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 3,501–3,600

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
SangyingChina1995–200047.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
SherzadAfghanistanfrom 206547.0K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
AkoboSouth Sudan2015–201547.0K
  • Low confidence 2015
ShakhipurBangladeshuntil 201547.0K
  • Low confidence 1975
ApahapsiliIndonesiafrom 203047.0K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near YehiapurIndiafrom 203547.0K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near KabindaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207047.0K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
IndetuEthiopiafrom 208547.0K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
BoocoSomaliafrom 209547.0K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near IguebenNigeriafrom 204547.0K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
DingjiaChinauntil 199547.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
MnglaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209047.0K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
JiangkouChinauntil 202046.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–2020
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2020
  • Tiny footprint 1975–2020
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 206046.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
MugimbiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209546.9K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
FisantkraalSouth Africafrom 207546.9K
  • Low confidence 2100
ShailkupaBangladeshuntil 198546.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
MubiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202546.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2040
PatgramBangladesh1975–210046.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
Unnamed centre near ThattaPakistanfrom 207546.9K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near AromaSudanfrom 207546.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
EzoSouth Sudanfrom 202546.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2075
Hamrat El SheikhSudanfrom 205546.9K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
ŌkakAfghanistanfrom 208546.9K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2085
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near ThattaPakistanfrom 206046.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
ToumourNigerfrom 204046.9K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
Um ShalayaSudanfrom 204546.9K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
ShengliChinauntil 197546.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
BalmUnited Statesfrom 209046.9K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
BaghanIranfrom 202546.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2100
Unnamed centre near BagahaIndiafrom 203046.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near UnaizahSaudi Arabiafrom 203546.8K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
GebeitSudanfrom 205046.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2085
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
BuuraneSomaliafrom 205046.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050
Kalume-TumbaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206046.8K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
PakiNigeriafrom 204046.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2100
MbankanaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.8K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
RimiNigeriafrom 205046.8K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
HuayingChinauntil 202546.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
AmpasikaMadagascarfrom 206046.8K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
ShubrākhītEgyptfrom 204046.8K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Bore HoleKenyafrom 204046.8K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near Felege NewayEthiopiafrom 205546.8K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near Al-HamdaniyaIraqfrom 203046.8K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Er Tsana 1Nigerfrom 206546.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Nad AliAfghanistanfrom 208046.8K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near BangaonIndiafrom 204046.8K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near PepaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204046.8K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
FaskariNigeriafrom 207046.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near BukamaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205546.8K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
MbulunguDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.8K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near UgwolawoNigeriafrom 203046.8K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Kafr ash ShaykhEgyptfrom 204546.8K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Cambundi CatemboAngolafrom 204546.8K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
KateaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near KaminaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.7K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
HirakudIndiafrom 199546.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2100
Unnamed centre near ChiengiZambiafrom 209046.7K
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Umo DiogoNigeriafrom 205046.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near GellaCameroonfrom 206046.7K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
BiyalāEgyptfrom 204046.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
PatanPakistanfrom 202546.7K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
KizangaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.7K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
MasteriSudanfrom 204046.7K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
ShebeEthiopiafrom 204046.7K
  • Low confidence 2070–2075
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2075
Unnamed centre near MaţāyEgyptfrom 204546.7K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
RoufaoNigerfrom 208046.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
KoutouttouréNigerfrom 208046.6K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near ObiarukuNigeriafrom 204546.6K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near MapaloDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210046.6K
  • Unnamed 2100
KoundjourouChadfrom 205546.6K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near LokojaNigeriafrom 204046.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
KikumbaitaleTanzaniafrom 210046.6K
  • Low confidence 2100
ZhuxianzhuangChinauntil 200546.6K
  • Low confidence 1975
KassalaSudanfrom 204046.6K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
KigongoTanzaniafrom 210046.6K
  • Low confidence 2100
KatoboloDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209546.6K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near MarromeuMozambiquefrom 208546.6K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
RaghopurIndiafrom 202546.6K
  • Population jump 2040
Unnamed centre near RabakSudanfrom 203546.6K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
ShouningChina1980–199546.6K
  • Low confidence 1980–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1980–1995
PalamaneruIndiafrom 199546.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2005
KouziChinauntil 197546.6K
  • Low confidence 1975
ChinnamanurIndiafrom 201046.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2030
BuullowSomaliafrom 204046.5K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2055
HozaTanzaniafrom 208046.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near KinduDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205546.5K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
MajiEthiopiafrom 209046.5K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
铜梁新城Chinauntil 199046.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1990
Schweizer-RenekeSouth Africafrom 207046.5K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
KalombeshiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207046.5K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
KhenjanAfghanistanfrom 206546.5K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
JunlianChinauntil 204046.5K
  • Low confidence 1975
UmerkoteIndiafrom 199546.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995
Markaz MudhaykirahYemenfrom 203046.5K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2030–2060
Ad DannYemenfrom 204546.5K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2045–2100
WargadudKenyafrom 202046.5K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near KonsoEthiopiafrom 208546.5K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Muḩammad Āghah WuluswālīAfghanistanfrom 207046.5K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
KisanfuDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.5K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100