List of cities in South America


This is a list of cities in South America.

Largest cities

This list includes all South American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000 according to official census figures, estimates or projections as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates or short-term projections are available for all of these cities. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. All figures refer to the mid-2015 population.
NameImageCountryPopulationYear
1São PauloBrazil12,038,1752015
2LimaPeru8,894,4122015
3BogotáColombia7,862,2772015
4Rio de JaneiroBrazil6,476,6312015
5SantiagoChile5,507,2822015
6CaracasVenezuela3,289,8862015
7Buenos AiresArgentina3,054,2672015
8SalvadorBrazil2,921,0872015
9BrasíliaBrazil2,914,8302015
10FortalezaBrazil2,591,1882015
11GuayaquilEcuador2,589,2292015
12QuitoEcuador2,551,7212015
13Belo HorizonteBrazil2,502,5572015
14MedellínColombia2,434,6472015
15CaliColombia2,333,2032015
16ManausBrazil2,057,7112015
17CuritibaBrazil1,879,3552015
18MaracaiboVenezuela1,653,2112015
19RecifeBrazil1,617,1832015
20Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia1,614,2242015
21Porto AlegreBrazil1,476,8672015
22BelémBrazil1,439,5612015
23GoiâniaBrazil1,430,6972015
24CórdobaArgentina1,414,2012015
25MontevideoUruguay1,379,5602015
26GuarulhosBrazil1,324,7812015
27BarranquillaColombia1,214,2532015
28CampinasBrazil1,164,0982015
29BarquisimetoVenezuela1,116,1822015
30São LuísBrazil1,073,8932015
31São GonçaloBrazil1,038,0812015
32MaceióBrazil1,013,7732015
33CallaoPeru1,010,3152015
34RosarioArgentina985,6242015
35CartagenaColombia959,5942015
36ValenciaVenezuela901,9002015
37El AltoBolivia891,4342015
38Duque de CaxiasBrazil882,7292015
39Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela877,5472015
40NatalBrazil869,9542015
41ArequipaPeru869,3512015
42Campo GrandeBrazil853,6222015
43TeresinaBrazil844,2452015
44São Bernardo do CampoBrazil816,9252015
45Nova IguaçuBrazil807,4922015
46TrujilloPeru799,5502015
47João PessoaBrazil791,4382015
48La PazBolivia789,5412015
49Santo AndréBrazil710,2102015
50OsascoBrazil694,8442015
51São José dos CamposBrazil688,5972015
52La PlataArgentina687,3782015
53Jaboatão dos GuararapesBrazil686,1222015
54CochabambaBolivia672,2552015
55Ribeirão PretoBrazil666,3232015
56UberlândiaBrazil662,3622015
57ContagemBrazil648,7662015
58SorocabaBrazil644,9192015
59Mar del PlataArgentina640,8552015
60AracajuBrazil632,7442015
61CúcutaColombia628,1072015
62Feira de SantanaBrazil617,5282015
63SoledadColombia614,9002015
64Puente AltoChile610,1182015
65ChiclayoPeru600,4402015
66SaltaArgentina598,1072015
67San Miguel de TucumánArgentina585,6812015
68MaturínVenezuela584,1662015
69CuencaEcuador580,7062015
70CuiabáBrazil580,4892015
71JoinvilleBrazil562,1512015
72Juiz de ForaBrazil555,2842015
73LondrinaBrazil548,2492015
74AsunciónParaguay526,4082015
75IbaguéColombia523,0572015
76Aparecida de GoiâniaBrazil521,9102015
77BucaramangaColombia521,4462015
78AnanindeuaBrazil505,4042015
79SoachaColombia505,3192015
80Porto VelhoBrazil502,7482015

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