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 301–400

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
Long ThànhVietnamfrom 2005253.0K
  • Population jump 2010
Bule HoraEthiopia1975–2100250.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
ArraijánPanamafrom 1995248.5K
  • Population jump 2000
KilwaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005248.1K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
BorigaonIndiafrom 2010247.2K
  • Population jump 2015
SatkhiraBangladesh1975–2100246.2K
  • Low confidence 1975
AbuaNigeria1975–2100245.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Small and dense 1975–2100
Saraf `UmrahSudanfrom 1980244.1K
  • Low confidence 1980–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1980–2000
  • Small and dense 1980–2100
DhupguriIndia1975–2100243.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
MurrietaUnited Statesfrom 2005243.4K
  • Population jump 2010
NawadaIndiafrom 2000242.1K
  • Population jump 2010
PardisIranfrom 2000241.1K
  • Population jump 2005
Zahrat LabanSaudi Arabiafrom 2015241.1K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Population jump 2020
MollasaniIran1975–2100239.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
  • Small and dense 1975–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
BholaBangladesh1975–2100239.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
KerenEritrea1975–2100237.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
JowharSomalia1975–2100236.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–2015, 2025–2100
KamardaIndiafrom 1985236.4K
  • Low confidence 1985–2015
  • Built share under 1% 1985–2020
BinangunIndonesiauntil 2070236.3K
  • Population jump 2000
PayyanurIndia1975–2100234.7K
  • Population jump 1985
GaboroneBotswanafrom 2010234.6K
  • Population jump 2015
GaibandhaBangladesh1975–2100233.6K
  • Low confidence 1975
Diamond HarbourIndia1975–2100233.5K
  • Built share under 1% 1975
KhajauliIndiafrom 2000232.8K
  • Population jump 2005
KamboveDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2000232.4K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
DazhuangTaiwan1975–2100232.4K
  • Population jump 1995
Edgecliff VillageUnited Statesfrom 2005232.3K
  • Population jump 2010
Ash SharaiSaudi Arabiafrom 2000231.5K
  • Population jump 2005
Cinco RanchUnited Statesfrom 2010231.2K
  • Population jump 2015
PokhariyaNepal1975–2100230.3K
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
KipushiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2000230.1K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
KapoetaSouth Sudanfrom 2010229.4K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
  • Population jump 2015
  • Area under 5 km² 2010
  • Small and dense 2010–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
ShehongChina1975–2100228.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
GayaraIraqfrom 2010228.4K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
  • Population jump 2015
AmarpurIndiafrom 2010227.5K
  • Population jump 2015
MaléMaldivesfrom 1985226.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1985–1995
LalamusaPakistan1975–2100225.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
JhenaidahBangladesh1975–2100225.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
DoumenChinafrom 1995224.9K
  • Population jump 2000
XingyangChinafrom 1995224.9K
  • Population jump 2000
BihpurIndiafrom 1985224.5K
  • Population jump 1990
TandaIndia1975–2100223.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
KannaujIndia1975–2100223.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
Bắc NinhVietnamfrom 1980223.3K
  • Population jump 1985
Sóc SơnVietnamfrom 1990222.7K
  • Population jump 2010
IrgalemEthiopia1975–2100221.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
BosasoSomalia1975–2100221.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
QaraziadinIran1975–2100221.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
  • Small and dense 1975–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
Mollar CharBangladeshfrom 1985221.6K
  • Population jump 1990
  • Built share under 1% 1985
MutuatiKenyafrom 2015221.4K
  • Population jump 2025
DembaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 1985220.9K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
Bonsa BotaEthiopia1975–2100219.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
DatiaIndia1975–2100219.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Char BadamBangladeshfrom 2005217.7K
  • Population jump 2020
  • Built share under 1% 2005–2030
KadipatenIndonesia1975–2100217.0K
  • Population jump 2100
HammametTunisiafrom 1985216.3K
  • Population jump 1995
KaradIndia1975–2100216.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
ZengjiaChina1995–2090214.0K
  • Population jump 2020
TogechaneEthiopiafrom 1990213.0K
  • Low confidence 1990–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1990
  • Small and dense 1990–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
WichitaUnited Statesfrom 2010212.5K
  • Population jump 2015
RamagundamIndiafrom 1985212.2K
  • Population jump 1990
FomboniComoros1975–2100211.0K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
Al ZawiyahLibyafrom 1995208.3K
  • Population jump 2005
MadaripurBangladesh1975–2100208.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
BoluoChinafrom 1995207.0K
  • Population jump 2000
KabongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005206.5K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Small and dense 2005–2100
Munshir HatBangladeshfrom 2015206.4K
  • Population jump 2020
  • Built share under 1% 2015
DarauliIndiafrom 2015206.2K
  • Population jump 2020
MadhubanIndiafrom 2005205.8K
  • Population jump 2015
ShindandAfghanistanfrom 2000205.6K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaThailandfrom 1990205.2K
  • Population jump 2000
JurongChinafrom 1990204.8K
  • Population jump 2000
MohammadAbad-e RiganIranfrom 1995204.4K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
BangaonIndia1975–2100203.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
ZhangyeChinafrom 1990203.7K
  • Population jump 1995
ManokwariIndonesiafrom 2005203.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
KulauraBangladesh1975–2100203.5K
  • Low confidence 1975
ShimlaIndia1975–2100201.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–2000, 2010–2015
  • Built share under 1% 1975
Kabondo-DiandaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2010201.5K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Small and dense 2010–2100
ViangchanLaos1975–2100201.3K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
KarauliIndia1975–2100200.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
MuktagachaBangladesh1975–2100200.2K
  • Low confidence 1975
ElelimIndonesiafrom 2010199.2K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Population jump 2015
KyaukpyuMyanmarfrom 2005199.1K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
FirozkohAfghanistanfrom 2000198.7K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
KahembaDemocratic Republic of the Congo1975–2100198.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–2005
  • Small and dense 1975–2100
MongoChad1975–2100198.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
Al JahraKuwaitfrom 1995197.7K
  • Population jump 2010
JaffnaSri Lanka1975–2100197.2K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
LuenaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2000197.1K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
DerudeibSudanfrom 2005196.2K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
  • Population jump 2010
  • Built share under 1% 2005
  • Area under 5 km² 2005
  • Small and dense 2005–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
DepalpurPakistan1975–2100195.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
PasrurPakistan1975–2100195.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Alaba KulitoEthiopia1975–2100194.8K
  • Low confidence 1975
Tando AllahyarPakistan1975–2100194.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Dale CityUnited Statesfrom 2010194.6K
  • Population jump 2015
BarautIndia1975–2100194.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Blitta-GareTogo1975–2100194.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995, 2095–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
TrishalBangladesh1975–2100194.1K
  • Low confidence 1975
NarayanpurBangladesh1975–2100194.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–2005
  • Population jump 2020
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2015