Metropolitan Area	Geographical Area	Year	Current Data	Area (Square Miles)	Area (Square Kilometers)	Population	Population per Square Mile	Population per Square Kilometer	Notes
Cairo	Bab-El Sharia	1966	N				352,512	136,000	www.unu.edu
Cairo	Cairo	1996	Y	82.63	214.00	6,849,000	82,893	32,005
Cairo	Most dense district	1994					282,528	109,000	www.unu.edu
Calcutta	City	1991	Y	40.75	105.53	4,400,819	108,005	41,701
Calcutta	Metropolitan District	1991	Y	178.80	463.09	11,022,000	61,644	23,801
Guangzhou	Dongshan	1996	Y	17.20	6.64	576,600	86,892	33,523
Guangzhou	Liwan	1996	Y	11.80	4.55	527,100	115,783	44,669
Guangzhou	Yuexiu	1996	Y	8.90	3.43	453,800	132,163	50,989
Hong Kong	Eastern DBD: Hong Kong Island	1999	Y	18.81	48.72	643,700	88,633	34,221
Hong Kong	Kowloon	1999	Y	18.03	46.71	2,124,100	117,778	45,474	Includes New Kowloon & West Kowloon Reclamation
Hong Kong	Kowloon 1986 Boundaries	1981	N	4.05	10.48	799,123	197,493	76,252	South of Boundary Road
Hong Kong	Kowloon 1986 Boundaries	1981	N	4.05	10.48	799,123	197,493	76,252	South of Boundary Road
Hong Kong	Kowloon 1986 Boundaries	1999	Y	4.05	10.48	621,200	153,522	59,275	South of Boundary Road, West Kowloon Reclamation Excluded
Hong Kong	Kowloon and Former Victoria	1999	Y	34.00	88.06	3,243,800	95,406	36,836
Hong Kong	Kowloon: 1999 Boundaries	1999	Y	18.03	46.71	2,124,100	117,778	45,474
Hong Kong	Kowloon City: DBD Kowloon	1999	Y	3.85	9.97	403,700	104,873	40,491
Hong Kong	Kowloon Walled City	1990	N	0.01	0.03	50,000	4,984,615	1,924,563	Estimated, demolished 1992. See http://www.flex.co.jp/kowloon/data/history_e.html
Hong Kong	Kowloon: Mong Kok	1990s					427,680	165,000	Small area estimate
Hong Kong	Kwun Tong DBD: Kowloon	1999	Y	4.27	11.05	608,600	142,649	55,077
Hong Kong	Sham Shui Po DBD: Kowloon	1999	Y	3.66	9.48	366,800	100,212	38,692
Hong Kong	Victoria, Former City of	1999	Y	15.97	41.35	1,119,700	70,134	27,079
Hong Kong	Wong Tai Sin: DBD Kowloon	1999	Y	3.61	9.36	434,400	120,202	46,410
Hong Kong	Yau Tsim Mong DBD: Kowloon	1999	Y	2.64	6.85	310,600	117,438	45,343
London	Kensington & Chelsea	1951	N	4.60	11.91	219,117	47,634	18,392
London	Kensington & Chelsea	1996	Y	4.60	11.91	159,000	34,565	13,346
London	Inner London	1996	Y	118.00	305.62	2,707,800	22,947	8,860	Pre 1964 London County Council area
London	Inner London	1901	N	118.00	305.62	4,536,267	38,443	14,843	Pre 1964 London County Council area
Manila	Federal District	2000p	Y	146.00	378.14	10,492,000	71,863	27,725
Manila	City	2000p	Y	14.70	38.00	1,673,000	113,810	43,908
Mumbai	Bandra Ward	1991	Y	2.54	6.58	322,775	127,050	49,054
Mumbai	Bombay 1958 Boundaries	1981	Y	25.25	65.41	3,285,042	130,076	50,222
Mumbai	Bombay 1958 Boundaries	1991	Y	25.25	65.41	3,173,569	125,662	48,518
Mumbai	Byculla Ward	1991	Y	2.62	6.79	410,822	156,705	60,504
Mumbai	Dadar/Plaza Ward	1991	Y	2.85	7.37	482,477	169,554	65,465
Mumbai	Elphinstone Ward	1991	Y	4.05	10.48	521,097	128,782	49,723
Mumbai	Grant Road Ward	1991	Y	2.78	7.21	401,547	144,245	55,693
Mumbai	Khar/Santacruz Ward	1991	Y	5.01	12.98	475,951	94,970	36,668
Mumbai	Kurla Ward	1991	Y	5.14	13.30	616,588	120,072	46,360
Mumbai	Marine Lines Ward	1991	Y	0.68	1.77	197,228	288,598	111,428
Mumbai	Marine Lines Ward	1981	N	0.68	1.77	270,706	396,118	152,941
Mumbai	Matunga Ward	1991	Y	4.86	12.60	430,693	88,531	34,182
Mumbai	Mumbai	1991	Y	165.98	429.89	9,924,562	59,793	23,086
Mumbai	Parel Ward	1991	Y	2.43	6.29	417,134	171,761	66,317
Mumbai	Sanhurst Road Ward	1991	Y	0.94	2.44	117,723	124,960	48,247
New York	Lower East Side	1905	N		0.00		440,640	170,131	Small areas estimated at 1,700 per hectare in Peter Hall (Cities & Civilization)
New York	Manhattan	1998	Y	28.00	72.52	2,332,000	83,286	32,157
New York	Manhattan	1910	N	28.00	72.52	1,550,649	55,380	21,382
Paris	Les Halles & St. Honore	Mid 1800s	N				259,200	100,077	Small areas estimated at 1,000 per hectare in Peter Hall (Cities & Civilization)
Paris	11e Arrondissement	1999	Y	1.41	3.67	149,102	105,746	40,829
Paris	Ville de Paris	1921	N	41.00	106.19	2,906,472	70,890	27,371
Paris	Ville de Paris	1921	N	33.54	86.94	2,906,472	86,657	33,458	Excludes peripheral parks
Paris	Ville de Paris	1999	Y	41.00	106.19	2,123,000	51,780	19,992
Paris	Ville de Paris	1999	Y	33.54	86.94	2,123,000	63,298	24,439	Excludes peripheral parks
Portland (Oregon)	City	1998	Y	124.7	322.97	503,891	4,041	1,560
San Francisco	City	1998	Y	47.00	121.73	745,774	15,868	6,126
Seoul	City	1998	Y	233.6	605.5	10,323,494	44,191	17,049	Includes rural areas
Seoul	City	1998	Y	136.1	352.9	10,323,494	75,825	29,253	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Kwanak-gu	1998	Y	4.4	11.3	526,742	121,047	46,700	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Chungnang-gu	1998	Y	4.2	10.8	467,538	112,263	43,311	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Tobong-gu	1998	Y	3.5	9.2	381,602	107,746	41,569	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Nowon-gu	1998	Y	5.9	15.3	595,891	101,080	38,997	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Kangbuk-gu	1998	Y	3.6	9.4	361,424	99,792	38,500	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Yangchon-gu	1998	Y	5.1	13.1	484,907	95,854	36,981	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Unpyong-gu	1998	Y	5.2	13.4	480,974	92,864	35,827	Urbanized portion
Seoul	Kwangjin-gu	1998	Y	4.3	11.3	397,325	91,487	35,296	Urbanized portion
Shanghai	Changning	1998	Y	38.30	14.78	610,700	41,329	15,945
Shanghai	Hongkou	1998	Y	23.48	9.06	799,700	88,281	34,059
Shanghai	Huangpu	1998	Y	4.54	1.75	249,100	142,218	54,868
Shanghai	Jing'an	1998	Y	7.62	2.94	373,100	126,912	48,963
Shanghai	Luwan	1998	Y	8.05	3.11	368,000	118,491	45,714
Shanghai	Nanshi	1998	Y	7.87	3.04	446,900	147,187	56,785
Shanghai	Putuo	1998	Y	54.83	21.15	834,500	39,450	15,220
Shanghai	Xuhui	1998	Y	54.76	21.13	847,900	40,135	15,484
Shanghai	Yangpu	1998	Y	60.73	23.43	1,080,300	46,109	17,789
Shanghai	Zhabei	1998	Y	29.26	11.29	686,500	60,814	23,462