Data & methods

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.

5,563 centres· showing 1,601–1,700

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
MedakIndiafrom 199063.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–2000
DjuluDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202063.7K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
FutangChina1985–200063.7K
  • Low confidence 1985–1990
  • Built share under 1% 1985–1990
DalaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206063.7K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near BadrEgyptfrom 205563.6K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in South SudanSouth Sudanfrom 206563.6K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
MahavanonaMadagascarfrom 204563.6K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
Qadir Dino ShahPakistanfrom 208563.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
BegamganjIndiafrom 199563.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995
KabirwalaPakistanfrom 209063.5K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
JatoiPakistanfrom 200063.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
The underground borderIraqfrom 201563.5K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near LueboDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203063.5K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
MulungwishiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203063.5K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near GaurNepalfrom 207063.4K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near PupriIndiafrom 203063.4K
  • Population jump 2040
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
BirganjBangladesh1975–210063.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
MussendeAngolafrom 202063.4K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
NarayanpetIndiafrom 199563.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2010
Garas-BaxaarSomaliafrom 209063.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
KhanichIraqfrom 202063.3K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
MeichuanChinauntil 207563.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
ShiraEthiopiafrom 201563.3K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
KarhunduDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203563.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
AlirajpurIndiauntil 201563.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
Haji Mohammad JokhioPakistanfrom 209063.1K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
SiyahgirdAfghanistanfrom 200563.1K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2005–2025
KihingaTanzaniafrom 209563.0K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
MustafabadPakistanfrom 200063.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2015
BeburjakAfghanistanfrom 207563.0K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
SheikhSomaliafrom 202063.0K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020
Unnamed centre near AllāhganjIndiauntil 201562.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–2015
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
  • Unnamed 1975–2015
Unnamed centre near Wāris AlīganjIndiafrom 202562.9K
  • Population jump 2035
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
GazipurBangladesh2020–208562.9K
  • Built share under 1% 2020
NavapurIndiafrom 200062.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
BozeneDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 199562.9K
  • Low confidence 1995–2005
JoloPhilippinesuntil 204062.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
Yel GuiézaNigerfrom 210062.7K
  • Low confidence 2100
Mehal MedaEthiopiafrom 199062.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–2015
ShikarpurIndia1975–210062.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
AmbadIndiafrom 200062.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
HussainabadPakistanfrom 208062.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
ChelelektuEthiopiafrom 203062.6K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Khake JabarAfghanistanfrom 208562.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
VohipahoMadagascarfrom 208062.6K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near AnandnagarIndiafrom 204062.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
MidegaEthiopiafrom 207062.6K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near MponelaMalawifrom 209562.5K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near MuktāgāchaBangladesh2055–207062.5K
  • Unnamed 2055–2070
MingidukiriNigeriafrom 201062.5K
  • Low confidence 2010–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2025–2030
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2020
Unnamed centre near Ahmadpur EastPakistanfrom 206062.5K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
TarailBangladeshfrom 200562.5K
  • Population jump 2035
VictoriaUnited Statesfrom 207062.5K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
KpozounBeninfrom 207062.5K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
TofaNigeriafrom 207062.4K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Chuhar JamaliPakistanfrom 207062.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
FanshiChinauntil 208062.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Unnamed centre near MakhdumpurIndiafrom 203062.4K
  • Population jump 2045
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
HadadahYemenfrom 203562.4K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
NarailBangladesh1975–210062.4K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Built share under 1% 1975
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 204562.3K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2045–2055
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Kan Htaunt GyiMyanmarfrom 202062.3K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020
HargeleEthiopiafrom 201562.3K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2015–2030
ChangningChinauntil 206562.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
MungaoliIndiafrom 200062.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2015
Qa`tabahYemenfrom 201062.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
JhinjhakIndiafrom 198062.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1980–2005
WenagoEthiopiafrom 202062.2K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Population jump 2030
NyandiraTanzaniafrom 206562.2K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
Al JurahYemenfrom 202562.1K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2025–2100
Al MansurahEgyptfrom 205062.1K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
MalakanagiriIndiafrom 200062.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
Xuân TrườngVietnam1990–199062.1K
  • Unnamed 1990
Māmā KhēlAfghanistanfrom 205562.1K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near PasābandAfghanistanfrom 203062.1K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2030–2060
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near UlonguéMozambiquefrom 210062.1K
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near MponelaMalawifrom 207562.0K
  • Population jump 2080
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
KarhalIndia1975–210062.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980, 1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
PoldashtIranfrom 200062.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
ArzuiyehIranfrom 201061.9K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2035
YeolaIndia1995–201561.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995
Unnamed centre near NyagatareRwandafrom 208061.9K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
ShevgaonIndia1975–210061.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
BianouanCôte d'Ivoirefrom 207061.8K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Basirhat CityIndia2030–208561.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2085
BahādurganjIndiafrom 203061.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
MecharaEthiopiafrom 202061.8K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020
SuārIndia2060–208561.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2085
MualaMozambiquefrom 202061.7K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2020–2030
ChhātāpurIndiafrom 204061.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
NóquiAngolafrom 208561.7K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
NefasitEritreafrom 201061.7K
  • Low confidence 2010–2100
Unnamed centre near BahādurganjIndiafrom 202561.7K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Al QaşşāşīnEgyptfrom 203561.6K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
PulwamaIndiafrom 201061.6K
  • Population jump 2035
Unnamed centre near SoniTanzaniafrom 207561.5K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
MoursougounouNigerfrom 208561.5K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
ShamshabadIndia1990–201561.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–2000
ChireEthiopiafrom 203561.5K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 205561.5K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2055–2080
  • Unnamed 2055–2100