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 1,801–1,900

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
Kukaadi 2Somaliafrom 208559.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Population jump 2090
FedaghIranfrom 201059.6K
  • Low confidence 2010–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2100
MarkapurIndia1975–210059.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
OnchonNorth Korea1975–210059.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–2000
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2100
MucabaAngolafrom 209559.5K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
IslāmpurIndiafrom 204059.5K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near WorabeEthiopiafrom 204559.5K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Malemba-NkuluDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206059.5K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
NgouriChadfrom 204559.5K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
BajjashYemenfrom 200059.5K
  • Low confidence 2000–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2000–2060
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2025
Unnamed centre near MakataMalawifrom 206559.3K
  • Population jump 2070
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Aguobu-OwaNigeriafrom 205059.3K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Mamrezpur AlIndiafrom 199559.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2015
QuimbeleAngolauntil 201059.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
MuungiyoSomaliafrom 207559.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
KamanIndiafrom 199559.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2035
Jalalpur PirwalaPakistanfrom 208059.2K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
MemaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210059.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near FeniBangladeshfrom 202559.2K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
KyonmangeMyanmarfrom 198559.2K
  • Low confidence 1985–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1985–2005
JimmaEthiopiafrom 209059.2K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
NoorpurIndiafrom 199059.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–2040
KalubiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210059.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
NgabéRepublic of the Congofrom 210059.1K
  • Low confidence 2100
WabxoSomaliafrom 209059.1K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
AbnūbEgyptfrom 203559.0K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
HaluaghatBangladesh1975–210059.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
KapacoMozambiquefrom 209559.0K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Al KadhahYemenfrom 209559.0K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
James TownNigeriafrom 201559.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
ManonoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207059.0K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
AnandnagarIndiafrom 203558.9K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
PanjābAfghanistanfrom 204058.9K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2040–2080
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
SimbeMozambiquefrom 206558.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
KhadīrAfghanistanfrom 202558.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2025–2080
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Sīdī SālimEgyptfrom 205558.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near Ahmadpur EastPakistanfrom 205558.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Alem KetemaEthiopiafrom 201058.9K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Point DenisGabonfrom 200558.8K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
LoutuDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202058.8K
  • Low confidence 2100
Buco-ZauAngolafrom 203058.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
YomjuNorth Korea1975–210058.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–2015
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2100
SoronIndia1975–210058.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Unnamed centre near DubaiIndiafrom 203558.7K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
ChharraIndia1995–201558.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2015
OkweNigeriafrom 204058.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
AlgeEthiopiafrom 204558.7K
  • Population jump 2055
Unnamed centre near Ad DilinjātEgyptfrom 207058.7K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
DhanotPakistanfrom 207558.7K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
KharuaIndiafrom 200558.7K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
OdeIndiafrom 198558.7K
  • Low confidence 1985–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1985–1995
KarongweBurundifrom 207058.7K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near LafeyKenyafrom 205058.7K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2050–2100
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
TimargaraPakistanfrom 203558.6K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
KibingoTanzaniafrom 209558.6K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
SanggauIndonesia1975–210058.6K
  • Low confidence 1975
EbbenatEthiopiafrom 200058.5K
  • Low confidence 2000–2085
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2100
BushumbaTanzaniafrom 206558.5K
  • Population jump 2070
Unnamed centre near NamacurraMozambiquefrom 209058.5K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Agre SalamEthiopiafrom 201058.5K
  • Low confidence 2010–2015, 2025–2100
Al HidabYemenfrom 201058.5K
  • Low confidence 2010–2015
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
PattiIndia2045–209058.5K
  • Unnamed 2045–2090
MarosakoaMadagascarfrom 209058.5K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
BodorganjBangladeshfrom 200058.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
Aw-BarreEthiopiafrom 201558.4K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
T'aet'an-eupNorth Koreafrom 199558.4K
  • Low confidence 1995–2015
SanhuiChinauntil 199058.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
DekeseDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 201558.3K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
PayathonzuMyanmarfrom 200058.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
Unnamed centre near DembaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209058.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near QaīşārAfghanistanfrom 204058.2K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Adan YabaalSomaliafrom 208058.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
KipushiZambiafrom 208058.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near Ahmadpur SialPakistanfrom 207558.2K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near RāmkolaIndiafrom 202558.2K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
JambaAngolafrom 203058.2K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
UsilampattiIndia1975–210058.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Al QanawisYemenfrom 206058.1K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
BialaEgyptfrom 200058.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2035
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210058.1K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
MeranyaEthiopiafrom 204558.1K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
KhajniIndiafrom 202058.1K
  • Population jump 2035
Unnamed centre near Dera Ghazi KhanPakistanfrom 207558.1K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Bayt HulbubYemenfrom 207558.1K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
WarburtonPakistanfrom 200558.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2005–2015
Kabeya-KamuangaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 201558.0K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
BilombaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203558.0K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Kahror PakkaPakistanfrom 207557.9K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near HurutaEthiopiafrom 208057.9K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Mirpur BhtoroPakistanfrom 206057.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Population jump 2070
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near KakonkoTanzaniafrom 210057.9K
  • Unnamed 2100
Devgadh BariaIndiauntil 201557.9K
  • Low confidence 1985–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
PyoksongNorth Korea1975–210057.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–2015
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Unnamed centre near HaderoEthiopiafrom 202057.9K
  • Unnamed 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near GandajikaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207557.9K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near WanlaweynSomaliafrom 207557.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
MeghrejIndia1995–201557.9K
  • Low confidence 1995–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Tung ChungHong Kong1995–205057.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995
KarambiRwandafrom 206057.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Monte GanzoEthiopiafrom 204557.8K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100