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Global Cities & Urban Areas Database 2025

About this data

Comprehensive dataset of 10,500 cities across 179 countries and 6 continents. Includes geographic coordinates, population estimates, elevation, timezone, climate classification (simplified Köppen), GDP per capita, primary language, currency, and capital city indicators. Ideal for geospatial analysis, urban planning research, demographic studies, and machine learning applications.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
city_name	string
country_name	string
country_code	string
continent	string
latitude	string
longitude	string
population	string
elevation_m	string
timezone	string
is_capital	string
climate_zone	string
gdp_per_capita_usd	string
language	string
currency_code	string

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