campo Grande Avenida Afonso Pena, Campo Grande - Julho 2006.jpg Brazil853,622 [1] 2015
43 Teresina Teresina.jpg Brazil844,245 [1] 2015
44 São Bernardo do Campo Sao Bernardo do Campo (Sao Paulo).jpg Brazil816,925 [1] 2015
45 Nova Iguaçu 2011-05-24 - 09- Centro de Nova Iguacu - Via Light.JPG Brazil807,492 [1] 2015
46 Trujillo Freedom Monument, Trujillo.jpg Peru799,550 [lower-alpha 8] [14] 2015
47 João Pessoa Bairro Altiplano - Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brasil(3).jpg Brazil791,438 [1] 2015
48 La Paz Centro de La Paz al atardecer.jpg Bolivia789,541 [9] 2015
49 Santo André Santo Andre SP.jpg Brazil710,210 [1] 2015
50 Osasco Caio Badner - Osasco.JPG Brazil694,844 [1] 2015
51 São José dos Campos SJoseCampos.jpg Brazil688,597 [1] 2015
52 La Plata La Plata desde el Aire.jpg Argentina687,378 [15] 2015
53 Jaboatão dos Guararapes Praia de Candeias.jpg Brazil686,122 [1] 2015
54 Cochabamba Catedral Cochabamba.JPG Bolivia672,255 [9] 2015
55 Ribeirão Preto Predios em Ribeirao Preto SP.jpg Brazil666,323 [1] 2015
56 Uberlândia Centraludi.jpg Brazil662,362 [1] 2015
57 Contagem Avenida Amazonas BH Contagem.jpg Brazil648,766 [1] 2015
58 Sorocaba Rio Sorocaba (cropped).jpg Brazil644,919 [1] 2015
59 Mar del Plata Hotel Provincial y Casino, Plaza seca y la Plaza Colon. Vista panoramica desde el Palacio Eden.jpg Argentina640,855 [15] 2015
60 Aracaju Curva da Avenida Beira Mar Aracaju.jpg Brazil632,744 [1] 2015
61 Cúcuta Panoramica de Cucuta.jpg Colombia628,107 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
62 Feira de Santana Edificios na santa monica.JPG Brazil617,528 [1] 2015
63 Soledad Museo Bolivariano, Soledad-Atlantico.jpg Colombia614,900 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
64 Puente Alto Paseo peatonal Manuel Rodriguez.jpg Chile610,118 [5] 2015
65 Chiclayo Chiclayo-Peru1.jpg Peru600,440 [lower-alpha 9] [14] 2015
66 Salta Salta-Square2.jpg Argentina598,107 [16] 2015
67 San Miguel de Tucumán Tucuman sfrancisco barrio norte.jpg Argentina585,681 [17] 2015
68 Maturín Plaza los escritores de Maturin 2017.jpg Venezuela584,166 [6] 2015
69 Cuenca Cuenca, Ecuador 01.jpg Ecuador580,706 [8] 2015
70 Cuiabá Cuiaba Mato Grosso.jpg Brazil580,489 [1] 2015
71 Joinville Downtown Joinville.jpg Brazil562,151 [1] 2015
72 Juiz de Fora Vista do centro de Juiz de Fora-MG.JPG Brazil555,284 [1] 2015
73 Londrina Lago Igapo Londrina.jpg Brazil548,249 [1] 2015
74 Asunción Paraguay-001.jpg Paraguay526,408 [18] 2015
75 Ibagué Panoramica del Norte de la Ciudad.jpg Colombia523,057 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
76 Aparecida de Goiânia Brazil521,910 [1] 2015
77 Bucaramanga Centro La triada Bucaramanga.JPG Colombia521,446 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
78 Ananindeua Brazil505,404 [1] 2015
79 Soacha Colombia505,319 [lower-alpha 2] [4] 2015
80 Porto Velho Brazil502,748 [1] 2015

Countries

Territories

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Population projection is that of Lima Province and not the Lima Metropolitan Area.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat). [3]
  3. ↑ Population projection is that of Santiago Province.
  4. ↑ Population projection is that of the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which comprises the municipalities of Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo.
  5. ↑ Population projection is that of Montevideo Department.
  6. ↑ Population projection is that of the Constitutional Province of Callao.
  7. ↑ INEI defines the city of Arequipa as comprising the districts of Arequipa, Alto Selva Alegre, Cayma, Cerro Colorado, Jacobo Hunter, Mariano Melgar, Miraflores, Paucarpata, Sabandía, Sachaca, Socabaya, Tiabaya, Yanahuara and José Luis Bustamante y Rivero. [13]
  8. ↑ INEI defines the city of Trujillo as comprising the districts of Trujillo, El Porvenir, Florencia de Mora, La Esperanza and Víctor Larco Herrera. [13]
  9. ↑ INEI defines the city of Chiclayo as comprising the districts of Chiclayo, José Leonardo Ortíz, La Victoria and Pimentel. [13]

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