Top 10 Noisiest Cities in the World

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Pack your Plugs!

Your flight is booked and your bags are packed.  If your travelling to one of these cities, make sure you pack your plugs because these are the Top 10 Noisiest Cities in the World (from the UpTenList)

Noise pollution can have many factors including honking, loud music systems, car alarms, traffic, motor cycles and even the quantity of pedestrians. Noise pollution is very damaging for ears and causes a lot of stress as well. This list talks about ten of the noisiest and loudest cities in the world so if you are traveling to one of the following places, make sure you take your earplugs with you or they will be hard to bear.

10. Karachi

The first on the list is the biggest city of Pakistan and the former capital. 

9. Shanghai

If you consider population as a unit of analysis here, then Shanghai is the largest city in the People’s Republic of China. It is the busiest container port in the world and is the financial center of the country. 

8. Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina and also the largest. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in South America. It is also rated as one of the twenty largest cities in the world so its inclusion in this list is logical. 

7. New York City

The Big Apple comes at number seven. It is the largest city by population in the United States of America and also one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. 

6. Madrid

We are sure that you have heard of this city. It is a classic tourist destination with an amazing soccer team as well. 

5. Tokyo

Tokyo is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. It is the capital city of Japan and the center of Greater Tokyo Area.  

4. Cairo

Cairo is the largest city of the Arab World and Africa. It is also the capital city of Egypt. Cairo is the 16th largest metropolitan area of the world was founded in 969 AD. 

3. Calcutta

Calcutta is the capital city of the state of West Bengal in India. It is the main commercial, cultural and education center of Eastern India. 

2. Bombay

Bombay is also known as Mumbai. It is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is by far the most populous city in all of India with a population of 18,414,288. It is the fourth most populous city in the world.

1. Delhi

At the first mark we have Delhi which is officially known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is the second most populous city in India with a population of 16.3 million people in 2011. It is the eighth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population density of 3,886 people per square kilometer.