What are the most and least populous cities in the world and in Pakistan?
Answered by Hamza Tariq
Here is the breakdown at both the **Global** level and for **Pakistan** (continuing from our previous topic):
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### 🌍 **On a Global Level**
* **Most Populous City:**
* **Greater Tokyo Area (Japan):** Holds the record for the largest metropolitan area with approximately **37.4 million** people.
* *(If measuring strictly by city administrative limits)*: **Chongqing (China)** has around **32 million** residents.
* **Least Populous City:**
* **Vatican City:** The smallest independent city-state in the world, with a population of around **500–800** residents.
* **Hum (Croatia):** Officially recognized as the world's smallest city by town status, with a population of only about **30 to 50** residents.
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### 🇵🇰 **In Pakistan (Based on 2023 Census)**
* **Most Populous City:**
* **Karachi:** The largest city in Pakistan, with an official urban population of **~20.3 million** (20,382,881).
* **Least Populous City / Municipal Town:**
* Small district headquarters and municipal towns like **Ziarat** (Balochistan) or **Torghar** (KPK) are among the least populated, with core town populations under **20,000 to 30,000** residents.
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