The importance of second cities transcends conventional notions of hierarchy and precedence. These urban centers, characterized by their resilience, innovation, and cultural richness, constitute the beating heart of a nation’s progress. As we celebrate the diversity and dynamism of our world, let us recognize and honor the invaluable contributions of second cities in shaping our collective destinies.
List of Second Cities
Country or territory | City proper | |
---|---|---|
Largest | Second-largest | |
Metropolitan area (if different) | ||
Largest | Second largest | |
Abkhazia | Sukhumi | Tkvarcheli |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Kandahar |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) | Episkopi Cantonment | Ayios Nikolaos |
Åland Islands (Finland) | Mariehamn | Jomala |
Albania | Tirana | Durrës |
Algeria | Algiers | Oran |
American Samoa (US) | Tafuna | Nu’uuli |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Escaldes-Engordany |
Angola | Luanda | Lubango |
Anguilla (UK) | North Side | The Valley |
Antigua and Barbuda | St. John’s | All Saints |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Córdoba |
Armenia | Yerevan | Gyumri |
Artsakh | Stepanakert | Shusha |
Aruba (Netherlands) | Oranjestad | Sint Nicolaas |
Australia | Sydney | Melbourne |
Austria | Vienna | Graz |
Azerbaijan | Baku | Ganja |
Bahamas | Nassau | Freeport |
Bahrain | Manama | Riffa |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Chittagong |
Barbados | Bridgetown | Speightstown |
Belarus | Minsk | Gomel |
Belgium | Brussels | Antwerp |
Belize | Belize City | San Ignacio |
Benin | Cotonou | Abomey-Calavi |
Bermuda (UK) | St. George’s | Hamilton |
Bhutan | Thimphu | Phuntsholing |
Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | El Alto |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Banja Luka |
Botswana | Gaborone | Francistown |
Brazil | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kuala Belait |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Plovdiv |
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Bobo-Dioulasso |
Burundi | Bujumbura | Muyinga |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Siem Reap |
Cameroon | Douala | Yaoundé |
Canada | Toronto | Montreal |
Cape Verde | Praia | Mindelo |
Cayman Islands (UK) | George Town | Bodden Town |
Central African Republic | Bangui | Bimbo |
Chad | N’Djamena | Moundou |
Chile | Santiago | Puente Alto |
China | Shanghai | Beijing |
Christmas Island (Australia) | Flying Fish Cove | Poon Saan |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | Bantam | West Island |
Colombia | Bogotá | Medellín |
Comoros | Moroni | Mutsamudu |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | Lubumbashi |
Congo, Republic of the | Brazzaville | Pointe-Noire |
Cook Islands (New Zealand) | Avarua | Amuri |
Costa Rica | San José | Alajuela |
Côte d’Ivoire | Abidjan | Bouaké |
Croatia | Zagreb | Split |
Cuba | Havana | Santiago de Cuba |
Curaçao (Netherlands) | Willemstad | Sint Michiel |
Cyprus | Nicosia | Limassol |
Czech Republic | Prague | Brno |
Czech Republic | Prague | Ostrava |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Aarhus |
Djibouti | Djibouti | Ali Sabieh |
Dominica | Roseau | Portsmouth |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Santiago de los Caballeros |
East Timor | Dili | Dare |
Ecuador | Quito | Guayaquil |
Ecuador | Guayaquil | Quito |
Egypt | Cairo | Alexandria |
El Salvador | San Salvador | Santa Ana |
Equatorial Guinea | Bata | Malabo |
Eritrea | Asmara | Keren |
Estonia | Tallinn | Tartu |
Eswatini | Manzini | Mbabane |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa |
Falkland Islands (UK) | Stanley | Mount Pleasant |
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | Tórshavn | Klaksvík |
Federated States of Micronesia | Weno | Palikir |
Fiji | Nasinu | Suva |
Finland | Helsinki | Espoo |
Finland | Helsinki | Tampere |
France | Paris | Marseille |
France | Paris | Lyon |
French Guiana (France) | Cayenne | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
French Polynesia (France) | Papeete | Faaa |
Gabon | Libreville | Port-Gentil |
Gambia, The | Serekunda | Brikama |
Georgia | Tbilisi | Batumi |
Germany | Berlin | Hamburg |
Germany | Rhine-Ruhr | Berlin |
Ghana | Accra | Kumasi |
Gibraltar (UK) | Gibraltar | |
Greece | Athens | Thessaloniki |
Greenland (Denmark) | Nuuk | Sisimiut |
Grenada | St. George’s | Gouyave |
Guam (US) | Dededo | Yigo |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzaltenango |
Guernsey (UK) | Saint Peter Port | Vale |
Guinea | Conakry | Nzérékoré |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Gabú |
Guyana | Georgetown | Linden |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gonaïves |
Honduras | Tegucigalpa | San Pedro Sula |
Hong Kong (China) | Kwun Tong | Sha Tin |
Hungary | Budapest | Debrecen |
Iceland | Reykjavík | Kópavogur |
India | Mumbai | Delhi |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Surabaya |
Iran | Tehran | Mashhad |
Iraq | Baghdad | Basra |
Ireland | Dublin | Cork |
Isle of Man (UK) | Douglas | Ramsey |
Israel | Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
Italy | Rome | Milan |
Jamaica | Kingston | Spanish Town |
Japan | Tokyo | Yokohama |
Japan | Tokyo | Osaka |
Jersey (UK) | Saint Helier | Saint Saviour |
Jordan | Amman | Zarqa |
Kazakhstan | Almaty | Nur-Sultan |
Kenya | Nairobi | Mombasa |
Kiribati | Betio | Bairiki |
Korea, North | Pyongyang | Hamhung |
Korea, South | Seoul | Busan |
Kosovo | Pristina | Prizren |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Al Jahra |
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Osh |
Laos | Vientiane | Pakxe |
Latvia | Riga | Daugavpils |
Lebanon | Beirut | Tripoli |
Lesotho | Maseru | Teyateyaneng |
Liberia | Monrovia | Ganta |
Libya | Tripoli | Benghazi |
Liechtenstein | Schaan | Vaduz |
Lithuania | Vilnius | Kaunas |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | Esch-sur-Alzette |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | Toamasina |
Malawi | Lilongwe | Blantyre |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | George Town |
Maldives | Malé | Addu City |
Mali | Bamako | Sikasso |
Malta | Valletta | |
Marshall Islands | Ebeye | Rita |
Mauritania | Nouakchott | Nouadhibou |
Mauritius | Port Louis | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill |
Mayotte (France) | Mamoudzou | Koungou |
Mexico | Mexico City | Ecatepec |
Mexico | Mexico City | Guadalajara |
Moldova | Chişinău | Tiraspol |
Monaco | Monaco | La Condamine |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Erdenet |
Montenegro | Podgorica | Nikšić |
Montserrat (UK) | Brades | Saint Peter’s |
Morocco | Casablanca | Fez |
Mozambique | Maputo | Matola |
Myanmar | Yangon | Mandalay |
Namibia | Windhoek | Rundu |
Nauru | Yaren | Denigomudu |
Nepal | Kathmandu | Pokhara |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | Rotterdam |
New Caledonia (France) | Nouméa | Dumbéa |
New Zealand | Auckland | Christchurch |
New Zealand | Auckland | Wellington |
Nicaragua | Managua | León |
Niger | Niamey | Zinder |
Nigeria | Lagos | Kano |
Niue (New Zealand) | Alofi | Hakupu |
Norfolk Island (Australia) | Burnt Pine | Kingston |
North Macedonia | Skopje | Bitola |
Northern Cyprus | North Nicosia | Famagusta |
Northern Mariana Islands (US) | San Antonio | Garapan |
Norway | Oslo | Bergen |
Oman | Muscat | Seeb |
Pakistan | Karachi | Lahore |
Palau | Koror | Airai |
Panama | Panama City | San Miguelito District |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Lae |
Paraguay | Asunción | Ciudad del Este |
Peru | Lima | Arequipa |
Philippines | Quezon City | Manila |
Philippines | Metro Manila | Metro Cebu |
Pitcairn Islands (UK) | Adamstown | |
Poland | Warsaw | Kraków |
Portugal | Lisbon | Vila Nova de Gaia |
Portugal | Lisbon | Porto |
Puerto Rico (US) | San Juan | Bayamón |
Puerto Rico (US) | San Juan | Ponce |
Qatar | Doha | Al Rayyan |
Romania | Bucharest | Iași |
Romania | Bucharest | Constanța |
Russia | Moscow | Saint Petersburg |
Rwanda | Kigali | Butare |
Saint Barthélemy (France) | Gustavia | St. Jean |
Saint Helena (UK) | Half Tree Hollow | Jamestown |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | Charlestown |
Saint Lucia | Castries | Gros Islet |
Saint Martin (France) | Marigot | Rambaud |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | Saint-Pierre | Miquelon |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Georgetown |
Samoa | Apia | Vaitele |
San Marino | Dogana | Borgo Maggiore |
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Trindade |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Jeddah |
Senegal | Dakar | Touba |
Serbia | Belgrade | Novi Sad |
Seychelles | Victoria | Anse Boileau |
Sierra Leone | Freetown | Bo |
Singapore | Singapore | |
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | Lower Prince’s Quarter | Cul De Sac |
Slovakia | Bratislava | Košice |
Slovenia | Ljubljana | Maribor |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | Gizo |
Somalia | Mogadishu | Hargeisa |
Somaliland | Hargeisa | Burao |
South Africa | Cape Town | Durban |
South Africa | Johannesburg | Cape Town |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) | King Edward Point | Bird Island |
South Ossetia | Tskhinvali | Akhalgori |
South Sudan | Juba | Yei |
Spain | Madrid | Barcelona |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia |
State of Palestine | Gaza City | Hebron |
Sudan | Omdurman | Khartoum |
Sudan | Khartoum | Port Sudan |
Suriname | Paramaribo | Lelydorp |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | Longyearbyen | Barentsburg |
Sweden | Stockholm | Gothenburg |
Switzerland | Zürich | Geneva |
Syria | Damascus | Aleppo |
Taiwan | New Taipei | Taichung |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Khujand |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Mwanza |
Thailand | Bangkok | Nonthaburi |
Thailand | Bangkok | Pak Kret |
Togo | Lomé | Sokodé |
Tokelau (New Zealand) | Fakaofo | Atafu |
Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Neiafu |
Transnistria (Moldova) | Tiraspol | Bender |
Trinidad and Tobago | Chaguanas | San Fernando |
Tunisia | Tunis | Sfax |
Turkey | Istanbul | Ankara |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Türkmenabat |
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | Five Cays | Honda Road |
Tuvalu | Funafuti | Asau |
Uganda | Kampala | Nansana |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Kharkiv |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Donetsk |
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Abu Dhabi |
United Kingdom | London | Birmingham |
United States of America | New York City | Los Angeles |
Uruguay | Montevideo | Salto |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Namangan |
Vanuatu | Port Vila | Luganville |
Vatican City | Vatican City | |
Venezuela | Caracas | Maracaibo |
Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Hanoi |
Virgin Islands, British (UK) | Road Town | Spanish Town |
Virgin Islands, United States (US) | Charlotte Amalie | Anna’s Retreat |
Wallis and Futuna (France) | Mata-Utu | Utufua |
Western Sahara | Laayoune | Dakhla |
Yemen | Sana’a | Aden |
Zambia | Lusaka | Kitwe |
Zimbabwe | Harare | Bulawayo |
Source of this article on second cities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_largest_and_second_largest_cities
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