List of cities in South America

This is a list of cities in South America.

Largest cities

This list includes the fifty largest cities in South America by population within city limits, based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations, except for those of Chilean cities (2017) and Venezuelan cities (2015). The figures do not reflect the populations of urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city.

Bold represents largest city in country, Italic represents national capital city.

Name Image Country Population Year
1 São Paulo  Brazil 11,895,578[1] 2024
2 Lima  Peru 10,092,000[a][2] 2023
3 Bogotá  Colombia 7,862,277[b][4] 2024
4 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 6,729,894[1] 2024
5 Santiago  Chile 6,254,314[c][5] 2017
6 Caracas  Venezuela 3,289,886[d][6] 2015
7 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3,121,707[7] 2022
8 Brasília  Brazil 2,982,818[1] 2024
9 Medellín  Colombia 2,657,772[b][4] 2024
10 Guayaquil  Ecuador 2,650,288[8] 2022
11 Fortaleza  Brazil 2,574,412[1] 2024
12 Salvador  Brazil 2,568,928[1] 2024
13 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 2,416,339[1] 2024
14 Manaus  Brazil 2,279,686[1] 2024
15 Cali  Colombia 2,270,293[b][4] 2024
16 Curitiba  Brazil 1,829,225[1] 2024
17 Quito  Ecuador 1,763,275 [8] 2022
18 Maracaibo  Venezuela 1,653,211[6] 2015
19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 1,606,671[9] 2024
20 Recife  Brazil 1,587,707[1] 2024
21 Córdoba  Argentina 1,505,250[10] 2022
22 Goiânia  Brazil 1,494,599[1] 2024
23 Porto Alegre  Brazil 1,476,867[1] 2024
24 Belém  Brazil 1,398,531[1] 2024
25 Rosario  Argentina 1,348,725[11] 2022
26 Guarulhos  Brazil 1,345,364[1] 2024
27 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,341,160[b][4] 2024
28 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,302,954[12] 2023
29 Campinas  Brazil 1,185,977[1] 2024
30 Callao  Peru 1,171,400[2] 2023
31 Arequipa  Peru 1,157,500[e][2] 2023
32 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 1,116,182[6] 2015
33 São Luís  Brazil 1,088,057[1] 2024
34 Trujillo  Peru 1,034,300[f][2] 2023
35 Maceió  Brazil 994,464[1] 2024
36 São Gonçalo  Brazil 960,652[1] 2024
37 Campo Grande  Brazil 954,537[1] 2024
38 Cartagena  Colombia 950,011[b][4] 2024
39 Teresina  Brazil 902,644[1] 2024
40 Valencia  Venezuela 901,900[6] 2015
41 El Alto  Bolivia 885,035[9] 2024
42 João Pessoa  Brazil 888,679[1] 2024
43 Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 877,547[6] 2015
44 Duque de Caxias  Brazil 866,347[1] 2024
45 Nova Iguaçu  Brazil 843,046[1] 2024
46 São Bernardo do Campo  Brazil 840,499[1] 2024
47 Natal Natal, capital do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil  Brazil 785,368[1] 2024
48 Santo André  Brazil 778,711[1] 2024
49 La Plata  Argentina 768,547[14] 2022
50 La Paz  Bolivia 755,732[9] 2024

Countries

Territories

See also

Notes

  1. ^ While there is no official administrative definition of the city, it is generally considered to consist of the central 30 of the 43 districts of Lima Province, corresponding to the urban area centered around the historic Cercado de Lima district.
  2. ^ a b c d e Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).[3]
  3. ^ The population of Santiago was calculated using the microdata base from the 2017 Chilean census. The blocks associated with the following urban areas were considered: all of Santiago Province (except Ciudad del Valle, El Cambucho, El Maitén, Lo Aguirre, and Noviciado Alto), Puente Alto, Pirque, La Obra-Las Vertientes, Las Canteras, Chamisero, Estación Colina, Valle Grande, Chicauma, San Bernardo, Padre Hurtado, and Peñaflor. Also included are unassigned blocks from the municipalities of Santiago Province, San Bernardo, Puente Alto, Padre Hurtado, and Peñaflor..
  4. ^ Population projection is that of the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which comprises the municipalities of Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo.
  5. ^ 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]
  6. ^ INEI defines the city of Trujillo as comprising the districts of Trujillo, El Porvenir, Florencia de Mora, La Esperanza and Víctor Larco Herrera.[13]

References

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