Interesting facts about the cities of the world

Interesting facts about the cities of the world Is a great opportunity to learn more about the sights, achievements and geographical features of different settlements. Today most of the people on our planet live in cities. In some modern megalopolises, the number of inhabitants exceeds tens of millions of people.

We bring to your attention the most interesting facts about the cities of the world.

1. The largest number of million-plus cities is in China. According to various sources, there are from 60 to 200 of them.
2. The largest city in the world, in terms of territory, is considered the Chinese Chongqing.
3. As of 2010, there were 23 cities on earth, in which more than 10 million people lived.
4. Did you know that the first million-plus city was Rome, while so many inhabitants lived in it about 2 thousand years ago?
5. Moscow (see interesting facts about Moscow) is the most populated of European cities. Today over 12.6 million people live here.
6. Shanghai has more people than any other city in the world - 23.3 million inhabitants.
7. Buenaventura, Colombia has the most rainfall anywhere on the planet.
8. Oymyakon (Yakutia) is the coldest city on earth with a permanent population. The average temperature in winter here reaches -50 ⁰С, but there were cases when the thermometer dropped to -70 ⁰С! An interesting fact is that in Russia Oymyakon is called not a city, but a village.
9. Murmansk is the largest city in the Arctic Circle.
10. The most populous city on the planet is the capital of the Philippines - Manila. More than 43,000 people live here per 1 km².
11. The oldest city in the world is considered to be Jericho, located in Palestine. The first settlements on its territory appeared more than 7 thousand years ago.
12. The most unsafe city in the world is the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula. It has the highest homicide rate per city dweller.
13. Every year the number of urban residents is growing rapidly. Scientists say that if this trend continues, the population of cities will double every 38 years.
14. An interesting fact is that at present all cities in the world occupy only 1% of the land.
15. The city with the dirtiest air today is China's Linfen. Back in the 70s, the coal industry poisoned not only the local air, but also the land with water.
16. But the cleanest air among all world capitals is observed in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan.
17. Male (Maldives) is the smallest city in the world, covering an area of ​​only about 2 km².
18. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, is considered the safest city on the planet. Here you can see a lot of police officers and CCTV cameras. In addition, the UAE has Sharia law, the violation of which can lead to serious consequences.

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