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This article lists the largest human settlements in the world (by population) over time, as estimated by historians, from 7000 BC when the largest human settlement was a proto-city in the ancient Near East with a population of about 1,000–2,000 people, to the year 2000 when the largest human settlement was Tokyo with 26 million.
List of largest cities by area Notes ^ For urban/metropolitan areas that have more than one core city , the figure for their city proper should use either the most populous one (e.g. Dallas for Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex ) or the best-known one (e.g. Manila for Metro Manila , instead of Quezon City ).
This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 1875, organized by archaeological periods.
In the first millennium CE, an urban tradition developed in the Khmer region of Cambodia, where Angkor grew into one of the largest cities (in area) of the world. [41] The closest rival to Angkor, the Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala, was between 100 and 150 square kilometres (39 and 58 sq mi) in total size. [42]
Second-oldest city in Australia. Prior to British settlement, the area had been occupied for at least 8,000 years, but possibly for as long as 35,000 years, [265] by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuennone, or South-East tribe. [266] George Town: Tasmania Australia: 1804 AD Third-oldest city in Australia. Newcastle: New ...
Artist's reconstruction of Poverty Point, 1500 BCE. Until the accurate dating of Watson Brake and similar sites, the oldest mound complex was thought to be Poverty Point, also located in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Built about 1500 BCE, it is the centerpiece of a culture extending over 100 sites on both sides of the Mississippi. The Poverty ...
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It is a conurbation engulfing many formerly separate cities and towns and is classified as a megacity. [14] It is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. [15] It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa. [16] Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. [17]