Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters.
A megacity is a metropolitan area with a total population of over 10 million people. There are 21 megacities as of 2011.
Take a look at amazing photos of megacities...
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters.
A view of the city skyline from the Shanghai Financial Center building.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters.
Tokyo's skyscrapers are seen from a viewing deck of Tokyo Tower.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters.
The "Christ the Redeemer" statue in Rio de Janeiro.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters.
Vehicles drive on flyovers during the evening rush hour in central Shanghai.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Alex Almeida/Reuters.
Rain clouds gather over the city of Sao Paulo.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters.
The view from the first observatory deck of the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Steve Crisp/Reuters.
Early morning haze is seen over a nearly empty Tahrir Square in Cairo.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Supri/Reuters.
An aerial view of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters.
A view of the financial district of Pudong on a rainy day in Shanghai.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters.
Construction workers prepare steel rods as they work on a building site in central Beijing.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Grace Liang/Reuters.
The China World Trade Center Tower III, the tallest building in Beijing.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.
A general view of uptown in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters.
A shanty town is seen in front of the skyline of Manila's financial district of Makati City.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters.
Traffic moves during the evening as the Howrah Bridge is lit up in the background in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters.
Buildings and roads are seen from the window of an airplane over New Delhi.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Gary Hershorn/Reuters.
Clouds pass over the skyline of midtown Manhattan in New York.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Arko Datta/Reuters.
An aerial view of a central district of Mumbai.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Nicky Loh/Reuters.
A general view of the skyline from the Makati City Hall in Manila.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters.
A view of the sky line with the Cairo tower (L) and the Nile river is seen in downtown Cairo.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters.
A view Downtown Los Angeles, California.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters.
Monsoon clouds gather over the Mumbai skyline.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Mario Miranda/Reuters.
Storm clouds are seen above the city in Sao Paulo.
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Stunning images: The rise of megacities
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters.
The Bosphorus Bridge is illuminated in Istanbul.
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