Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits
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This list includes the most up-to-date official census figures or census estimates with regards to the population of the largest cities in the European Union. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas.
The European Union statistics agency Eurostat does not gather information with regards to the population of cities within the member states, it is rather the task of national statistical agencies that gather such information every 5 to 10 years and that often make official estimates on the population of the cities. In some cases the regional, local and municipal authorities also gather such information. This list exclusively includes official information from national agencies as well as official information from local government authorities.
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100 most populous cities within administrative city limits
Note: Cities in bold are capital cities of their administrative countries.
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- Aarhus, Denmark - with a population of 300,000 of 28 August 2008[1] the city is the number 101 largest city in the EU, with a strong growth every year around 2,500 new citizens, The city is a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with 1.2 mil. citizens.
- Almere, Netherlands - did not have a population until 1976, has a pop. of 176,000 in 2006 and is forecast to have a pop. of 214,000 by 2010.
- Bacău, Romania - an important city in Western Moldavia with a population of 210,469 and an extending metropolitan area (present - 272,803).
- Bordeaux, France – the city in Aquitaine is not on the list because most people in the Bordeaux Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits. Population within the city proper: 229,500 (July 1, 2005).
- Brăila, Romania - with a population of 216,300 it will be part of Cantemir metropolitan area with a population of 600,000.
- Braşov, Romania - the largest city from Central Romania with a population of 277,200 (June 2007) and a metropolitan area of 398,125 in 2007 and it is estimated to have 600,000 in 2012[2]
- Brussels – the capital city of Belgium and unofficially referred to as the capital of the European Union is nowhere near the top 100 list, as the small municipality has a total population of only 145,917 (Census estimate 2007). The greater Brussels-Capital Region has a population of over 1 million.
- Burgas, Bulgaria - one of the largest ports in the Black Sea with a population of 229,250. It is a centre of a major tourist region with more than 200,000 beds.[citation needed]
- Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark has a relatively small municipality compared to other European cities and even the inner city area of Frederiksberg (92,235 inhabitants) is not included in the list above. The greater city of Copenhagen has 1,084,885 inh. and the metropolitan area app. 1.8 million.
- Cork, Republic of Ireland - the second city of the Republic of Ireland with a population of 119,143(2006). The Cork City limits are very restrictive. The Greater Cork area is currently 370,000 and predicted to grow to 450,000 by 2020.
- Debrecen, Hungary - the second largest city in Hungary has 204,297 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.
- Galaţi, Romania - the largest port from Lower Danube, with a population of 295,000 (June 2007) (is the 102nd largest city in EU) and a metropolitan area of 361,000; it is in project the Brăila-Galaţi (or Cantemir) metropolitan area which will have a population of 600,000.
- Košice, Slovakia - the second largest city in Slovakia with a population of 234,596 (2006 estimate) and with city of Prešov it is a part of second biggest Slovak metropolitan area with total population of some 350,000.
- London, the figure used for London is that of Greater London rather than the actual City of London, which has only 7,800 inhabitants.
- Lille, France – the city in French Flanders is not on the list because most people in the Lille Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits.[citation needed] Population within the city proper: 224,900 (July 1, 2005).
- Ljubljana – the Slovenian capital has a total population of 258,873 and its population is currently declining.
- Luxembourg - the capital city of Luxembourg has a total population of 77,325 (Census Estimate 2004).
- Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden has a population of 280,000 in 2008. The metropolitan area of Malmö has over 600,000 inhabitants.[citation needed]
- Nantes, France – the city in Brittany is not on the list because most people in the Nantes Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits.[citation needed] Population within the city proper: 281,800 (July 1, 2005).
- Nicosia – the capital of Cyprus has a population of 300,000 (Total 2004).
- Norwich, United Kingdom, 174,047 (2006 est.) - This is one of the oldest cities