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.

JRC confidence 0: population outside 25-400% of the ensemble estimate

Country

3,475 centres flagged low confidence· showing 2,701–2,800

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Unnamed centre near Kasulu	Tanzania	from 2045	42.7K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Unnamed 2045–2100
Hidilola	Ethiopia	from 2035	42.7K	Low confidence 2035–2100
Chole	Ethiopia	from 2030	42.7K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2035
Aluaba	Ethiopia	from 2100	42.7K	Low confidence 2100
Kamakola	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.7K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2080
Shele	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	42.7K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2070
Gwena	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2045	42.7K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Manono	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	42.7K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2070 Unnamed 2060–2100
Beloha	Madagascar	from 2050	42.7K	Low confidence 2050–2100
Lenge	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2025	42.6K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2050
Tosa Gora	Niger	from 2090	42.6K	Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near Kananga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2095	42.6K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near Felege Neway	Ethiopia	from 2035	42.6K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near Cutenda	Angola	from 2090	42.6K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Kibula	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2030	42.6K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2065
Unnamed centre near Robīt	Ethiopia	from 2020	42.6K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2100 Tiny footprint 2020–2100 Unnamed 2020–2100
Lupuishi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	42.6K	Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near Sake	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2050	42.6K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Unnamed 2050–2100
Kiona	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.6K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Qarah Bāgh	Afghanistan	until 1980	42.6K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Built share under 1% 1975–1980 Unnamed 1975–1980
Fuamba-Tshitadi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	42.6K	Low confidence 2075–2100
Linshanhe	China	until 1975	42.6K	Low confidence 1975
Kanunka	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2035	42.6K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2035–2070
Unnamed centre near Fushun	China	1980–2010	42.5K	Low confidence 1980–2010 Built share under 1% 1980 Unnamed 1980–2010
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	42.5K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Kiltu Kara	Ethiopia	from 2045	42.5K	Low confidence 2095–2100
Zhaodeying	China	until 1975	42.5K	Low confidence 1975
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	42.5K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Ebuyu	Tanzania	from 2065	42.5K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Songchon	North Korea	until 1980	42.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Bân-nâma	Niger	from 2100	42.5K	Low confidence 2100
Raage Ceelle	Somalia	from 2050	42.5K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Area under 5 km² 2050–2065
Luizi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.5K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Libahiya	Kenya	from 2070	42.5K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
Milak	Iran	2035–2065	42.5K	Low confidence 2035–2065
Qasr-e Ahmad	Iran	from 2025	42.5K	Low confidence 2025–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2100 Tiny footprint 2025–2100
Kapanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	42.5K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Muḩammad Āghah Wuluswālī	Afghanistan	from 2070	42.5K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Am Dam	Chad	from 2045	42.5K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2100
Konglong	China	until 2010	42.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Mukupa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2040	42.4K	Low confidence 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near Gandajika	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Hāgere Selam	Ethiopia	from 2085	42.4K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
K'Ore / Qoree	Ethiopia	from 2030	42.4K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030
Unnamed centre near Tshikapa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2080 Unnamed 2070–2100
Longleng	India	until 1990	42.4K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Mamasapano	Philippines	until 1975	42.4K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975
قرية كبري البطانه	Sudan	from 2065	42.4K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2095
Maiwut	South Sudan	from 2035	42.4K	Low confidence 2035–2100
Soavary Centre	Madagascar	from 2060	42.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Lolimi	South Sudan	from 2075	42.4K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2090 Tiny footprint 2075–2100
Mkuyuni	Tanzania	from 2070	42.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Ilha	Angola	from 2040	42.3K	Low confidence 2100
Sanhui	China	1980–1995	42.3K	Low confidence 1980–1995 Area under 5 km² 1980–1995
Shiqian	China	until 2000	42.3K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980, 2000
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	42.3K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100 Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre in Chad	Chad	from 2085	42.3K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Al Jobin	Yemen	from 2020	42.3K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Built share under 1% 2020–2090 Area under 5 km² 2020–2040
Hajab	Yemen	from 2035	42.3K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Population jump 2045 Built share under 1% 2035–2045 Area under 5 km² 2035
Mhamba	Tanzania	from 2095	42.3K	Low confidence 2095–2100
Filiklik	Ethiopia	from 2075	42.3K	Low confidence 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Mbuji-Mayi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	42.3K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Kafuba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	42.3K	Low confidence 2090–2100
Necuto	Angola	from 2075	42.3K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Gohala	Ethiopia	from 2055	42.3K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2060
Tandai	Tanzania	from 2080	42.3K	Low confidence 2080–2100
Lubalo	Angola	from 2060	42.3K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2080
Kabeya-Lumbu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	42.3K	Low confidence 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Yangambi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	42.3K	Low confidence 2100 Unnamed 2100
Mugera	Tanzania	from 2090	42.3K	Low confidence 2095–2100
Ad Darb	Yemen	from 2020	42.3K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2045
Gounou Gaya	Chad	2005–2015	42.3K	Low confidence 2005 Area under 5 km² 2005–2015
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	42.2K	Low confidence 2100 Unnamed 2100
Bezezika	Madagascar	from 2075	42.2K	Low confidence 2100
Tapol	Chad	from 2080	42.2K	Low confidence 2085–2100
As Sawafi	Yemen	from 2030	42.2K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Built share under 1% 2030–2070
Seethathodu	India	2035–2065	42.2K	Low confidence 2035–2065
Unnamed centre near Antsampanimahazo	Madagascar	from 2075	42.2K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Lichinga	Mozambique	from 2075	42.2K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Kamakola	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2095	42.2K	Low confidence 2095–2100
Mertule Mariam	Ethiopia	until 1975	42.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Bahaï	Chad	from 2035	42.2K	Low confidence 2035–2100
Bikenge	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	42.2K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Tukzār	Afghanistan	from 2035	42.2K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Unnamed 2035–2100
Helao Nafidi	Angola	from 2050	42.2K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Unnamed 2050–2100
Yunmen	China	until 1990	42.1K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Wada`ah	Sudan	from 2045	42.1K	Low confidence 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Mwene-Ditu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.1K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Chamtui	Tanzania	from 2090	42.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100
Sayad	Afghanistan	from 2020	42.1K	Low confidence 2020–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	42.1K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Sholgara-1	Pakistan	from 2090	42.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	42.1K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Mwetshi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	42.1K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Kuergeng	Ethiopia	from 2045	42.1K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045
Yangdok	North Korea	2000–2005	42.1K	Low confidence 2000–2005 Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Bira	South Sudan	from 2025	42.1K	Low confidence 2025–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2100 Small and dense 2025–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	42.1K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Al Khirab	Yemen	from 2030	42.0K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2040
Unnamed centre near Gandajika	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	42.0K	Low confidence 2100 Unnamed 2100