The list of city flags lists the flags of cities. Most of the city flags are based on the coat of arms or emblems of its city itself, and city flags can be also used by the coat of arms and emblems on its flag. Most of the city flags are flown outside town halls and councils.
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Due to its size, the list is split into continents:
Flags of the largest cities
editCities with metropolitan area populations of five million; largest cities without their own city flag are not included.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Greater London as a whole doesn't have an official flag. The flag of the City of London is displayed here.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of municipalities.