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 3,601–3,700

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
UnryulNorth Koreafrom 199546.5K
  • Low confidence 1995–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2100
PojiChina1995–199546.5K
  • Built share under 1% 1995
Unnamed centre near NotséTogofrom 207046.5K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
ToumfafiNigerfrom 210046.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
`Ali `Abd AllahYemenfrom 210046.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near MwekaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205546.5K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
LasemIndonesiauntil 203546.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
YayuEthiopiafrom 204046.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2045
KarukhAfghanistanfrom 203546.5K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near KafaratiNigeriafrom 205046.5K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre in MozambiqueMozambiquefrom 206046.4K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
DaulatkhanBangladesh1985–201046.4K
  • Built share under 1% 1985–2005
AhtmeEstoniauntil 198046.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
KebangeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206546.4K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
Jarso TowerEthiopiafrom 206046.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Debre LibanosEthiopiafrom 205046.4K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
BassaNigeriafrom 203046.4K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near Trapeang PrasatCambodiafrom 204546.4K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Sangi mashaAfghanistanuntil 201046.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–2010
  • Built share under 1% 1975–2010
FranwaliaGuineafrom 205046.4K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2060
AntsirananaMadagascarfrom 206046.4K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
MayugeUgandafrom 207046.4K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
CassanguideAngolafrom 205546.4K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Hosa’inaEthiopiafrom 206046.4K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Al JarashahYemenfrom 205046.4K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050
HuseEthiopiafrom 205046.4K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2050–2100
JemuEthiopiafrom 207046.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
GaoshaChinauntil 203546.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
DessalinesHaitifrom 202046.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2035
Shri MadhopurIndia1990–201546.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–1995
KikokaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205546.4K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near SuntuEthiopiafrom 209046.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
CusseAngolafrom 208546.3K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Mullah AllahAfghanistanfrom 206046.3K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
MifuluTanzaniafrom 210046.3K
  • Low confidence 2100
Unnamed centre near KibayaTanzaniafrom 210046.3K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Built share under 1% 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
WerkaEthiopiafrom 204046.3K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Wad AbokSudanfrom 204046.3K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2045
KulaEthiopiafrom 204546.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
JaldhakaBangladeshuntil 198546.3K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
ManglaurIndiafrom 205046.3K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Suichang CountyChina1980–200546.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1980
KabizoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204546.3K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Ambohimadinika AndafiavaratraMadagascarfrom 209046.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near LokojaNigeriafrom 205546.3K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in SudanSudanfrom 210046.3K
  • Unnamed 2100
ZhuheChinauntil 201046.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
JinotepeNicaraguafrom 203046.3K
  • Population jump 2040
Al KhamisYemenfrom 207046.3K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
RaghAfghanistanfrom 203546.3K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2035–2070
EldasKenyafrom 207046.3K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
Gal-HareriSomalia2015–201546.3K
  • Low confidence 2015
  • Area under 5 km² 2015
Unnamed centre near AntanifotsyMadagascarfrom 206546.3K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
DarāwEgyptfrom 207046.3K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Al MasharimYemenfrom 208546.3K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Ch'ObiEthiopiafrom 205046.3K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
KagoteBurundifrom 210046.3K
  • Low confidence 2100
MiranzaiAfghanistanfrom 207046.3K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near RiyomNigeriafrom 203546.3K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
RichhaIndia2055–208046.3K
  • Unnamed 2055–2080
SassoumbouroumNigerfrom 205546.2K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
KamyongaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208046.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
CuangoAngolafrom 203046.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Najd al Juma`iYemenfrom 205546.2K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205046.2K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2090
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
BedesaEthiopiafrom 204046.2K
  • Population jump 2045
DohārBangladeshfrom 202546.2K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
WenJiancunChinafrom 201046.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2030
HpakantMyanmaruntil 207046.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2010
CaoweiChinauntil 199546.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
ZuoquanChina1990–205046.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
HalganSomaliafrom 204546.2K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2045–2050
WeiyuanChina1990–199546.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995
Sông ThaoVietnamuntil 199546.2K
  • Unnamed 1975–1995
ToulouNigerfrom 207046.2K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Khoái ChâuVietnamuntil 199046.2K
  • Unnamed 1975–1990
Unnamed centre near SunāmganjBangladeshfrom 203546.2K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
KarambiTanzaniafrom 209546.2K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
KhamariaIndiauntil 197546.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre near JānpurIndiafrom 203046.2K
  • Population jump 2040
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209046.2K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
GoodyearUnited Statesfrom 209546.2K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near QuelimaneMozambiquefrom 207546.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
PanjakentTajikistanfrom 207546.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
ZangoNigeriafrom 201546.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2015–2025
BahşılıTurkey2040–208546.2K
  • Unnamed 2040–2085
DayrūţEgyptfrom 204546.2K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
KibandeTanzaniafrom 208546.2K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
SahelAfghanistanfrom 207546.1K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
ShahigubiEthiopiafrom 209546.1K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Darya Khan MarriPakistanfrom 207046.1K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
MangassanjaMozambiquefrom 207046.1K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Population jump 2080
GengiEthiopiafrom 205546.1K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near GhormachAfghanistanfrom 209546.1K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
MuuyuTanzaniafrom 210046.1K
  • Low confidence 2100
Cumaroow IbrahimSomaliafrom 208046.1K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
KyonpyawMyanmarfrom 199546.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2025
MuhajiriyahSudanfrom 202546.1K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near LisalaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206546.1K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
DehīAfghanistanfrom 202546.1K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2025–2055
  • Unnamed 2025–2100