Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of largest cities


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Merge. Per Option 2, merge the other three lists into List of largest cities. (non-admin closure) buidhe 02:17, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

List of largest cities

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Per WP:CONTENTFORK, this list-article merely duplicates List of cities proper by population, List of urban areas by population, List of metropolitan areas by population. And it is quite difficult to maintain the page since everybody wants their beloved cities to be listed. My proposal is: Bluesatellite (talk) 03:57, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Option 1: Delete List of largest cities, and keep the contents separated to all the other three lists; or
 * Option 2: Merge List of cities proper by population, List of urban areas by population, List of metropolitan areas by population into a comprehensive List of largest cities.
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Bluesatellite (talk) 04:13, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Bluesatellite (talk) 04:16, 26 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Merge all to List of largest cities as all of them define the cities by their populations. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 04:16, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge The content overlaps well enough that it does not make sense to have it in four separate articles. Would be much easier to maintain and keep consistent while providing readers with all relevant information in a consolidated manner. It should include population densities. Reywas92Talk 05:36, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Population density could only be possible for city proper definition as both urban and metro areas are arbitrarily defined, and so have no fixed area from which to derive the density. Mattximus (talk) 01:04, 1 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment: I'm undecided as to what way this should go, but as long as it includes the population and size of each city proper and metropolitan area, I'll be happy. Morriswa (Charlotte Allison) (talk) 05:42, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge. Given that the metro, urban and city proper populations are just different aspects of the same concept, and we have the ability to make sortable lists, having them all here makes sense. That also alleviates the perennial "why is Chongqing number one" question. This list needs a major overhaul though, it is astounding that major cities like Berlin and Chicago were missing for so long. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 08:15, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge This would solve the questions about why is Sydney not on this list, and why is Chongqing so high... and also focus all eyes on one list to keep it more accurate and up to date. Do you think the new list should be "List of largest cities by population"? Mattximus (talk) 12:21, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge It is easier to maintain one list than four. And ideally the list to be generated automatically from WikiData.Jklamo (talk) 15:28, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge - There are many different ways to measure how big a city is (usually population, not area) such as the population within the city's borders or the metro area. All of this can be discussed in one article, not separate articles. Interstellarity (talk) 00:51, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Option 1 I think it would be better of to have three lists, they are all three seperate concepts and then list of largest cities would just be a disambiguation page. Eopsid (talk) 20:31, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * They are 3 definitions for what is a city. There is a problem with 3 lists: for the city proper, there is a constant stream of people changing the list, or asking why places like Sydney are not on there. Or why is Chongqing so high? With multiple definitions for what a city is on one page (and the UN uses 3 different definitions), you have far less confusion and inappropriate editing. Also more eyes on one page, rather than divided into 3 helps with maintaining quality. Mattximus (talk) 00:09, 2 March 2020 (UTC)


 * It's been a full week since I open this discussion. I think I agree with most of fellow editors that the option 2 or merge is the better choice for these lists. I've just tried to clean up and update List of largest cities, adding the land size of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area, as per Morriswa suggestion above. Bluesatellite (talk) 14:31, 4 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.