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This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of the mid-2020, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimate or short-term projections are available for most of these cities.
Lima, the capital of Peru, and the second largest city in the Americas. Skyline of Mexico City, the largest city in North America. New York, the largest city in the United States, second largest city in North America, and a global economic hub. A major tourist destination, Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's second biggest city by population.
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 United Nations recognizes three distinct ways to define a city, as not all cities meet the same classification standards. A city can be identified by its administrative boundaries, the spread of its urbanized zone, or the reach of its metropolitan area. Please refer to sources for more information. Click on the headers to reorganize each ...
Culture of Latin America by country (22 C) People by Latin American country of descent (19 C) A. Argentina (16 C, 3 P) B. ... List of Latin American cities by GDP (PPP)
Cartography of Latin America, map-making of the realms in the Western Hemisphere, was an important aim of European powers expanding into the New World. Both the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire began mapping the realms they explored and settled. They also speculated on the lands that were marked terra incognita. Indigenous groups ...
This is a list of places in the continent of South America which have standing links to local communities in other countries, known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
Town / City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Comments 1 La Rinconada Peru: 5101 16728 Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants. [1] 2 Parinacota Chile: 4400 14435 Highest settlement in Chile. 3 Mina Pirquitas Argentina: 4340 14240 Highest settlement in Argentina. 4 Cerro de Pasco Peru: 4330 14232 Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants ...