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The World’s Ten Richest Cities
During the time of Industrial Revolution, wealth and talents all rushed to cities, therefore cities got much wealthier, flourishing and beautiful, and which cities are the richest in the world and how rich they are? Under the accumulation of wealth, how beautiful can these cities be? The following list is still convincing although part of the data is from 2004, still a helpful reference for people who want to travel abroad or immigrate to foreign countries.
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1. Tokyo
Capital of Japan, Tokyo is a modern international city, located in the southern tip of Kanto Plain of Honshu, has 23 special areas, 27 cities, 5 machi, 8 villages, Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, occupying an area of 2,155 square kilometers in all. The population of Tokyo is about 12.29 million (as of Febuary, 2003), one of the world’s most populous cities. According to the urban population, the GDP of Tokyo in 2004 is 784.8 billion USD.
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2. New York
New York is the largest city and commercial port in the United States. It is the financial centre of the United States, and also one of the world’s financial centers. New York is located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson River, facing the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, has an area of 780 square kilometers and a population of 18 million, including an urban population of more than seven millions. According to the urban population, New York City’s GDP in 2004 is 407 billion USD.
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3. London
London, the capital of Britain, is located in the southeastern plains of England upon Thames and is 88 kilometers away from the Thames estuary. London is divided into the City of London and 32 urban districts, and the 12 districts outside the City of London are called Inner London while the other 20 are called the Outer London. The City of London, Inner London and Outer London together form Greater London. And the Greater London can also be divided into the City of London, West London, East London, London South and the Port. The City of London is the financial and business center, in West London situates the British Royal Palace, the Prime Minister’s official residence, the seat of parliament and government ministries, when East London is home to the Industrial Park and residential area of the workers, the south is a mixture of industry, business and residential area, and the Port refers to the area between the London Tower Bridge and the Thames estuary. The Greater London covers an area of 1,580 square kilometers, and a population of 7.188million in 2001. London is the world’s largest international foreign exchange market and International Insurance Center, also the world’s leading business and financial centers.
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4. Seoul
Seoul is the capital of South Korea, and the political, economic and cultural center of South Korea as well, has a population of 10.32million in 2000 and an area of 605 sq.km., accounting for 0.61% of the country’s total area. Seoul has 25 districts and 522 dong, is a local self-governed special city under the direct central government jurisdiction. According to the urban population, its GDP in 2004 is 198 billion USD.
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5. Los Angeles
Los Angeles is on the brink of San Pedro Bay and the coast of Santa Monica Bay, east of the Pacific Ocean, and on its back is the vast San Gabriel Mountains, occupying an area of over 1,200 square kilometers. Today’s LA has become the largest petrochemical industry, space industry and electronics base of the United States. Home to the famous Silicon Valley, it is one of the main centers of science and technology in America, has the largest number of scientists and engineers and technicians, enjoying the reputation of the City of Science and Technology. In recent years, the financial industry and business develop rapidly in LA, hundreds of banks have set up their offices here, including many well-known international consortia such as LERT, Rockwell Collins and so on. LA has now become a financial city only seconds to New York. According to the urban population, its GDP in 2004 is 196 billion USD.
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6. Osaka
Osaka City, capital of Osaka, is Japan’s second largest city. It is located in the southwestern part of Honshu, facing the Osaka Bay, covering an area of 204 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately three million. Osaka City is the center of Hanshin (Kobe) Industrial Zone, one of Japan’s four industrial zones, which has about 30 fellow towns around such as Higashi-Osaka, and Osaka Economic Zone where gathers many high tech enterprises. According to the urban population, the GDP of Osaka City in 2004 was 191 billion USD.
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Hong Kong is located in the southeast end of China, the hub of the rapidly developing East Asia, enjoying superior geographical condition. The total area of Hong Kong is 1,103 square kilometers, and the population of it is about 6.8 million by the end of 2003, with a density of 6,300 people per one square kilometers. Hong Kong is the center of the world’s eleventh largest trade system, the sixth largest foreign exchange market and the twelfth largest bank center, and its stock market ranks the second in Asia for its large scale. According to its urban population, its GDP in 2004 was 164 billion USD.
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8. Chicago
Located in the northeastern part of Illinois and southwest of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the third largest city of America and the largest industrial center of the Great Lakes Region. This city has an area of 590.5 square kilometers and a population of 2.784 million in 1990, 40% of which is black people. Nearly 20% of this country’s population are scattered within the 480 square kilometers centered around Chicago. The GDP of Chicago in 2004 was 146 billion USD.
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9. Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of Ontario, Canada, has over 4.3million people and an area of 632 square kilometers. As the economic center of Canada, Toronto is Canada’s largest city and located in the heart land of Canada, close to developed industrial areas in the eastern United States such as Chicago and Detroit. Automotive industry, electronics industry, the financial sector and tourism are very important to the economy of Toronto, and Canada’s largest automobile factory is located in here. Well-known Canadian banks such as Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce all set up their headquarters here and 90% of foreign banks also set up their branches in Toronto. According to the turnover, Toronto Securities Exchange is the third largest in North America. And the GDP of Toronto in 2004 was 141.9 billion USD.
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10. Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico
Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, sits on the lacustrine plain of Lake Texcoco, south of Mexican Plateau, and is 2240 meters above sea level. For more than 30 years, the urban area has kept expanding into a Metropolitan city including Mexico City and 12 towns around, covering an area of about 2,018 square kilometers. The population of Mexico City is 20 million (including that of its satellite city), which ranks it the first in the world and its growth also ranks the top among the large cities in the world. Mexico City is the political, economic and cultural center of Mexico, and its GDP accounts for 48% of the country, and according to its urban population, the GDP of Mexico City in 2004 was 125 billion USD.
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