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 3,001–3,100

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
KatendeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207549.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Al KhabaniyahYemenfrom 205049.2K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
BunkondeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203549.2K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
TambaurIndiauntil 197549.1K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
LumejeAngolafrom 202549.1K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
GaladimawaNigerfrom 207049.1K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
AmbodipontMadagascarfrom 210049.1K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emiratesfrom 206549.1K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
GamaAngolafrom 205549.1K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
GetemaEthiopiafrom 205049.1K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206049.1K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
LutemboAngolafrom 207549.1K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
KalaitChadfrom 203049.1K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
Sterling HeightsUnited States2010–202049.1K
  • Unnamed 2010–2020
AmanuelEthiopiafrom 202049.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2020
PaharpurPakistanfrom 205549.1K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
DambaAngolafrom 204049.1K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
NagarIndia2010–201549.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
Unnamed centre near KitweZambiafrom 207549.0K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
MgoloTanzaniafrom 210049.0K
  • Low confidence 2100
Adel BagrouMauritaniafrom 203549.0K
  • Low confidence 2100
MaozuiChinauntil 198549.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
  • Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Unnamed centre near QuinzauAngolafrom 208049.0K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
TailaoshanChinauntil 200549.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
Unnamed centre near BahadurpurIndiafrom 203049.0K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
BujelaTanzaniafrom 207549.0K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Ode-IreleNigeriafrom 205049.0K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
KataylaSudanfrom 206049.0K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near El DaeinSudanfrom 204049.0K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Deh KhwahanAfghanistanfrom 208049.0K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near FarahAfghanistanfrom 207549.0K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Adis ZemenEthiopiafrom 201049.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2045
IribaChadfrom 204049.0K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Sapo-BumbaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203049.0K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
Tikil DingayEthiopiafrom 202049.0K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2030
KiraoliIndiafrom 201049.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2035
ĀfdemEthiopiafrom 208048.9K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near IhosyMadagascarfrom 202548.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2025
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206548.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
LucalaAngolafrom 204548.9K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
Do'stlikUzbekistanfrom 206048.9K
  • Population jump 2095
MalemboAngolafrom 204048.9K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
TalatonaAngolafrom 204548.9K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
BilaspurIndiauntil 198548.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre near Ch’ench’aEthiopiafrom 209048.9K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
MirzayAfghanistanfrom 202048.9K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near ChhātāpurIndia2060–207548.9K
  • Unnamed 2060–2075
KaynaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205048.9K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
`Awdat al KalbahYemenfrom 208548.9K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
KinduziDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206048.9K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near Qala i NawAfghanistanfrom 203548.9K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2035–2045
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near Welk’īt’ēEthiopiafrom 210048.9K
  • Unnamed 2100
NawnghkioMyanmaruntil 207048.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
InsacaMozambiquefrom 206048.9K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near DhahranSaudi Arabiafrom 203548.9K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near MchinjiMalawifrom 210048.9K
  • Unnamed 2100
Qila AbdullahPakistanfrom 205548.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Karmah an NuzulSudanfrom 204048.9K
  • Population jump 2050
GihetaBurundifrom 208548.9K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
PadraIndia2060–209548.9K
  • Unnamed 2060–2095
Unnamed centre near ShāhzādpurBangladesh2025–209548.9K
  • Unnamed 2025–2095
MbangweDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205048.9K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
KarubagaIndonesiafrom 203548.8K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
GubioNigeriafrom 201048.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2020
Unnamed centre near ThyoloMalawifrom 206048.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near Ile-IfeNigeriafrom 204048.8K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2040
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Kabasu-BaboDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210048.8K
  • Low confidence 2100
JakhaniaIndiafrom 203048.8K
  • Population jump 2035
DeraEthiopiafrom 209048.8K
  • Low confidence 2100
IloffaNigeriafrom 203048.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
KusharYemenfrom 203548.8K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2035–2060
ChuknagarBangladeshuntil 197548.8K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Tiny footprint 1975
MozafariIranfrom 201048.8K
  • Low confidence 2010–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2100
KituntuTanzaniafrom 209548.8K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
HembeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208048.7K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near JahanianPakistanfrom 206548.7K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
MutareZimbabwefrom 204548.7K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
MobangaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208048.7K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
Kimanzichana MagharibiTanzaniafrom 206048.7K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near TshikapaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207548.7K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
ChitalmariBangladesh1990–200548.7K
  • Built share under 1% 1990–2005
TerekekaSouth Sudan2005–201548.7K
  • Low confidence 2005–2015
  • Area under 5 km² 2005
NīlīAfghanistanfrom 203548.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Population jump 2040
  • Built share under 1% 2035–2060
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
GarasseEthiopia2000–200048.7K
  • Low confidence 2000
DobaEthiopiafrom 204048.7K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
EymoleKenyafrom 202048.7K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2065
  • Small and dense 2020–2100
Shiikh-Ahmed GabaleSomaliafrom 203548.7K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2035–2060
Unnamed centre in MozambiqueMozambiquefrom 207048.7K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
FadaChadfrom 203548.7K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
GasorweBurundifrom 204048.7K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near PanjābAfghanistanfrom 205048.7K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2050–2060
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Idi RayeukIndonesiauntil 201048.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
Mkpat EninNigeriafrom 206048.7K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
ChinchináColombiauntil 198548.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
NyangeziDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202548.7K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near GiadeNigeriafrom 209048.7K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
KibungoRwandafrom 209548.7K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near ĀdētEthiopiafrom 206548.6K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near InsacaMozambiquefrom 208048.6K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near ToritSouth Sudanfrom 205048.6K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2050–2055
  • Unnamed 2050–2100