Unique Facts: Cities, World Cities

Sometimes the history of a city older than the history of his country. In a city that's unique. Starting from a meeting between human and another human, doing activities, both in trade, interacting, married, to form a community. Then formed a town. The following facts are a result of the unique forms of human social interactions, where not only the number of men gathered and activities, but also raises a number of unique identity that we should refer to:

1. Cities with the highest population in the world is the city of Tokyo which had an estimated population of more than 33 million inhabitants. While New York and Sao Paulo ranked second and third with respective population reached 17 million.

2. While the city with the largest falls on the city of Mount Isa is located in the sea Barad of Queensland, Australia. The vastness of nearly 41 thousand square kilometers with a town along the highway 189 km, which is the longest city road in the world.
Three. Did you know the world's smallest city, both in terms of city size and population? That Hum city located in Croatia with a population of only 23 people. The old city was founded in 1102 which was previously named Cholm, which still has the architecture building on the medieval era.

4. Believe it not, that the city's oldest and youngest city in the world is in the area of the same territory? The proof is the oldest city in the world is the city of Jericho (in Arabic called Ariha) the estimated age of more than 10 thousand years. While the youngest city in the world fell on the city of Tel Aviv, which was about 80 years. And the two cities were in the middle east region of continuous turmoil.

5. Apart from being the world's oldest city, Jericho is also considered a city with the lowest land in the world. The city is located 260 meters (853 feet) below sea! While the city is located on land held by the highest in the Bolivian city of Potosi, which has an altitude of about 4100 meters (13 500 ft) above sea level! The city is also defined as a UNESCO world heritage to be protected.

6. Hong Kong is a city with the nickname of 'tallest' in the world, because it has approximately more than 7,500 skyscrapers, more than buildings 'sky scratcher' who owned the city of New York.

7. Did you know that the first city population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy, in 133 BC? Total population in London, England reached a million in 1810, and New York City, New York. in the U.S. to achieve in 1875. Now there are more than 300 cities in the world with a population of more than 1 million people.