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 2,301–2,400

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207053.3K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Pir MahalPakistanfrom 207053.3K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Qal‘ah-ye Na‘īmAfghanistanfrom 208053.3K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
MuketuriEthiopiafrom 202053.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
ChanglingChinauntil 205053.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–2005
XinpingChina1985–208553.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
AliganjIndia1975–210053.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Shah Mashhad;SahmashadAfghanistanfrom 206053.3K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
GobanleSomaliafrom 207553.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
SananaIndonesiafrom 202053.3K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near TokārSudanfrom 203553.3K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2035–2070
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near LilongweMalawifrom 208053.3K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
BedēsaEthiopiafrom 206053.3K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
BiliDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 201053.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010
BenisheikhNigeriafrom 201553.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
Unnamed centre near MankāpurIndiafrom 203053.2K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Kusk-i-KohnaAfghanistanfrom 207553.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Musbat WellsSudanfrom 209053.2K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
ChimpunduDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210053.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
FengxiangChina2045–207053.2K
  • Unnamed 2045–2070
XiuwenChina1995–205553.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
QuibaxeAngolafrom 205053.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
Dahan-e JarfAfghanistanfrom 208053.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Uruk EsietNigeriafrom 202553.1K
  • Population jump 2035
PingaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202553.1K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
PinillosColombiafrom 202053.1K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
UmutaNigeriafrom 203553.1K
  • Population jump 2040
AmberIndia1975–210053.1K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
TauraNigeriafrom 204553.1K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unguwar FariNigeriafrom 200053.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2020
Camp de Réfugiés de GazaChadfrom 203553.1K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
BasyūnEgyptfrom 205553.1K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near ĀgaroEthiopiafrom 205053.1K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
LancangChinauntil 209053.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
DiéouzonCôte d'Ivoirefrom 206553.0K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near MiabiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205553.0K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
ThanbyuzayatMyanmar1975–210053.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
KeshabpurBangladeshuntil 201553.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2010
VaijāpurIndia2000–201553.0K
  • Unnamed 2000–2015
WenganChinauntil 206553.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre near MwansabombweDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209053.0K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
SanguanChinauntil 200052.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
RamachandrapuramIndiafrom 199052.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–2100
Ghebran MarianEthiopiafrom 206552.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
SagauliIndiafrom 203552.9K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Cuvelai-MucolongodijoAngolafrom 205052.9K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
LongmenChina1995–207052.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2015
Abdiyow-AyuubSomaliafrom 207552.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
NipaPapua New Guineafrom 206052.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Al QaflahYemenfrom 202552.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
DhākaIndiafrom 202552.9K
  • Population jump 2045
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
RecetorColombiafrom 204052.9K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2040–2050
Unnamed centre near EtinanNigeriafrom 205052.9K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
BoreEthiopiafrom 201052.9K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2045
Unnamed centre near BahārakAfghanistanfrom 206552.9K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
SharijiyahYemenfrom 206052.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
MangalméChadfrom 200552.9K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2005–2100
  • Small and dense 2005–2100
OkpomaNigeriafrom 203052.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
K’olītoEthiopiafrom 207052.9K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near AlipurPakistanfrom 208052.8K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
JianshiChinauntil 204552.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
GarmsirAfghanistanfrom 203552.8K
  • Low confidence 2035–2085, 2095–2100
DubaiIndia2050–209052.8K
  • Unnamed 2050–2090
ChhātakBangladeshfrom 205052.8K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
MtomboziTanzaniafrom 206052.8K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Abu KersholaSudanuntil 201052.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–2000
VallipunamSri Lankauntil 199052.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1985
HātāIndiafrom 202552.8K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Sulţān-e BakwāhAfghanistanfrom 207052.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near NarailBangladesh2010–201052.8K
  • Unnamed 2010
Unnamed centre near Mirpur BhtoroPakistanfrom 205052.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Al NshabiyehSyriafrom 205552.8K
  • Population jump 2060
GongnongChinauntil 197552.8K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Built share under 1% 1975
Unnamed centre near PuthiaBangladesh2040–207552.8K
  • Unnamed 2040–2075
ChuckoEthiopiauntil 197552.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre near Al ḨāmūlEgyptfrom 208052.7K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near Kishk-e NakhūdAfghanistanfrom 207052.7K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near MandōlAfghanistanfrom 206052.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
JandaTanzaniafrom 206052.7K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
NkwendaTanzaniafrom 206052.7K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Population jump 2075
InhangomaMozambiquefrom 205552.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near JahedpurBangladeshfrom 204552.7K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Mamu KanjanPakistanfrom 207552.7K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near JhingergāchaBangladesh2005–201552.7K
  • Unnamed 2005–2015
Unnamed centre near KyelaMalawifrom 206052.7K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
ZakhimYemenfrom 209052.6K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
ZuogezhuangChina2015–205552.6K
  • Low confidence 2035–2055
GoreEthiopiafrom 202052.6K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2055
Fiseha GenetEthiopiafrom 203552.6K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
TagaytayPhilippines2025–209552.6K
  • Population jump 2035, 2090
Unnamed centre near Trapeang PrasatCambodiafrom 203552.6K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
BugaragaraRwandafrom 203552.6K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
BādIndia2065–208552.6K
  • Unnamed 2065–2085
BursaEthiopiafrom 205052.5K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
MagharIndia2050–208552.5K
  • Unnamed 2050–2085
Ungwan ShehuNigeriafrom 201052.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010
KurtunwaareySomaliafrom 203552.5K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2035–2050
QāshqālAfghanistanfrom 204552.5K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
TarchaEthiopiafrom 202052.5K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
Ītāy al BārūdEgyptfrom 204552.5K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100