Bonus List

MOST POPULOUS CITIES WITH A NAME STARTING WITH THE LETTER "Z"
Most of the largest cities with names starting with the letter "Z" are in China (due to the accepted Latin spelling convention that results in a lot of occurrences of "Zh"). Among cities outside of China (and among cities where the Latin alphabet is used as the primary script), Zapopan, Mexico (a suburb of Guadalajara) ranks #1. This list is split into two parts: the top ten largest cities and the top ten largest cities outside of China.

Top Cities in the World:

CITY, COUNTRY
1. Zhengzhou, China
2. Zibo, China
3. Zhongshan, China
4. Zhuhai, China
5. Zapopan, Mexico
6. Zaozhuang, China
7. Zhanjiang, China
8. Zhuzhou, China
9. Zhangjiakou, China
10. Zaporižžija, Ukraine

POPULATION
2,501,024
1,929,403
1,434,251
1,056,169
1,026,492
883,031
876,531
837,102
806,518
785,128

Top Cities Outside of China:

CITY, COUNTRY
1. Zapopan, Mexico
2. Zaporižžija, Ukraine
3. Zagreb, Croatia
4. Zaragoza, Spain
5. Zaria, Nigeria
6. Zahedan, Iran
7. Zamboanga, Philippines
8. Zürich, Switzerland
9. Zanjan, Iran
10. Zagazig, Egypt (Az-Zaqaziq)

POPULATION
1,026,492
785,128
691,724
666,129
612,257
567,449
392,362
358,540
349,713
302,840

Source of Population Data: Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de (most recent year available)

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