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    What is the largest city in the world named after a general (suburbs included)?

    Question #74328. Asked by author. (Jan 08 07 5:25 PM)


    queproblema

    		Wellington, New Zealand, pop. 370,000, I'd say.

    Wellington was a duke, of course, and rose through the ranks from ensign to field marshal, being a general for a while.

    Whoops! Washington, D.C., pop. 582,049 in city limits, urban 5.8 million, named for Gen. Washington, of course.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.c.

    Jan 08 07, 10:23 PM
    zbeckabee

    		I'll throw this one out...Houston, Texas.

    "Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States."

    Named after General Sam Houston.

    Population at 2000 census: 4,177,646


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston#History

    Jan 08 07, 10:43 PM
    star_gazer

    		Another one is Jacksonville, Florida named after Andrew Jackson who was an American General during the War of 1812.

    It's larger than Washington and Wellington, but smaller than Houston.

    http://muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Jacksonville.php

    Jan 09 07, 6:11 AM
    ryiannah_shrum

    		Alexandria / Al-Iskandariya in Egypt comes close as well. As of 2001, population is 3.5 million.

    The name of the city, of course is derived from one of the greatest generals the world has ever seen, Alexander the Great of Macedon.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria

    Jan 09 07, 11:25 AM
    queproblema

    		I grew up in Jacksonville. It's city limits are huge because they (we) consolidated with Duval County sometime around 1967 or so. But you drive for miles through pine forests after crossing the technical city limits. It's much bigger now, but the population is still less than a million and a half.

    Jan 09 07, 2:08 PM
    author

    		Many good answers here... The largest city/suburb which actually names the general´s rank is, I think,
    General Sarmiento, a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina (pop.650,000). But I agree on both Houston and Alexandria - but which is the most populated?

    Jan 09 07, 6:46 PM
    queproblema

    		Sorry to toot my own horm here, but nobody's come up with a city with a larger urban area than Washington, D.C. According to Wikipedia, it's "urban" population is 5,800,000 and the "metro" is 8,026,807. (Within city limits 582,049.) Houston's is 5,280,077 in the same source.

    Jan 09 07, 10:54 PM

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