Largest cities in South America

There are 36 cities in South America with a population of more than 1,000,000 people.

You can sort the largest cities in South America: by countriesby population

Largest cities in South America
CityNoCountryPopulationContinent
Arequipa1.Peru1,008,290South America
Asuncion2.Paraguay1,482,200South America
Barquisimeto3.Venezuela1,240,714South America
Barranquilla4.Colombia1,206,319South America
Belem5.Brazil1,499,641South America
Belo Horizonte6.Brazil2,721,564South America
Bogota7.Colombia7,674,366South America
Brasilia8.Brazil2,207,718South America
Buenos Aires9.Argentina2,891,082South America
Cali10.Colombia2,392,877South America
Callao11.Peru1,300,000South America
Campinas12.Brazil1,031,554South America
Caracas13.Venezuela3,000,000South America
Cordoba14.Argentina1,317,298South America
Curitiba15.Brazil1,948,626South America
Fortaleza16.Brazil2,400,000South America
Goiania17.Brazil1,536,097South America
Guarulhos18.Brazil1,169,577South America
Guayaquil19.Ecuador2,723,665South America
La Paz20.Bolivia2,004,652South America
Lima21.Peru7,737,002South America
Maceio22.Brazil1,031,597South America
Manaus23.Brazil2,219,580South America
Maracaibo24.Venezuela2,225,000South America
Maracay25.Venezuela1,754,256South America
Medellin26.Colombia1,999,979South America
Montevideo27.Uruguay1,270,737South America
Porto Alegre28.Brazil1,488,252South America
Quito29.Ecuador2,781,641South America
Recife30.Brazil1,653,461South America
Rio de Janeiro31.Brazil6,747,815South America
Salvador32.Brazil2,711,840South America
Santa Cruz de la Sierra33.Bolivia1,831,434South America
Santiago34.Chile4,837,295South America
Sao Paulo35.Brazil12,400,232South America
Valencia36.Venezuela1,619,470South America

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