Sunday, August 30, 2020

Top 10 largest cities for the 30 most populated countries

This post is a list the top 10 largest cities for the 30 most populated counties in the world. The country population data is from July 2019. Data source: Wikipedia

    1. China (1.43 billion)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2020)
  1. Shanghai: 26.9 million
  2. Beijing: 20.3 million
  3. Chongquing: 15.7 million
  4. Tianjin: 13.5 million
  5. Guangzhou: 13.2 million
  6. Shenzhen: 12.3 million
  7. Chengdu: 9.1 million
  8. Nanjing: 8.7 million
  9. Wuhan: 8.3 million
  10. Xi'an: 7.9 million

    2. India (1.37 billion)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2011)
  1. Mumbai: 12.4 million
  2. Delhi: 11.0 million
  3. Bangalore: 8.4 million
  4. Hyderabad: 6.8 million
  5. Ahmedabad: 5.5 million
  6. Chennai: 4.6 million
  7. Kolkata: 4.4 million
  8. Surat: 4.4 million
  9. Pune: 3.1 million
  10. Jaipur: 3.0 million

    3. United States (329 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2019)
  1. New York: 8.3 million
  2. Los Angeles: 3.9 million
  3. Chicago: 2.6 million
  4. Houston 2.3 million
  5. Phoenix: 1.6 million
  6. Philadelphia: 1.5 million
  7. San Antonio: 1.5 million
  8. San Diego: 1.4 million
  9. Dallas: 1.3 million
  10. San Jose: 1.0 million

    4. Indonesia (270 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2015)
  1. Surabaya: 2.8 million
  2. East Jakarta: 2.8 million
  3. Bekasi: 2.7 million
  4. Bandung: 2.4 million
  5. West Jakarta: 2.4 million
  6. Medan: 2.2 million
  7. South Jakarta: 2.1 million
  8. Depok: 2.0 million
  9. Tangerang: 2.0 million
  10. North Jakarta: 1.7 million

    5. Pakistan (216 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2017)
  1. Karachi: 14.9 million
  2. Lahore: 11.1 million
  3. Faisalabad: 3.2 million
  4. Rawalpindi: 2.0 million
  5. Gujranwala: 2.0 million
  6. Peshawar: 1.9 million
  7. Multan: 1.8 million
  8. Hyderabad: 1.7 million
  9. Islamabad: 1.0 million
  10. Quetta: 1.0 million

    6. Brazil (211 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2019)
  1. Sao Paulo: 12.2 million
  2. Rio de Janeiro: 6.7 million
  3. Brasilia: 3.0 million
  4. Salvador: 2.8 million
  5. Fortaleza: 2.6 million
  6. Belo Horizonte: 2.5 million
  7. Manaus: 2.1 million
  8. Curitiba: 1.9 million
  9. Recife: 1.6 million
  10. Goiania: 1.5 million

    7. Nigeria (200 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2006)
  1. Lagos: 8.0 million
  2. Kano: 2.8 million
  3. Ibadan: 2.5 million
  4. Benin City: 1.1 million
  5. Port Harcourt: 1.0 million
  6. Jos: 1.0 million
  7. Ilorin: 821 thousand
  8. Abuja: 776 thousand
  9. Kaduna: 760 thousand
  10. Enugu: 722 thousand

    8. Bangladesh (163 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2011)
  1. Dhaka: 8.9 million
  2. Chittagong: 2.5 million
  3. Rajshahi: 763 thousand
  4. Khulna: 664 thousand
  5. Sylhet: 526 thousand
  6. Mymensingh: 476 thousand
  7. Barisal: 339 thousand
  8. Rangpur: 307 thousand
  9. Comilla: 296 thousand
  10. Narayanganj: 286 thousand

    9. Russia (145 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2020)
  1. Moscow: 12.4 million
  2. Saint Petersburg: 5.3 million
  3. Novosibirsk: 1.6 million
  4. Yekaterinburg: 1.4 million
  5. Kazan: 1.2 million
  6. Nizhny Novgorod: 1.2 million
  7. Chelyabinsk: 1.1 million
  8. Samara: 1.1 million
  9. Omsk: 1.1 million
  10. Rostov-on-Don: 1.1 million

    10. Mexico (127 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2010)
  1. Mexico City: 8.8 million
  2. Ecatepec: 1.6 million
  3. Guadalajara: 1.4 million
  4. Puebla City: 1.4 million
  5. Ciudad Juarez: 1.3 million
  6. Tijuana: 1.3 million
  7. Leon: 1.2 million
  8. Monterrey: 1.1 million
  9. Zapopan: 1.1 million
  10. Nezahualcoyotl: 1.1 million

    11. Japan (126 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2010)
  1. Tokyo: 8.9 million
  2. Yokohama: 3.6 million
  3. Osaka: 2.6 million
  4. Nagoya: 2.2 million
  5. Sapporo: 1.9 million
  6. Kobe: 1.5 million
  7. Kyoto: 1.4 million
  8. Fukuoka: 1.4 million
  9. Kawasaki: 1.4 million
  10. Saitama: 1.2 million

    12. Ethiopia (112 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2016)
  1. Addis Ababa: 1.4 million
  2. Bahir Dar: 797 thousand
  3. Gondar: 740 thousand
  4. Mekelle: 441 thousand
  5. Dessie: 398 thousand
  6. Adama: 338 thousand
  7. Hawassa: 318 thousand
  8. Dire Dawa: 285 thousand
  9. Sodo: 253 thousand
  10. Kombolcha: 196 thousand

    13. Philippines (108 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2015)
  1. Quezon City: 2.9 million
  2. Manila: 1.7 million
  3. Davao City: 1.6 million
  4. Caloocan: 1.5 million
  5. Cebu City: 922 thousand
  6. Zamboanga City: 861 thousand
  7. Taguig: 804 thousand
  8. Antipolo: 776 thousand
  9. Pasig: 755 thousand
  10. Cagayan de Oro: 675 thousand

    14. Egypt (100 million)
    Data source:Wikipedia (2017)
  1. Cairo: 9.1 million
  2. Alexandria: 5.0 million
  3. Giza: 4.1 million
  4. Shubra El Kheima: 1.1 million
  5. Port Said: 751 thousand
  6. Suez: 660 thousand
  7. Mansoura: 548 thousand
  8. El Mahalla El Kubra: 522 thousand
  9. Tanta: 508 thousand
  10. Faiyum: 475 thousand

    15. Vietnam (96 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2018)
  1. Ho Chi Minh City: 8.5 million
  2. Hanoi: 7.5 million
  3. Haiphong: 2.0 million
  4. Can Tho: 1.5 million
  5. Bien Hoa: 1.1 million
  6. Da Nang: 1.0 million
  7. Nha Trang: 792 thousand
  8. Vinh: 490 thousand
  9. Hai Duong: 403 thousand
  10. Da Lat: 356 thousand

    16. Democratic Republic of Congo (86 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2016)
  1. Kinshasa: 14.3 million
  2. Mbuji-Mayi: 2.5 million
  3. Lubumbashi: 2.4 million
  4. Kananga: 1.4 million
  5. Kisangani: 1.2 million
  6. Goma: 1.0 million
  7. Bukavu: 1.0 million
  8. Tshikapa: 919 thousand
  9. Kolwezi: 495 thousand
  10. Masina: 485 thousand

    17. Germany (83 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2015)
  1. Berlin: 3.5 million
  2. Hamburg: 1.7 million
  3. Munich: 1.4 million
  4. Cologne: 1.0 million
  5. Frankfurt: 732 thousand
  6. Stuttgart: 623 thousand
  7. Dusseldorf: 612 thousand
  8. Dortmund: 586 thousand
  9. Essen: 582 thousand
  10. Leipzig: 560 thousand

    18. Turkey (83 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2015)
  1. Istanbul: 14.0 million
  2. Ankara: 4.5 million
  3. Izmir: 2.8 million
  4. Bursa: 1.8 million
  5. Adana: 1.5 million
  6. Gaziantep: 1.4 million
  7. Konya: 1.0 million
  8. Antalya: 955 thousand
  9. Kayseri: 911 thousand
  10. Eskisehir: 617 thousand

    19. Iran (82 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2016)
  1. Tehran: 9.1 million
  2. Mashhad: 3.2 million
  3. Isfahan: 2.1 million
  4. Karaj: 1.5 million
  5. Shiraz: 1.5 million
  6. Tabriz: 1.5 million
  7. Qom: 1.2 million
  8. Ahvaz: 1.2 million
  9. Kermanshah: 1.0 million
  10. Urmia: 793 thousand

    20. Thailand (69 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2019)
  1. Bangkok: 5.6 million
  2. Nonthaburi: 254 thousand
  3. Pak Kret: 190 thousand
  4. Hat Yai: 156 thousand
  5. Chaophraya Surasak: 143 thousand
  6. Surat Thani: 132 thousand
  7. Udon Thani: 130 thousand
  8. Chiang Mai: 127 thousand
  9. Nakhon Ratchasima: 126 thousand
  10. Pattaya: 119 thousand

    21. United Kingdom (67 million)
    Data source: worldpopulationreview.com (2020)
  1. London: 7.5 million
  2. Birmingham: 984 thousand
  3. Liverpool: 864 thousand
  4. Nottingham: 729 thousand
  5. Sheffield: 685 thousand
  6. Bristol: 617 thousand
  7. Glasgow: 591 thousand
  8. Leicester: 508 thousand
  9. Edinburgh: 464 thousand
  10. Leeds: 455 thousand

    22. France (65 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2017)
  1. Paris: 2.1 million
  2. Marseille: 863 thousand
  3. Lyon: 516 thousand
  4. Toulouse: 458 thousand
  5. Nice: 342 thousand
  6. Nantes: 292 thousand
  7. Montpellier: 272 thousand
  8. Strasbourg: 275 thousand
  9. Bordeaux: 243 thousand
  10. Lille: 232 thousand

    23. Italy (60 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2019)
  1. Rome: 2.8 million
  2. Milan: 1.3 million
  3. Naples: 962 thousand
  4. Turin: 870 thousand
  5. Palermo: 657 thousand
  6. Genoa: 574 thousand
  7. Bologna: 390 thousand
  8. Florence: 372 thousand
  9. Bari: 322 thousand
  10. Catania: 293 thousand

    24. South Africa (58 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2016)
  1. Johannesburg: 9.1 million
  2. Cape Town: 4.0 million
  3. Durban: 3.6 million
  4. Pretoria: 2.4 million
  5. Port Elizabeth: 1.2 million
  6. Vereeniging: 957 thousand
  7. Soshanguve: 841 thousand
  8. East London: 810 thousand
  9. Bloemfontein: 759 thousand
  10. Pietermaritzburg: 679 thousand

    25. Tanzania (58 million)
    Data source: worldpopulationreview.com (2020)
  1. Dar Es Salaam: 2.6 million
  2. Mwanza: 436 thousand
  3. Zanzibar: 403 thousand
  4. Arusha: 341 thousand
  5. Mbeya: 291 thousand
  6. Morogoro: 250 thousand
  7. Tanga: 224 thousand
  8. Dodoma: 180 thousand
  9. Kigoma: 164 thousand
  10. Moshi: 156 thousand

    26. Myanmar (54 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2014)
  1. Yangon: 5.1 million
  2. Mandalay: 1.3 million
  3. Naypyidaw: 375 thousand
  4. Taunggyi: 304 thousand
  5. Mawlamyine: 231 thousand
  6. Bago: 220 thousand
  7. Monywa: 201 thousand
  8. Myitkyina: 180 thousand
  9. Pathein: 172 thousand
  10. Sittwe: 124 thousand

    27. Kenya (52 million)
    Data source: worldpopulationreview.com (2020)
  1. Nairobi: 2.7 million
  2. Mombasa: 799 thousand
  3. Nakuru: 259 thousand
  4. Eldoret: 218 thousand
  5. Kisumu: 216 thousand
  6. Thika: 200 thousand
  7. Malindi: 118 thousand
  8. Kitale: 75 thousand
  9. Garissa: 67 thousand
  10. Kakamega: 63 thousand

    28. South Korea (51 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2015)
  1. Seoul: 9.9 million
  2. Busan: 3.4 million
  3. Icheon: 2.8 million
  4. Daegu: 2.4 million
  5. Daejeon: 1.5 million
  6. Gwangju: 1.5 million
  7. Suwon: 1.1 million
  8. Ulsan: 1.1 million
  9. Changwon: 1.0 million
  10. Goyang: 990 thousand

    29. Colombia (50 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2018)
  1. Bogota: 8.1 million
  2. Medellin: 2.5 million
  3. Cali: 2.4 million
  4. Barranquilla: 1.2 million
  5. Cartagena: 1.0 million
  6. Cucuta: 668 thousand
  7. Soledad: 666 thousand
  8. Ibague: 569 thousand
  9. Soacha: 544 thousand
  10. Bucaramanga: 528 thousand

    30. Spain (46 million)
    Data source: Wikipedia (2019)
  1. Madrid: 3.2 million
  2. Barcelona: 1.6 million
  3. Valencia: 794 thousand
  4. Seville: 688 thousand
  5. Zaragoza: 674 thousand
  6. Malaga: 574 thousand
  7. Murcia: 453 thousand
  8. Palma: 416 thousand
  9. Las Palmas: 379 thousand
  10. Bilbao: 346 thousand

Top 20 tallest mountains in the United States

This post is a list of the top 20 tallest mountains in the United States. Data source: Wikipedia

1. Denali (Alaska)
Height: 6,190 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)



2. Mount Saint Elias (Alaska)
Height: 5,489 meters



3. Mount Foraker (Alaska)
Height: 5,304 meters
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



4. Mount Bona (Alaska)
Height: 5,044 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Jide
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



5. Mount Blackburn (Alaska)
Height: 4,996 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, National Parks Service



6. Mount Sanford (Alaska)
Height: 4,949 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ankit Khare
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



7. Mount Fairweather (Alaska)
Height: 4,671 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Lucas Brown
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



8. Mount Hubbard (Alaska)
Height: 4,557 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Aaron Logan
License: CC BY 2.0



9. Mount Bear (Alaska)
Height: 4,520 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ilya Katsnelson
License: CC BY 2.0



10. Mount Hunter (Alaska)
Height: 4,442 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ross Fowler
License: CC BY 2.0



11. Mount Whitney (California)
Height: 4,4421 meters
License: CC BY 3.0



12. Mount Alverstone, (Alaska)
Height: 4,420 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Gary Clark
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



13. University Peak, (Alaska)
Height: 4,410 meters
Photo source: mtnguiding.com



14. Mount Elbert, (Colorado)
Height: 4,401 meters
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



15. Mount Massive, (Colorado)
Height: 4,398 meters
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



16. Mount Harvard,  (Colorado)
Height: 4,395 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, jokermanj
License: CC BY 2.0



17. Mount Rainier (Washington)
Height:  4,394 meters
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



18. Mount Williamson (California)
Height: 4,383 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Phomchick
License: CC BY 3.0



19. Blanca Peak (Colorado)
Height: 4374 meters
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hog555
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



20. La Plata Peak (Colorado)
Height: 4,365 meters
License: CC BY 2.0

Saturday, August 29, 2020

List of popular rocks (non-gemstone)

This post is a list of popular rocks (non-gemstone). This list was generated with the help of Google Search. A list of popular gemstones can be found at this link. There are 33 rocks listed below alphabetically.

Amphibolite
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsKarelj
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Andesite
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsSchuppi
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Anthracite
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Basalt
Photo source: Wikimedia Commonsel ui
License: CC BY 3.0



Blueschist
License: CC BY 2.0



Breccia
License: CC BY 2.0



Chalk
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Clem Rutter
License: CC BY 3.0



Chert
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Dieter Mueller
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Coquina
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsEbyabe
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Diorite
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsSiim Sepp
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Flint
License: CC BY 2.0



Gabbro
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, NASA



Gneiss
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsBjoertvedt
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Granite
License: CC BY 2.0



Hornfels
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Limestone
License: CC BY-SA 2.1 ES



Marble
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Luis Miguel Bugallo Sanchez (Lbumga)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Mudstone
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsBallista
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Obsidian
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsJi-Elle
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Pegmatite
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Peridotite
License: CC BY 2.0



Petrified wood
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Tsy1980
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Phyllite
License: CC BY 2.0



Pumice
License: CC BY 3.0



Rhyolite
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stadtmuseum Berlin
License: CC BY 3.0



Quartzite
License: CCY BY 2.0



Sandstone
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsTiia Monto
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Schist
License: CC BY 2.0



Scoria
Photo source: Wikimedia CommonsB.navez
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Shale
License: CC BY 2.0



Siltstone
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Slate
License: CC BY 2.0



Tuff
License: CC BY-SA 4.0