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 201–300

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
Unnamed centre near NamacurraMozambiquefrom 209058.5K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
PattiIndia2045–209058.5K
  • Unnamed 2045–2090
Unnamed centre near DembaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209058.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near QaīşārAfghanistanfrom 204058.2K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
KipushiZambiafrom 208058.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near Ahmadpur SialPakistanfrom 207558.2K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near RāmkolaIndiafrom 202558.2K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210058.1K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near Dera Ghazi KhanPakistanfrom 207558.1K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Kahror PakkaPakistanfrom 207557.9K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near HurutaEthiopiafrom 208057.9K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Mirpur BhtoroPakistanfrom 206057.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Population jump 2070
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near KakonkoTanzaniafrom 210057.9K
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near HaderoEthiopiafrom 202057.9K
  • Unnamed 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near GandajikaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207557.9K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near WanlaweynSomaliafrom 207557.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
KarambiRwandafrom 206057.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
ToviklinBeninfrom 204557.7K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
ArwalIndiafrom 203057.7K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near BihārīganjIndiafrom 204057.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
TalāEgyptfrom 205057.7K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near UbauroPakistanfrom 206557.6K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near OmokuNigeriafrom 204057.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near WansekoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206557.6K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near GhazīpurIndiafrom 203557.5K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near KerchaEthiopiafrom 209057.4K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
FaīẕābādAfghanistanfrom 209557.3K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
SirajganjBangladesh2040–207557.3K
  • Unnamed 2040–2075
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203057.2K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Aş ŞalāḩātEgyptfrom 204057.2K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
PanjābAfghanistanfrom 204557.2K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2045–2060
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near RaojānBangladesh2065–208057.2K
  • Unnamed 2065–2080
Unnamed centre near Ahmadpur EastPakistanfrom 208057.2K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
KibungoRwandafrom 208557.1K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
MurlīganjIndia2070–207057.1K
  • Unnamed 2070
Unnamed centre near KapoetaSouth Sudanfrom 207057.1K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near InzariPakistanfrom 205057.1K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
ThākurganjIndia2060–207557.1K
  • Unnamed 2060–2075
Unnamed centre near InsacaMozambiquefrom 206557.1K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near Dera Ghazi KhanPakistanfrom 205557.0K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near Maulavi BāzārBangladeshfrom 206057.0K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
EzzamgboNigeriafrom 207057.0K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 207556.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2075–2080
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near MoraCameroonfrom 204056.9K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near QuinzauAngolafrom 209556.9K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near LueboDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206056.9K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near FundaAngolafrom 210056.9K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near ShujaabadPakistanfrom 206056.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near Maulavi BāzārBangladeshfrom 203556.8K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Oak Ridge NorthUnited Statesfrom 202056.7K
  • Unnamed 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near NyanzaRwandafrom 210056.7K
  • Unnamed 2100
Wuluswālī ‘AlīngārAfghanistanfrom 205056.7K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near RustāqAfghanistanfrom 203556.6K
  • Low confidence 2080, 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
ShibganjBangladesh2040–208056.5K
  • Unnamed 2040–2080
Unnamed centre near MetangulaMozambiquefrom 207556.4K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
MahasthangarhBangladesh2030–208556.4K
  • Unnamed 2030–2085
Sabon WuseNigeriafrom 205556.4K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near MachingaMalawifrom 208556.4K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near PanjābAfghanistanfrom 206556.3K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2065–2080
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near Keti BandarPakistanfrom 204556.3K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Paotana HatBangladesh2035–209056.3K
  • Unnamed 2035–2090
Unnamed centre near Shahr SultanPakistanfrom 203056.3K
  • Population jump 2045
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near Kom OmboEgyptfrom 209556.3K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Dār as SalāmEgyptfrom 204056.2K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near PaidhaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204556.2K
  • Population jump 2050–2055
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
DebīpurIndia2050–206056.1K
  • Unnamed 2050–2060
Bozdar WadaPakistanfrom 206056.1K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near MusanzeRwandafrom 207556.0K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near UmutaraRwandafrom 208056.0K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
ChichawatniPakistanfrom 208056.0K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near NilphamariBangladesh2040–208556.0K
  • Unnamed 2040–2085
Unnamed centre near NīlīAfghanistanfrom 207055.9K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2070
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
ChinkuliZambiafrom 205555.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near GahiniRwandafrom 206555.8K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near ChanpatiaNepalfrom 204555.7K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Cuango-LuzambaAngolafrom 210055.7K
  • Unnamed 2100
Unnamed centre near KhanpurPakistanfrom 209055.7K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near LubumbashiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202555.6K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
AnchorageUnited Statesfrom 204055.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near MhalambaTanzaniafrom 208555.6K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near KhangarhPakistanfrom 209055.5K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near JaleshwarIndia1990–201055.4K
  • Unnamed 1990–2010
Unnamed centre near Jalalpur PirwalaPakistanfrom 207055.4K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near MachhlīshahrIndia2060–207055.4K
  • Unnamed 2060–2070
Unnamed centre near KwoiNigeriafrom 207555.4K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near HandiāIndia2050–208055.3K
  • Unnamed 2050–2080
Unnamed centre near SelamberEthiopiafrom 206055.3K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Ar RawḑYemenfrom 205055.3K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2050
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near TsiroanomandidyMadagascarfrom 204555.3K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2045–2100
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Hāgere SelamEthiopiafrom 209055.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Khwājah GhārAfghanistanfrom 207055.3K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
AjaokutaNigeriafrom 202555.3K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
MairwaIndiafrom 203055.2K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near ImekoNigeriafrom 209055.2K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Qarghah’īAfghanistanfrom 203555.1K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near MuanguejiAngolafrom 209055.1K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near WorabeEthiopiafrom 205055.0K
  • Population jump 2060
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
AwguNigeriafrom 203055.0K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near GandajikaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205055.0K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near BahādurganjIndiafrom 204054.9K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100