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Asia’s Megacities to Become Mega-Mega Cities

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Oct 29, 2015
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By 2030, New Delhi will be challenging Tokyo at 37 million residents to be the largest urban agglomeration in Asia and the world. Shanghai won’t be far behind and Mumbai and Dhaka will be on a par with Beijing at 27 million.

The only cities on other continents to come anywhere near are Mexico City and Sao Paulo, both at 20 million while New York-Newark i…

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