Data review

Nothing is filtered out of The Urban World. Every urban centre in GHS-WUP R2025A appears in the rankings, search, the directory and on the map, with the figures JRC published and their confidence beside them.

This page lists the centres that trip at least one diagnostic rule: low confidence, population jumps, tiny or barely built footprints, missing names. It is the working surface for deciding whether a curation rule is ever needed. How each rule is defined.

5,563 of 21,777 urban centres trip at least one rule.

Country

5,563 centres· showing 1,001–1,100

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Tharmapuram	Sri Lanka	until 1990	90.3K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Population jump 1985 Built share under 1% 1975–1985
Manpo	North Korea	1975–2100	90.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 2095–2100
Kolero	Tanzania	from 2095	90.2K	Low confidence 2095–2100
San Pedro Carchá	Guatemala	from 1980	90.0K	Area under 5 km² 1980
Mangi 1	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	89.9K	Low confidence 2035–2100
Sidhauli	India	1975–2100	89.9K	Low confidence 1975–2010 Population jump 2020 Area under 5 km² 1975
Chongnam	North Korea	1975–2100	89.8K	Low confidence 1975
Caluquembe	Angola	from 2015	89.8K	Low confidence 2080–2100
Busisi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975–2100	89.7K	Low confidence 1975–2010, 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Dibai	India	1975–2100	89.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Hatiya	Bangladesh	from 2000	89.3K	Built share under 1% 2000–2010
Dongying	China	2000–2070	89.2K	Low confidence 2040–2070
Kangdong	North Korea	1975–2100	89.1K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Tanda	India	1975–2100	89.0K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975
Sillanwali	Pakistan	from 2000	88.8K	Area under 5 km² 2000
Managua	Cuba	1975–2100	88.6K	Low confidence 1975–2030
Kyolo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	88.4K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
Lezhi	China	until 2085	88.3K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Sharqi `Utmah	Yemen	from 2010	88.3K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Built share under 1% 2010–2055 Area under 5 km² 2010–2020
Kabongo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2010	88.2K	Low confidence 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near Malema	Mozambique	from 2080	88.1K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Kitotolo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	88.1K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
Ikare	Nigeria	from 2035	88.0K	Unnamed 2035–2100
Qarabagh	Afghanistan	from 2020	88.0K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Bamian	Afghanistan	from 2005	88.0K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2010
Chifra	Ethiopia	from 2000	87.9K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000 Area under 5 km² 2000–2010 Small and dense 2000–2100
Luanchuan	China	until 2075	87.9K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Sehwan	Pakistan	from 1985	87.8K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1995
Firuzeh	Iran	from 1990	87.8K	Low confidence 2015–2100
Phulbaria	Bangladesh	1975–2100	87.8K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Atrauli	India	1975–2100	87.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990, 2005–2010
Siruguppa	India	from 1985	87.7K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Dingnan	China	1975–2100	87.7K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Cangxi County	China	until 2080	87.6K	Low confidence 1975–1990
Lwishia	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2020	87.5K	Low confidence 2040–2100
Pukchang	North Korea	1975–2100	87.5K	Low confidence 1975–1985
Rudauli	India	1975–2100	87.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Gobindaganj	Bangladesh	1975–2100	87.3K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Kallakurichi	India	from 1995	87.2K	Area under 5 km² 1995
Afak	Iraq	from 2005	87.2K	Low confidence 2080–2100
Teseney	Eritrea	1975–2100	87.0K	Low confidence 1975
Mehdawal	India	from 2000	86.9K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Yuyue	China	until 2090	86.8K	Low confidence 1975
Unnamed centre near Thatta	Pakistan	from 2060	86.7K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Population jump 2085 Unnamed 2060–2100
Gimbichu	Ethiopia	from 1995	86.6K	Low confidence 2090, 2100
Abu Matarig	Sudan	from 2020	86.6K	Low confidence 2020–2100
Kyabé	Chad	from 2000	86.6K	Area under 5 km² 2000
Kajo Keji	South Sudan	from 2010	86.6K	Low confidence 2010–2100
Huangmei County	China	1975–2100	86.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Porsa	India	from 1980	86.5K	Area under 5 km² 1980–1990
Unnamed centre near Koāth	India	2065–2085	86.4K	Unnamed 2065–2085
Tigomatin	Mauritania	from 2090	86.4K	Low confidence 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near Gahini	Rwanda	from 2085	86.4K	Unnamed 2085–2100
Isampo	Nigeria	from 2010	86.1K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2010
Cuimba	Angola	from 2015	85.9K	Low confidence 2050–2100
Longshui	China	until 2085	85.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Kutoarjo	Indonesia	until 2090	85.8K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Unnamed centre near Dūāb	Afghanistan	from 2060	85.8K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Built share under 1% 2060 Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near Mulanje	Malawi	from 2085	85.7K	Unnamed 2085–2100
Barbigha	India	from 2000	85.5K	Population jump 2030
Unnamed centre near Zahir Pir	Pakistan	from 2070	85.5K	Unnamed 2070–2100
Wusheng	China	until 2095	85.5K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975
Gudalur	India	1975–2100	85.5K	Low confidence 1975, 1985–2000 Built share under 1% 1975–1980
Jinxiang	China	from 1985	85.4K	Area under 5 km² 1985
Gloster	United States	from 2015	85.3K	Population jump 2030
Hongjiang	China	1975–2100	85.2K	Low confidence 1975–1990
Melka Chireti	Ethiopia	from 2005	85.1K	Low confidence 2005–2100
Sunam	India	1975–2100	85.0K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Lalsot	India	1975–2100	84.9K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Pandaveswar	India	1975–2100	84.9K	Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
Mafhaq	Yemen	from 2060	84.8K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Nassarawa	Niger	from 2070	84.8K	Low confidence 2075–2100
夔门街道	China	until 2055	84.8K	Low confidence 1975–2055 Population jump 2000 Built share under 1% 1975–1995, 2015
Hmawbi	Myanmar	from 1985	84.7K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Al Malwi	Sudan	from 2020	84.6K	Low confidence 2020–2100
Yanbarau	Nigeria	from 1995	84.5K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Unnamed centre near Sarai Sidhu	Pakistan	from 2055	84.4K	Unnamed 2055–2100
Burka	Ethiopia	from 2005	84.4K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Area under 5 km² 2005–2010
Kyamulaile	Tanzania	from 2095	84.4K	Low confidence 2095–2100
مهارلو نو	Iran	from 1995	84.4K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2100
Wanaparthy	India	from 1985	84.2K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Lawdar	Yemen	from 2000	84.2K	Low confidence 2000–2025, 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2020
Bolo	Nigeria	from 1995	83.9K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2100 Small and dense 1995–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Fatehpur	India	until 2015	83.9K	Low confidence 1975–1990, 2000
Jhajha	India	from 1980	83.9K	Area under 5 km² 1980–1985
Unnamed centre near Mojo	Ethiopia	from 2080	83.8K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Hala	Pakistan	from 2000	83.8K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Dawang	China	2005–2070	83.7K	Low confidence 2060–2070
Sundarganj	Bangladesh	1975–2100	83.7K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Araticho	Ethiopia	from 2070	83.6K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Khureit (Al Kuma)	Sudan	from 2015	83.3K	Low confidence 2015–2100
Lobatse	Botswana	from 2020	83.2K	Population jump 2025
Kumya	North Korea	1975–2100	83.2K	Low confidence 1975–2015
Al Marawi`ah	Yemen	from 2000	83.2K	Low confidence 2000–2100
Nanpara	India	1975–2100	83.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Кондратово	Russia	1975–2100	83.1K	Low confidence 1975–2100
Mekane Selam	Ethiopia	1975–2100	83.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre near Sakhipur	Bangladesh	from 2035	83.1K	Unnamed 2035–2100
Sironj	India	from 2000	83.1K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Charam	Iran	1975–2100	83.0K	Low confidence 1985, 1995–2015, 2025 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985, 2000–2025