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Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says
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Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says

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The New York Times

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations.

Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded and sinking capital, has displaced Tokyo as the most populated city in the world, according to the United Nations, thanks to its new way of counting urban populations. Jakarta is estimated to have 42 million ... [1548 chars]

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