The rankings were not done by city size alone. Many of the world's largest megalopolises, like Karachi (60), Lagos (59), and Kolkata (63), didn't break the top 50.

排行不光是看城市规模的大小，世界上许多人口最集中的特大型城市，像卡拉奇（60位）、拉各斯（59位）和加尔各答（63位）连前五十都没有挤进。

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When the city rush is done, Africa may have 80 cities with more than 1m people, plus a cluster of megacities headed by Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo—none of which show signs of mass starvation.

随着城市扩张的完成，非洲将会拥有80个城市，人口超过100万，外加以金萨沙，拉格斯和开罗为代表的巨型城市，并且没有一个城市出现大规模饥荒的迹象。

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That makes me think of Lagos, which may be the third largest city on the planet by the end of the decade.

这让我想到了拉各斯，十年之后它可能会是世界上第三大的城市。

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The state of Lagos (in which Lagos city is situated) has been improving its tax collection.

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If a break from the water is what you're after, the hotel is near a golf course and within walking distance of Lagos' historic city center, where you can settle in on one of its many restaurant patios for fresh fish.

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Akinkugbe says that two other African countries -- South Africa and Morocco -- have a version of Monopoly, but Lagos is the only city in the continent to have its own edition.

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