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title: "Which is the biggest city in the world?"  
description: "Which is the biggest city in the world?"  
author: "Joseph Rossignol"  
published: 2018-01-22  
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# Which is the biggest city in the world?

Which is the biggest [city](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81830/world-needs-to-adopt-paris-15-minute-city-model) in the [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

## "Tokyo"

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**Tokyo has been considered as the biggest city in the world often known as a city, but it is officially known as "metropolitan province".** The Tokyo Metropolitan Administration operates 23 special wards of Tokyo (each ward is governed by a separate city).

The metropolitan government also administers 39 municipalities of the western part of the province and two external island chains. **With a population of 9 million in the special ward population, the total population of the province is more than 130 lakhs.** **\**![Which is the biggest city in the world?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/00878783-78c1-4259-9109-dc8249c1ab8a/images/0569c725-e664-416f-9e23-e4d506251aec.jpg)**\**\
This province is part of the world's most populated metropolitan area, comprising 37.8 million people and the world's largest urban infrastructure economy. **51 companies in the city, Fortune Global 500 companies, which are the largest number among many other cities in the world. Tokyo is third in the International Financial Centers Development Index.** **\**![Which is the biggest city in the world?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/00878783-78c1-4259-9109-dc8249c1ab8a/images/bf4d8d00-62c5-4e03-b364-4dece97a50da.jpg)\
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In the Global Economic Power Index, Tokyo is ranked first and fourth in the Global Cities Index. I**n the 2008 list of GAWC, it was described as a global city and in 2014 TripAdvisor's World City Survey, Tokyo was listed as the "Best Composite Experience".** Mercer Consultancy Firm and the purchase of Economist Intelligence Unit On the basis of power, Tokyo was ranked as the 11th most expensive city in 2015. \
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**In 2015, Tokyo became the world's largest by Monocle magazine. That's called a vibrant city. Tokyo stands at the first place in the safe city index.** Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1979 G-7 Summit, the 1986 G-7 Summit, and the 1993 G-7 Summit, and this 2020 Will host the Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympic. \
**"All the best"**


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