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 201–300

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
LiuyangChinafrom 1995365.3K
  • Population jump 2000
Colorado SpringsUnited Statesfrom 2000363.2K
  • Population jump 2005
Al-AsafraEgypt1975–2100360.6K
  • Population jump 1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
HawrahYemenfrom 1995360.0K
  • Low confidence 1995–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1995–2050
TitiNigeria1975–2100356.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1975–2025
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
PlanoUnited Statesfrom 2005353.7K
  • Population jump 2010
LiyangChinafrom 1995353.6K
  • Population jump 2000
QidongChinafrom 1990352.9K
  • Population jump 1995
Birimbal al QuadimaEgyptfrom 1990352.3K
  • Population jump 2000
KralporaIndiafrom 1995350.5K
  • Population jump 2015
XingpingChinafrom 1985350.2K
  • Population jump 1990
RiversideUnited Statesfrom 2000349.4K
  • Population jump 2005
LondonCanadafrom 1985348.5K
  • Population jump 1990
DebandiIndia1975–2100347.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–2015
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1980
BoramaSomalia1975–2100347.9K
  • Low confidence 1980, 2070–2100
PishvaIran1975–2100347.2K
  • Low confidence 2010–2065
LinhaiChinafrom 1980347.2K
  • Population jump 1990
NandailBangladeshfrom 2010345.6K
  • Population jump 2025
McAllenUnited Statesfrom 2005345.0K
  • Population jump 2015–2020
Kansas CityUnited States1975–2100344.0K
  • Population jump 2015
PiracicabaBrazil1975–2100342.2K
  • Population jump 1985
MassawaEritreafrom 1980340.7K
  • Low confidence 2005–2015, 2030–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1980–1990
GuangyuanChina1975–2100339.0K
  • Population jump 1980
Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emiratesfrom 2000337.2K
  • Population jump 2010
BukalasiUgandafrom 2010335.6K
  • Population jump 2015
OndjivaAngolafrom 2000335.2K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
AbonnemaNigeriafrom 1980332.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1980–1990
JamalpurBangladesh1975–2100330.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985, 1995–2000
ShouguangChinafrom 1990329.6K
  • Population jump 1995
Yanshi DistrictChinafrom 1995328.9K
  • Population jump 2000
BalyanaEgyptfrom 1985328.7K
  • Population jump 2000
M'banza CongoAngolafrom 2005328.0K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
ThakurdwaraIndia1975–2100326.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
QarchakIran1975–2100325.1K
  • Population jump 1990
MansaZambiafrom 2010324.9K
  • Population jump 2015
Bo'aiChina1975–2100324.4K
  • Population jump 2090
NingguoChinafrom 1995324.4K
  • Population jump 2000
SihuiChinafrom 1990323.8K
  • Population jump 1995
SidfaEgyptfrom 2010321.6K
  • Population jump 2015
BhadohiIndia1975–2100320.4K
  • Low confidence 1975
DashiqiaoChinafrom 1985320.3K
  • Population jump 1995
JianyangChinafrom 1985317.7K
  • Population jump 1995
Port-de-PaixHaitifrom 1995313.8K
  • Population jump 2000
BalurghatIndia1975–2100312.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
NazirhatBangladesh1975–2100311.3K
  • Population jump 1990
Catia La Mar [La Guaira]Venezuela1975–2100310.2K
  • Population jump 1980
BaoshanChina1975–2100309.4K
  • Population jump 1985
KhanakulIndiafrom 2000308.7K
  • Population jump 2005
GuipingChinafrom 1995307.2K
  • Population jump 2000
RiwotoSouth Sudanfrom 2015306.9K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
  • Population jump 2020
  • Built share under 1% 2015–2030
Simri BakhtiarpurIndia1975–2100305.9K
  • Population jump 2015
MiluoChinafrom 2000305.2K
  • Population jump 2005
NankangChinafrom 1995304.8K
  • Population jump 2000
NingdeChinafrom 1990304.1K
  • Population jump 1995
WanlaweynSomaliafrom 1980301.9K
  • Low confidence 1990, 2005–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
SandwipBangladeshfrom 1990301.7K
  • Population jump 1995
MulongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 1995297.9K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
NarmashirIranfrom 2000297.6K
  • Low confidence 2010–2100
Gao'anChinafrom 1995296.0K
  • Population jump 2000
AntsiramandrosoMadagascarfrom 2000294.6K
  • Low confidence 2000–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2000–2030
YarimYemen1975–2100294.6K
  • Low confidence 2010–2015, 2030–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
BirpurIndiafrom 2005291.7K
  • Population jump 2010
AdoNigeriafrom 1990291.5K
  • Low confidence 2010–2025
HechuanChina1975–2100291.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
GuigangChinafrom 1995287.5K
  • Population jump 2000
RenqiuChinafrom 1995287.3K
  • Population jump 2000
FameninIranfrom 1985286.6K
  • Low confidence 2000–2100
  • Small and dense 1985–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
TacomaUnited Statesfrom 1995285.6K
  • Population jump 2000
GongyiChinafrom 1995282.4K
  • Population jump 2000
ویسIran1975–2100282.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
Ponta GrossaBrazil1975–2100281.8K
  • Population jump 1980
FrancevilleGabonfrom 2005279.1K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
BeledweyneSomalia1975–2100278.0K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
KaesongNorth Korea1975–2100276.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
MaheshkhuntIndiafrom 1990275.5K
  • Population jump 1995
EkmaIndiafrom 2000275.3K
  • Population jump 2010
MaseruLesothofrom 1980274.9K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
SalalahOmanfrom 2010274.2K
  • Population jump 2015
Al MajidiYemen1975–2100273.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
Modiin-Maccabim-ReutIsraelfrom 1985272.9K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
KemangkonIndonesiauntil 2095269.5K
  • Population jump 1985, 2085
PingduChinafrom 1995268.1K
  • Population jump 2000
ShankarpurIndiafrom 2010268.0K
  • Population jump 2020
MercaSomaliafrom 1980267.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
MadadeniSouth Africa1975–2100266.8K
  • Population jump 1980
MagboroNigeriafrom 2005266.0K
  • Population jump 2010
LaizhouChinafrom 1990265.5K
  • Population jump 1995
SongnimNorth Korea1975–2100264.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
GaithersburgUnited Statesfrom 1990264.7K
  • Population jump 1995
KasajiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2000263.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Small and dense 2000–2100
BellevueUnited Statesfrom 2005263.8K
  • Population jump 2010
ShikarpurPakistan1975–2100263.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
KoléaAlgeriafrom 1990261.9K
  • Population jump 1995
MwekaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 1990261.7K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Small and dense 1990–2100
BugamaNigeria1975–2100261.4K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Small and dense 1975–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
KabindaDemocratic Republic of the Congo1975–2100259.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
NautanIndiafrom 2010258.9K
  • Population jump 2015
HyesanNorth Korea1975–2100257.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
AmbanoMadagascarfrom 2000256.1K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
YuhuanChinafrom 1980254.1K
  • Population jump 1995