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 3,401–3,475

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Unnamed centre near Mwansabombwe	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	33.6K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Jinhua	China	until 1995	33.6K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995 Tiny footprint 1975–1995
Malala	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.5K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2090 Tiny footprint 2055–2100
Kamponde	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.5K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2100 Tiny footprint 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.5K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2060 Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near Nhamayabué	Mozambique	from 2090	33.2K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Katame	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	33.1K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2060
Wenjiang	China	until 2005	33.1K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
Unnamed centre near Mwene	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	33.0K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Dambel	Ethiopia	from 2060	32.9K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near Angoche	Mozambique	from 2040	32.8K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 2040–2100 Tiny footprint 2040–2100 Unnamed 2040–2100
Bukena	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2045	32.8K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2090
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	32.8K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Datu Odin Sinsuat	Philippines	until 1990	32.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Population jump 1980 Area under 5 km² 1980–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Zhanggang	China	until 1985	32.7K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Buulo Sheekh	Somalia	from 2035	32.6K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2035–2050
Sarov	Russia	until 2055	32.6K	Low confidence 1975–2055 Built share under 1% 1975–2055 Area under 5 km² 1975–2055 Tiny footprint 1975–2055 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	32.5K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2090 Tiny footprint 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Galékro	Côte d'Ivoire	from 2075	32.5K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2060	32.5K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2090 Unnamed 2060–2100
Naimisharanya	India	2010–2010	32.4K	Low confidence 2010 Area under 5 km² 2010 Tiny footprint 2010
Bredjing Refugee camp	Chad	from 2035	32.3K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2035–2040
Kanda	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	32.1K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Kiuyu	Tanzania	from 2090	32.1K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100
Gombero	Tanzania	from 2100	31.9K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100
Télemsès	Niger	from 2095	31.9K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Area under 5 km² 2095–2100 Tiny footprint 2095–2100
Shahrak	Afghanistan	from 2020	31.8K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Population jump 2030 Built share under 1% 2020–2045 Area under 5 km² 2020–2025
Gol-Weyn	Somalia	from 2030	31.7K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2060
Pengshi	China	until 1985	31.7K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	31.7K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Unnamed 2100
Mahadipur	India	until 1975	31.7K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Anju	China	until 1975	31.6K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Gimja Bet	Ethiopia	until 1975	31.5K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Buye-Tshibangu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	31.4K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100
Kibish	Ethiopia	from 2080	31.4K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near Mwene-Ditu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	31.3K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100 Unnamed 2100
Qiliping	China	until 1975	31.3K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Ubundu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2025	31.3K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2030
Bayt `Adhaqah	Yemen	from 2030	31.3K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Built share under 1% 2030–2045 Area under 5 km² 2030–2065
Unnamed centre near Batī	Ethiopia	from 2080	31.2K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100 Unnamed 2080–2100
Tshimbadi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	31.1K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Shekosh	Ethiopia	from 2030	31.1K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2100 Tiny footprint 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near Kabkābīyah	Sudan	from 2055	30.7K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2090 Tiny footprint 2055–2100 Unnamed 2055–2100
Miisra	Somalia	from 2030	30.6K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2100 Tiny footprint 2030–2100
Qan	Yemen	from 2050	30.3K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Built share under 1% 2050–2100
Odiama	Nigeria	from 2070	30.3K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Zhenxi	China	until 1980	30.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Nandashan	China	until 1980	29.9K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	29.7K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100 Unnamed 2100
Aranghata	India	until 1975	29.4K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Kumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	29.4K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near Mulongo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	29.3K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2085 Unnamed 2080–2100
Telalak	Ethiopia	from 2080	29.3K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Pirgacha	Bangladesh	until 1975	29.2K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Mahadaay	Somalia	from 2025	29.1K	Low confidence 2025–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2060
Unnamed centre in Ethiopia	Ethiopia	from 2090	29.0K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre in Afghanistan	Afghanistan	from 2015	28.9K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Population jump 2030 Built share under 1% 2015–2090 Area under 5 km² 2015–2025 Small and dense in 2025 2025 Unnamed 2015–2100
Sali	Tanzania	from 2100	28.8K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2065	28.7K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2100 Tiny footprint 2065–2100 Unnamed 2065–2100
Kalchini	India	1980–1990	28.5K	Low confidence 1980–1990 Built share under 1% 1980 Area under 5 km² 1980–1990 Tiny footprint 1980–1990
Dhayo	Somalia	from 2065	28.5K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Population jump 2070 Area under 5 km² 2065
Unnamed centre near Ramu	Kenya	from 2045	28.3K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2100 Tiny footprint 2045–2100 Unnamed 2045–2100
Kavula-Kifutu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2080	28.3K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2100 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Mahadaay	Somalia	2015–2015	28.2K	Low confidence 2015 Area under 5 km² 2015 Tiny footprint 2015
Sahabad	India	until 1980	28.1K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Shinia-Deh	Afghanistan	until 1980	28.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Built share under 1% 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Al Mahwit	Yemen	from 2040	27.3K	Low confidence 2040–2065 Area under 5 km² 2040–2065
Luekeshi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	27.2K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	27.0K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near Kesabpur	Bangladesh	until 1975	26.8K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975 Unnamed 1975
Unnamed centre near Malemba-Nkulu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2065	26.0K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Population jump 2085, 2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2080 Tiny footprint 2065–2100 Unnamed 2065–2100
Banqiaoji	China	until 1975	25.4K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
انجم آباد	Iran	1980–1995	24.2K	Low confidence 1980–1995 Area under 5 km² 1980–1995 Tiny footprint 1980–1995
Mayang	China	until 1975	24.0K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
磨盘州社区	China	until 1975	20.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975