Editing Europe (section)

===Major cities and urban areas===
{{further|List of European cities by population within city limits}}

The three largest [[List of urban areas in Europe|urban areas of Europe]] are [[Moscow]], [[London]] and [[Paris]]. All have over 10 million residents,<ref name="UN WUP 2016">{{cite web|title=The World's Cities in 2016|url=http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2016_data_booklet.pdf|publisher=[[United Nations]]|page=11|date=2016|access-date=30 July 2022|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001173328/http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2016_data_booklet.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and as such have been described as [[megacity|megacities]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Istanbul one of four anchor megacities of Europe: Research|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-one-of-four-anchor-megacities-of-europe-research--92496|work=Hürriyet Daily News|date=14 December 2015|language=en|access-date=30 July 2022|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319194120/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-one-of-four-anchor-megacities-of-europe-research--92496|url-status=live}}</ref> While [[Istanbul]] has the highest total city population, it lies partly in [[Asia]]. 64.9% of the residents live on the European side and 35.1% on the Asian side.
The next largest cities in order of population are [[Madrid]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Milan]], [[Barcelona]], [[Berlin]], and [[Rome]] each having over three million residents.<ref name="UN WUP 2016" />

When considering the commuter belts or [[List of metropolitan areas in Europe|metropolitan areas within Europe]] (for which comparable data is available), Moscow covers the largest population, followed in order by Istanbul, London, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Ruhr Area, Saint Petersburg, Rhein-Süd, Barcelona and Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Agglomerations of the World – Population Statistics and Maps|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/world/agglomerations/|access-date=10 September 2020|website=citypopulation.de|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140057/https://www.citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| header            = European [[Megacity|megacities]]
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| image1            = Business Centre of Moscow 2.jpg
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| alt1              = Moscow International Business Center
| caption1          = [[Moscow]]
| image2            = Super moon over City of London from Tate Modern 2018-01-31 4.jpg
| alt2              = City of London
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| caption2          = [[London]]
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| caption3          = [[Paris]]
| image4            = View of Levent financial district from Istanbul Sapphire.jpg
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| caption4          = [[Istanbul]]{{ref label|footnote_b|b}}
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