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 201–300

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Cafunfo	Angola	from 2000	162.4K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Eerinley Barbaar	Somalia	from 2085	162.1K	Low confidence 2085–2100
`Abs	Yemen	from 1980	161.9K	Low confidence 2000–2015, 2075–2100
Шелепино	Russia	1975–2100	161.5K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–2020 Area under 5 km² 1975–2035 Small and dense 1975–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Karyari	Chad	from 2010	161.0K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Small and dense 2010–2100
Waria	India	from 1980	160.4K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Mrauk U	Myanmar	from 2010	160.1K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Population jump 2015 Area under 5 km² 2010
Fik'	Ethiopia	from 1995	159.9K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995 Small and dense 1995–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Nembe	Nigeria	1975–2100	159.3K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Small and dense 1975–2100
Sinkāt	Sudan	from 2000	159.3K	Low confidence 2040–2100
Patuakhali	Bangladesh	1975–2100	158.8K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Abalak	Niger	from 2005	157.9K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Kendrapara	India	1975–2100	157.4K	Low confidence 1975–1985
Purworejo	Indonesia	1975–2100	157.2K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Panchagarh	Bangladesh	1975–2100	156.9K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Anlong Veng	Cambodia	from 2020	156.5K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Lwambo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	156.2K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Population jump 2020
Amparihimahitsy	Madagascar	from 2000	155.7K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000–2080 Area under 5 km² 2000–2005 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Shuanglong	China	until 2075	153.5K	Low confidence 1975–2050 Built share under 1% 1975–2000
Langzhong	China	1975–2100	153.3K	Low confidence 1975–1990
Tulus	Sudan	from 1985	152.9K	Low confidence 2010–2015, 2040–2100
Kutum	Sudan	from 1985	152.8K	Low confidence 2000–2015, 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 1985
Lalganj	India	1975–2100	152.7K	Low confidence 1975–2010
Zalmat Hubaysh	Yemen	from 2005	152.3K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Population jump 2010 Built share under 1% 2005–2030
Cazombo	Angola	from 2015	152.3K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Minbya	Myanmar	from 2010	152.2K	Low confidence 2015–2100
Mukubu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2005	151.7K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Small and dense 2005–2100
Shahabad	India	1975–2100	151.3K	Low confidence 1975–1985, 1995–2010
Faya-Largeau	Chad	from 2010	150.9K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Noapara	Bangladesh	1975–2100	149.5K	Low confidence 1975–1985
Kuransarae	India	from 2000	149.5K	Low confidence 2000, 2010–2100 Population jump 2005
Thatta	Pakistan	from 1995	148.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Population jump 2000
Debark	Ethiopia	1975–2100	148.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Idiofa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975–2100	147.6K	Low confidence 1975
Ash Shajarah	Yemen	from 2005	147.6K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2040
Colonelganj	India	1975–2100	146.9K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
Koyilandy	India	1975–2100	146.6K	Low confidence 1975–1990
معزآباد جابری	Iran	from 1985	146.5K	Low confidence 1985–2100 Area under 5 km² 1985–2030 Small and dense 1985–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Hayya	Sudan	from 2015	146.3K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Population jump 2020 Small and dense 2015–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Renshou	China	1975–2100	146.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Bayt al Faqih	Yemen	1975–2100	145.4K	Low confidence 1975–2025, 2080–2100
Khall	Pakistan	from 1985	145.3K	Low confidence 1995–2005 Area under 5 km² 1985
Yunyang	China	from 1980	145.1K	Low confidence 1985 Built share under 1% 1980–1990
Ambatolahy II	Madagascar	from 1980	144.9K	Low confidence 1980–2015, 2025–2100 Built share under 1% 1985
Kanyama	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2005	144.9K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Small and dense 2005–2100
Dianjiang	China	1975–2100	144.6K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975
Kyauktaw	Myanmar	from 2010	144.5K	Low confidence 2015–2100
Sitāpur	Nepal	from 1990	143.7K	Low confidence 1990–2020
Ngo	Nigeria	from 1990	143.6K	Low confidence 2080–2100
Al Mahabishah	Yemen	from 2000	142.7K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000–2005
Mukanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	142.7K	Low confidence 2035–2100
Akbarabad	Iran	from 1980	142.1K	Low confidence 1980–2100 Small and dense 1980–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Gangtok	China	1975–2100	140.9K	Low confidence 1975–2100
Musumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2005	140.6K	Low confidence 2090–2100
Al Misrakh	Yemen	from 1990	140.4K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Yingshan	China	1975–2100	140.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Linshui	China	1975–2100	140.1K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Sandoa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2005	139.7K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Koko	Nigeria	from 1985	139.3K	Low confidence 2070–2100
Moussoro	Chad	from 2000	139.3K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Pingchang County	China	1975–2100	139.0K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
Katiadi	Bangladesh	1975–2100	139.0K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Shuangjiang	China	until 1975	138.6K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975 Unnamed 1975
龍江	China	1975–2100	138.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Population jump 1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Mota	Ethiopia	1975–2100	138.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Mwadingusha	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2005	137.6K	Low confidence 2035–2100
Umm Hajar	Chad	from 1995	137.6K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Sarishabari	Bangladesh	1975–2100	137.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Jingbian	China	1975–2100	137.0K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Yong'an	China	until 2085	136.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
강서구역	North Korea	1975–2100	136.4K	Low confidence 1975–1985
Fushun	China	1975–2100	136.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Zizhong	China	1975–2100	135.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990
Wadsharefy	Sudan	from 1985	135.1K	Low confidence 1985–2100
Al Kifl	Iraq	from 2005	134.5K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Filtu	Ethiopia	from 1990	134.3K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Built share under 1% 1990–1995 Area under 5 km² 1990 Small and dense 1990–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Rajoir	Bangladesh	1975–2100	134.2K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975
Al `Uraysh	Yemen	from 2075	132.6K	Low confidence 2075–2100
Xishui County	China	1975–2100	132.5K	Low confidence 1975
Tshimbulu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 1995	132.0K	Low confidence 2055–2100
Qu	China	1975–2100	132.0K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Manazil Baradan	Yemen	from 2015	131.6K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Population jump 2020
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh	Algeria	from 1995	131.5K	Low confidence 2095–2100
João Teves	Cabo Verde	1975–2100	131.1K	Low confidence 1975–2090 Built share under 1% 1975–2025
Um Dukhan	Sudan	from 1995	130.6K	Low confidence 1995–2015, 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995
Huichon	North Korea	1975–2100	130.6K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Hong'an	China	1975–2100	130.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Baisha	China	from 1990	130.0K	Low confidence 1995–2000
Serui Kota	Indonesia	from 2010	129.9K	Low confidence 2050–2100
Bendaravadi	India	1975–2100	129.6K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1985–1990 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Yuechi	China	1975–2100	129.6K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Unnamed centre near Chuhar Jamali	Pakistan	from 2090	128.7K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Gafargaon	Bangladesh	1975–2100	128.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Ankoro	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2010	128.2K	Low confidence 2040–2100
Solwezi	Zambia	from 1995	128.0K	Low confidence 2020
Keskin	Turkey	1975–2100	127.9K	Low confidence 1975–2005, 2050–2100
Faridpur	India	1975–2100	127.7K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Sha`b Bani Mani`	Yemen	from 2030	127.4K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Built share under 1% 2030–2075
Bardera	Somalia	1975–2100	127.1K	Low confidence 1980–1985, 2010
Leku	Ethiopia	1975–2100	127.1K	Low confidence 1975–1990