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.

Boundary under 5 km²

Country

1,855 centres flagged area under 5 km²· showing 1,701–1,800

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Muyumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2065	35.4K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2090 Tiny footprint 2065–2100
Mai’Adua	Nigeria	from 2070	35.4K	Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Bithūr	India	2000–2015	35.4K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2015 Tiny footprint 2000–2015 Unnamed 2000–2015
Gnanmangui	Côte d'Ivoire	from 2060	35.3K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Raffa	Niger	from 2060	35.3K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100
Mariahu	India	2000–2005	35.3K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Mariahu	India	until 1985	35.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Kangnam	North Korea	until 1975	35.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre in Sudan	Sudan	from 2080	35.2K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Ejere	Ethiopia	from 2025	35.2K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2030
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	35.2K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Wangqiao	China	until 1980	35.2K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Zhanghuang	China	2005–2015	35.1K	Area under 5 km² 2005–2015 Tiny footprint 2005–2015
Mulongo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2025	35.1K	Low confidence 2025–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2070 Tiny footprint 2025–2100 Unnamed 2025–2100
Unnamed centre near Shenyang	China	until 1975	35.0K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975 Unnamed 1975
Unnamed centre near Likasi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2065	35.0K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2075 Unnamed 2065–2100
Jahanbad	India	1990–2015	35.0K	Area under 5 km² 1990–2015 Tiny footprint 1990–2015
Luremo	Angola	from 2055	35.0K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2080
Hebian	China	until 2000	35.0K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Population jump 1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–2000 Tiny footprint 1975–2000
Unnamed centre near Jiangzhou	China	until 1980	34.9K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980 Unnamed 1975–1980
Katshambuyu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2050	34.9K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Area under 5 km² 2050–2085 Tiny footprint 2050–2100
Dafawa	Niger	from 2075	34.9K	Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
Jahanbad	India	from 2035	34.9K	Area under 5 km² 2035–2040
Muyumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	34.8K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Tshikapa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	34.8K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	34.7K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Banalia	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015–2015	34.7K	Area under 5 km² 2015 Tiny footprint 2015
Tomogbene	Nigeria	from 2085	34.7K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100
Shamwana	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2095	34.6K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Population jump 2100 Area under 5 km² 2095
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	34.6K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2095 Tiny footprint 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Wukro Maray	Ethiopia	from 2030	34.6K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2095 Tiny footprint 2030–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	34.5K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Belitu	Ethiopia	from 2075	34.4K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
Rohanpur	Bangladesh	until 1980	34.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Zarajah	Yemen	from 2065	34.4K	Low confidence 2065, 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065
Gimja Bet	Ethiopia	from 2020	34.4K	Area under 5 km² 2020–2035
Siyana	India	1975–2100	34.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–2025
Bukama	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	34.3K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2085 Tiny footprint 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Kikunga-Tembo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2095	34.3K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Area under 5 km² 2095–2100
Nioumachoua	Comoros	from 2085	34.3K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100
Khetri	India	1990–2005	34.3K	Area under 5 km² 1990–2005
Shāhpur	India	2045–2095	34.3K	Area under 5 km² 2045 Unnamed 2045–2095
Unnamed centre near Toliara	Madagascar	from 2020	34.2K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Built share under 1% 2020–2045 Area under 5 km² 2020–2040 Small and dense in 2025 2025 Unnamed 2020–2100
Mito	Ethiopia	from 2090	34.2K	Area under 5 km² 2090–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	34.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near Patigi	Nigeria	from 2065	34.1K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2100 Unnamed 2065–2100
Du Noon	South Africa	from 2020	34.1K	Area under 5 km² 2020–2025
Unnamed centre near Demba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	34.1K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Unnamed 2100
Kakopa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	34.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100
Dazhuang	China	until 1975	34.1K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Benane	Kenya	from 2090	34.0K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	34.0K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2100 Tiny footprint 2055–2100 Unnamed 2055–2100
Kathlal	India	2005–2015	34.0K	Area under 5 km² 2005–2015 Tiny footprint 2005–2015
Unnamed centre near Tshikapa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2045	34.0K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2100 Tiny footprint 2045–2100 Unnamed 2045–2100
Ar Ram	Yemen	from 2010	33.9K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Population jump 2030 Built share under 1% 2010–2055 Area under 5 km² 2010–2025 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Quiculungo	Angola	from 2090	33.8K	Low confidence 2100 Population jump 2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2095
Pande	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2050	33.8K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2050–2075 Tiny footprint 2050–2100
Mwema	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	33.7K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2065	33.7K	Area under 5 km² 2065–2100 Tiny footprint 2065–2100 Unnamed 2065–2100
Kefole	Ethiopia	until 1975	33.7K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Luebo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	33.7K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Dongxi	China	until 1985	33.7K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Neiguanying	China	1985–1990	33.6K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
May Jirgui	Niger	from 2070	33.6K	Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Mwansabombwe	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	33.6K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	33.6K	Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Jinhua	China	until 1995	33.6K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995 Tiny footprint 1975–1995
Malala	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.5K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2090 Tiny footprint 2055–2100
Kamponde	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.5K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2100 Tiny footprint 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.5K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2060 Unnamed 2055–2100
Gohitafla	Côte d'Ivoire	from 2075	33.4K	Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
Shiquan	China	1980–2000	33.4K	Area under 5 km² 1980–2000
Debao	China	1985–1995	33.3K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1995
Katame	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.1K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2060
Kathlal	India	from 2025	33.1K	Area under 5 km² 2025
Wenjiang	China	until 2005	33.1K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
Ubundu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010–2015	33.0K	Area under 5 km² 2010–2015 Tiny footprint 2010–2015
Unnamed centre near Mwene	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	33.0K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Dambel	Ethiopia	from 2060	32.9K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near Angoche	Mozambique	from 2040	32.8K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 2040–2100 Tiny footprint 2040–2100 Unnamed 2040–2100
Bukena	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2045	32.8K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2090
Datu Odin Sinsuat	Philippines	until 1990	32.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Population jump 1980 Area under 5 km² 1980–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Zhanggang	China	until 1985	32.7K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Buulo Sheekh	Somalia	from 2035	32.6K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2035–2050
Sarov	Russia	until 2055	32.6K	Low confidence 1975–2055 Built share under 1% 1975–2055 Area under 5 km² 1975–2055 Tiny footprint 1975–2055 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	32.5K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2090 Tiny footprint 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Galékro	Côte d'Ivoire	from 2075	32.5K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	32.5K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2090 Unnamed 2060–2100
Bokangamoi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	32.4K	Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100
Naimisharanya	India	2010–2010	32.4K	Low confidence 2010 Area under 5 km² 2010 Tiny footprint 2010
Bredjing Refugee camp	Chad	from 2035	32.3K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2035–2040
Olokuma	Nigeria	from 2070	32.2K	Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
Kanda	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	32.1K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Kiuyu	Tanzania	from 2090	32.1K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100
Gombero	Tanzania	from 2100	31.9K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100
Patu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2035	31.9K	Area under 5 km² 2035–2100
Kushalgarh	India	1985–2010	31.9K	Area under 5 km² 1985–2010 Tiny footprint 1985–2010
Télemsès	Niger	from 2095	31.9K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Area under 5 km² 2095–2100 Tiny footprint 2095–2100
Shahrak	Afghanistan	from 2020	31.8K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Population jump 2030 Built share under 1% 2020–2045 Area under 5 km² 2020–2025
Gol-Weyn	Somalia	from 2030	31.7K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2060