When, in order to get from point A to point B, you have to spend a lot of time on the road, you involuntarily ask yourself: how many square kilometers does a metropolis occupy in terms of area? And just look at the numbers and compare.
Fifth Place Brisbane
The Australian city of Brisbane is located in the east of the country and covers an area of 15 826 sq. km. The main city of Queensland (since 1859) bypassed the capital of Australia and is the largest in the mainland state in terms of area and third in terms of population. Almost 2.3 million people live in it. Brisbane begins its history in 1825. A relatively young age does not stop being a megalopolis one of the 100 global cities in the world. It was originally called Edenglassi and was founded as a colony for exiles.
The greatest interest among tourists of the city is caused by parks, including the Botanical Garden. Among the architectural attractions, you should admire the Cathedral, the Story Bridge, the Aurora Tower, and the windmill. And there is also its own Eiffel Tower: below, only 12 meters, but the design is an exact copy of the Parisian. Brisbane is the only city that managed to wedge itself into the top five largest cities on the territory. Only Chinese cities and the ghost are ahead.
Fourth Place - Beijing
The fourth place in the ranking is given to Beijing.The main city of the state is located on the territory of the general an area of 16,801 sq km. The metropolis is populated by 21.5 million people.
Beijing, Beijing, Beiping, Yanjing - these are all the names of the capital of the People’s Republic of China (the latter is poetic). The bustling and huge city is the political, scientific and cultural center of the country, giving way to economic laurels in another locality.
When, after the reforms of Deng Xiaoping, the capital began to grow rapidly in scale, this led to the appearance of problems such as traffic congestion, the destruction of historical buildings, and the emergence of a large number of migrants from rural areas. To stop the growth of Beijing, in 2005 the Government adopted a plan according to which the city receives development only in two semicircular bands - in the west and east.
In the metropolis there is something to see and where to visit. The most famous sights: Forbidden City, temples of Heaven and Yunhegun, Imperial Summer Palace, etc.
Third Place - Hangzhou
The third largest city in the world is Hangzhou. It was once the main city of the Southern Song Dynasty, so in the XX century it was included in the list of historical capitals of China. During the reign of the dynasty was the largest city of that period. Now the metropolis is spread on 16,847 km (probably, if it weren’t for the Government’s plan in 2005, it would have given way to Beijing). The number of inhabitants is 8.75 million people.
The main attractions of Hangzhou are created by nature. Endless tea plantations and incredible beauty of nature - for what it is worth visiting this place.Near the city there is Lake Xihu, which was formed about 2000 years ago, is very picturesque, therefore, attracts many tourists.
What is a Chinese city without pagodas? In Hangzhou, this is Baochu, Lei Feng, and others. Arriving here, it is definitely worth visiting a plantation where the collection of leaves is still manual, and a look at the museum dedicated to the drink, because the city is the tea capital of China.
Second Place - Chongqing
Very often it is Chongqing that is called the largest city in its territory. The area of the megalopolis is 82 300 sq. Km. The former capital of the kingdom of Ba is also a leader in number of inhabitants (over 30 million people) and by population density (600 people / sq. km). The large industrial center of China. This is where most of the cars are produced (this is facilitated by the presence of 5 plants) and parts for them (over 400 plants).
Chongqing is a city of skyscrapers and overpasses, a business center. Construction is proceeding very quickly, new multi-storey buildings are growing on the site of old buildings.
Interesting fact: it is a twin city of one of the five of the same rating. It's about Brisbane, with whom Chongqing "fraternized" in 2005.
The largest city in the world
Ordos - the largest city in the world. 20 years ago a new settlement appeared on the map of China - Ordos. Its construction was begun to become a place of residence for people in the coal industry. On a huge area of 86 7532 square. km everything necessary for life was built: excellent infrastructure, including entertainment. Everywhere is well maintained and clean.
Ordos is characterized by silence unusual for Chinese cities. All because lives on such a simply vast territory of only 300,000 people. For some reason, people didn’t want to move here for permanent residence, and therefore it is inhabited by “ghosts” ... The city no longer grows - it makes no sense.
If it were not for the closing rating of the Australian Brisbane, one could say that the largest cities are scattered not around the world, but concentrated only in China. Chongqing, Hangzhou, Beijing, Chengdu. The ghost town and the one in the Middle Kingdom are.
