Cities That Start With K

143 cities Places Checked 9 Oct 2026

These cities that start with K are the world's big cities with 300,000 or more people, 143 in all, ranked by population. A separate list covers 19 US cities that start with K, followed by capital cities.

K is a heavy letter, with 143 cities. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leads the list, followed by Karachi in Pakistan and Kano in Nigeria. Kolkata in India and Kaohsiung in Taiwan add to a strong Asian presence.

Many K cities begin with Ka, so that two-letter start is a good fallback in quizzes. In the United States, Kansas City appears twice, once in Missouri and once in Kansas. Knoxville in Tennessee amuses kids, since its K is silent.

Big cities starting with K: 143
Largest: Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Largest in the US: Kansas City Missouri

Cities that start with K around the world

#	City	Country	Population
1	Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	16.0 million
2	Karachi	Pakistan	11.6 million
3	Kano	Nigeria	4.9 million
4	Kolkata	India	4.6 million
5	Kabul	Afghanistan	4.4 million
6	Kunming	China	3.9 million
7	Kyiv	Ukraine	3.0 million
8	Kanpur	India	2.8 million
9	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	2.7 million
10	Kumasi	Ghana	2.5 million
11	Kowloon	Hong Kong	2.2 million
12	Kunshan	China	2.1 million
13	Khartoum	Sudan	2.0 million
14	Kakamega	Kenya	1.9 million
15	Kaduna	Nigeria	1.9 million
16	Kallakurichi	India	1.7 million
17	Kampala	Uganda	1.7 million
18	Kawasaki	Japan	1.5 million
19	Kobe	Japan	1.5 million
20	Khulna	Bangladesh	1.5 million
21	Kyoto	Japan	1.5 million
22	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1.5 million
23	Kayseri	Turkey	1.5 million
24	Kaifeng	China	1.5 million
25	Karaj	Iran	1.4 million
26	Kathmandu	Nepal	1.4 million
27	Konya	Turkey	1.4 million
28	Kharkiv	Ukraine	1.4 million
29	Kalyan	India	1.3 million
30	Kananga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.2 million
31	Kazan	Russia	1.2 million
32	Karbala	Iraq	1.2 million
33	Kisangani	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.2 million
34	Kigali	Rwanda	1.1 million
35	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	1.1 million
36	Kirkuk	Iraq	1.0 million
37	Koln	Germany	1.0 million
38	Khartoum North	Sudan	1.0 million
39	Kota	India	1.0 million
40	Kennedy	Colombia	979,914
41	Kitakyushu	Japan	940,978
42	Kingston	Jamaica	937,700
43	Krasnodar	Russia	899,541
44	Kanayannur	India	851,406
45	Kampung Baru Subang	Malaysia	833,571
46	Krakow	Poland	816,614
47	Kucukcekmece	Turkey	792,030
48	Kolwezi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	790,248
49	Kumamoto	Japan	738,907
50	Kikolo	Angola	728,205
51	Katsina	Nigeria	670,000
52	Kitwe	Zambia	665,961
53	Kochi	India	633,553
54	Kermanshah	Iran	621,100
55	Khabarovsk	Russia	618,150
56	Kawaguchi	Japan	607,373
57	Kryvyy Rih	Ukraine	603,904
58	Kagoshima	Japan	595,049
59	Kerman	Iran	577,514
60	Kota Bharu	Malaysia	568,900
61	Kemerovo	Russia	558,973
62	Kozhikode	India	550,440
63	Korla	China	549,324
64	Kolhapur	India	549,236
65	Kuantan	Malaysia	548,014
66	Kota Kuala Muda	Malaysia	544,984
67	Koto	Japan	543,730
68	Kalaburagi	India	543,147
69	Kimhae	South Korea	531,966
70	Kandahar	Afghanistan	523,300
71	Kasur	Pakistan	510,875
72	Kikwit	Democratic Republic of the Congo	509,367
73	Kirov	Russia	507,155
74	Kashgar	China	506,640
75	Karol Bagh	India	505,241
76	Kalininskiy	Russia	504,641
77	Kota Kinabalu	Malaysia	500,421
78	Kampung Larkin Lama	Malaysia	500,000
79	Kota Damansara	Malaysia	500,000
80	Karagandy	Kazakhstan	497,777

US cities that start with K

City	State	Population
Kansas City	Missouri	475,378
Knoxville	Tennessee	190,740
Kansas City	Kansas	152,933
Killeen	Texas	140,806
Kent	Washington	126,952
Koreatown	California	124,281
Kenosha	Wisconsin	99,858
Kirkland	Washington	87,281
Kendall	Florida	80,241
Kennewick	Washington	78,896
Kalamazoo	Michigan	76,041
Kings Bridge	New York	75,132
Kissimmee	Florida	69,152
Kenner	Louisiana	67,091
Kokomo	Indiana	57,995
Kendale Lakes	Florida	56,148
Kettering	Ohio	55,525
Kingsport	Tennessee	53,014
Kentwood	Michigan	51,357

Capital cities that start with K

Capital	Country
Kabul	Afghanistan
Kampala	Uganda
Kathmandu	Nepal
Khartoum	Sudan
Kigali	Rwanda
Kingston	Jamaica
Kingstown	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kinshasa	DR Congo
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia
Kuwait City	Kuwait
Kyiv	Ukraine

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Questions people ask

What is the biggest city that starts with K?

Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 16.0 million people in the GeoNames count.

What US cities start with K?

The largest are Kansas City, Missouri, Knoxville, Tennessee, Kansas City, Kansas, Killeen, Texas, Kent, Washington.

What capital cities start with K?

Kabul (Afghanistan), Kampala (Uganda), Kathmandu (Nepal), Khartoum (Sudan), Kigali (Rwanda), Kingston (Jamaica).

Which country has the most big cities starting with K?

India, with 20 of the cities on this list.

Source: the GeoNames database: world cities with 300,000 or more people and US cities with 50,000 or more. Population figures are the latest GeoNames counts and can lag behind new census results.

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