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.

No name in GHS-WUP-MTUC

1,578 centres flagged unnamed· showing 101–200

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
Unnamed centre near ChāndpurBangladeshfrom 202565.8K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
BādIndiafrom 203565.8K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Masaurhi BuzurgIndiafrom 202565.6K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Unnamed centre near BalykchyKyrgyzstanfrom 202565.5K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2025–2100
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Baunu-TimbanganPhilippinesuntil 199065.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1990
  • Unnamed 1975–1990
Unnamed centre near LikasiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210065.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near Rahim Yar KhanPakistanfrom 210065.4K
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near InjīlAfghanistanfrom 209565.2K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near GīmbīchoEthiopiafrom 203065.0K
  • Population jump 2035
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
DadusPhilippinesuntil 198065.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1980
  • Unnamed 1975–1980
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 205564.9K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2055–2070
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
BānsdīhIndia2055–208064.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2080
Unnamed centre near Āsbe TeferīEthiopiafrom 205564.8K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near SāhibganjIndia2055–209064.3K
  • Unnamed 2055–2090
Unnamed centre near PipraichIndiafrom 202564.2K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Tola PairamatihanaIndiafrom 203564.2K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near KāsganjIndiafrom 205064.1K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
SherghātiIndiafrom 203064.0K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near JimmaEthiopiafrom 209064.0K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near PyinmanaMyanmarfrom 201064.0K
  • Unnamed 2010–2100
Unnamed centre near BadrEgyptfrom 205563.6K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in South SudanSouth Sudanfrom 206563.6K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
KabirwalaPakistanfrom 209063.5K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near LueboDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203063.5K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near GaurNepalfrom 207063.4K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near PupriIndiafrom 203063.4K
  • Population jump 2040
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
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
VohipahoMadagascarfrom 208062.6K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near AnandnagarIndiafrom 204062.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near MponelaMalawifrom 209562.5K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near MuktāgāchaBangladesh2055–207062.5K
  • Unnamed 2055–2070
Unnamed centre near Ahmadpur EastPakistanfrom 206062.5K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
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
Unnamed centre near MakhdumpurIndiafrom 203062.4K
  • Population jump 2045
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 204562.3K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2045–2055
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Al MansurahEgyptfrom 205062.1K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
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
Unnamed centre near NyagatareRwandafrom 208061.9K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Basirhat CityIndia2030–208561.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2085
BahādurganjIndiafrom 203061.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
SuārIndia2060–208561.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2085
ChhātāpurIndiafrom 204061.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
NóquiAngolafrom 208561.7K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near BahādurganjIndiafrom 202561.7K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Al QaşşāşīnEgyptfrom 203561.6K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near SoniTanzaniafrom 207561.5K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 205561.5K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2055–2080
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near TaywarahAfghanistanfrom 207061.2K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Garh MaharajaPakistanfrom 209561.2K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near InsēnoEthiopiafrom 208561.1K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near QuchanghīAfghanistanfrom 205061.0K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2050–2060
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near NayakAfghanistanfrom 206560.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near DingtaoChina2010–203060.9K
  • Low confidence 2010
  • Unnamed 2010–2030
TārāpurIndiafrom 203060.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near MehendiganjBangladeshfrom 204060.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
HilsaIndiafrom 203060.6K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Kafr az ZayyātEgyptfrom 203560.6K
  • Population jump 2040
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near Tog WajaaleSomaliafrom 207060.5K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near SātkhiraBangladesh1985–199560.4K
  • Low confidence 1985–1995
  • Built share under 1% 1985–1995
  • Unnamed 1985–1995
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 202060.4K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Unnamed 2020–2100
Mbuji-MayiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202560.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Arba MinchEthiopiafrom 202560.3K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
ArerajIndia2065–208560.1K
  • Unnamed 2065–2085
Unnamed centre near K’olītoEthiopiafrom 202060.0K
  • Unnamed 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near RāiganjIndiafrom 203559.9K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near MahārāganjIndiafrom 202559.9K
  • Population jump 2040
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
ŢāmiyahEgyptfrom 208059.8K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near SylhetBangladesh2065–209559.8K
  • Unnamed 2065–2095
UruzgānAfghanistanfrom 203059.7K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2030–2050
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Birkat as Sab‘Egyptfrom 203059.7K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
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
Unnamed centre near MakataMalawifrom 206559.3K
  • Population jump 2070
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Aguobu-OwaNigeriafrom 205059.3K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Jalalpur PirwalaPakistanfrom 208059.2K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near FeniBangladeshfrom 202559.2K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
JimmaEthiopiafrom 209059.2K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
AbnūbEgyptfrom 203559.0K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
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
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
Unnamed centre near DubaiIndiafrom 203558.7K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
OkweNigeriafrom 204058.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near Ad DilinjātEgyptfrom 207058.7K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
DhanotPakistanfrom 207558.7K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
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