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.

Boundary under 5 km²

Country

1,855 centres flagged area under 5 km²· showing 301–400

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Merawi	Ethiopia	1975–2100	82.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Maigatari	Nigeria	1975–2100	81.9K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Az Zaydiyah	Yemen	from 2005	81.7K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Area under 5 km² 2005–2075 Small and dense 2005–2100
Luoyuan	China	until 2090	81.7K	Area under 5 km² 1985
Sira	India	1975–2100	81.6K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Matli	Pakistan	from 2000	81.5K	Area under 5 km² 2000
Fukang	China	from 1995	81.3K	Area under 5 km² 1995
Kandangan	Indonesia	1975–2100	81.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Isa	Nigeria	from 1990	81.2K	Area under 5 km² 1990–2000
Suran	Iran	1975–2100	81.1K	Low confidence 1975–2015, 2025–2055 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Lal	Afghanistan	from 2005	81.1K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Population jump 2030 Built share under 1% 2005–2020, 2030–2035 Area under 5 km² 2005–2025
Chongdan	North Korea	1975–2100	81.1K	Low confidence 1975–2025 Area under 5 km² 1975–2020
Tulak	Afghanistan	from 2015	81.1K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Built share under 1% 2015–2060 Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
Jilib	Somalia	from 1980	81.0K	Low confidence 1980–1990, 2000–2015, 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 1980
Jincheng	China	until 2070	80.9K	Low confidence 1975–2030 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Luliang	China	1975–2100	80.8K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Nandura	India	from 1995	80.8K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2010
Dali	China	1975–2100	80.7K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Unnamed centre near Khorramabad	Iran	1975–2100	80.5K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–2100 Small and dense 1975–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025 Unnamed 1975–2100
Jahangirabad	India	1975–2100	80.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Phuntsholing	Bhutan	1975–2100	80.4K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–2100
Dayu	China	1975–2100	80.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Aroma	Sudan	from 1995	80.2K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Pantanaw	Myanmar	1975–2100	80.1K	Low confidence 1975–2010 Area under 5 km² 1975–2030
Kwaksan	North Korea	1975–2100	80.0K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
Pubei	China	1975–2100	79.8K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Bafwasende	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2000	79.6K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2015
Ponnur	India	1975–2100	79.6K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Koksan	North Korea	1975–2100	79.5K	Low confidence 1975–2025 Area under 5 km² 1975–2100
Gudur	India	from 1980	79.5K	Area under 5 km² 1980
Hudur	Somalia	from 1980	79.4K	Low confidence 1980–2100 Population jump 2000 Area under 5 km² 1980–2020
Umarkhed	India	from 1990	79.4K	Area under 5 km² 1990–1995
Ghatampur	India	1975–2100	79.3K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–2010
Huichang	China	1975–2100	79.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Pindi Bhattian	Pakistan	from 1995	79.1K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Abu Zabad	Sudan	from 1990	78.9K	Area under 5 km² 1990
Maïné-Soroa	Niger	from 2015	78.5K	Area under 5 km² 2015
Al Mu`ayinah	Yemen	from 2005	78.5K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2050 Area under 5 km² 2005–2025
Welenchete	Ethiopia	from 2005	78.5K	Area under 5 km² 2005–2010
Tachileik	Myanmar	1975–2100	78.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Lintou	China	until 2075	78.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Korutla	India	from 1985	78.3K	Area under 5 km² 1985
Gobesa	Ethiopia	from 2010	78.2K	Area under 5 km² 2010
Minchinabad	Pakistan	from 1995	77.8K	Area under 5 km² 1995
Bulo Burto	Somalia	from 1980	77.6K	Low confidence 1980–2010, 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 1980–2005
Gulin	China	until 2080	77.6K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975
Xishui	China	until 2065	77.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Manawar	India	from 2000	77.5K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Dir	Pakistan	from 1985	77.2K	Area under 5 km² 1985–2015
Poonch	India	from 1995	77.1K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2020
Qardho	Somalia	from 2000	77.0K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Al Husaydhiah	Yemen	from 2005	77.0K	Low confidence 2070–2075, 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2005–2015
Qiaojia	China	1975–2100	77.0K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Doda	India	from 1985	76.9K	Low confidence 2020–2035, 2055–2060 Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Dema	Nigeria	from 2000	76.7K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000
Polashbari	Bangladesh	1975–2100	76.7K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
At Tuhayta	Yemen	from 2000	76.6K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2080
Pengshui	China	until 2070	76.5K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Guangchang	China	1975–2100	76.5K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Lingi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2000	76.4K	Low confidence 2000 Area under 5 km² 2000–2010
Nowshera Virkan	Pakistan	from 2000	76.4K	Area under 5 km² 2000
Wegeda	Ethiopia	from 1995	76.2K	Low confidence 1995–2000 Area under 5 km² 1995–2010
Maynaguri	India	from 1980	76.0K	Area under 5 km² 1980
Johi	Pakistan	from 1980	75.5K	Low confidence 1995–2010 Area under 5 km² 1980–2020
Bharthana	India	1975–2100	75.5K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Jaspur	India	from 2000	75.4K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2010
Sanchore	India	from 1985	75.1K	Area under 5 km² 1985
Tanout	Niger	from 2005	75.1K	Area under 5 km² 2005–2010
Chikkaballapura	India	1975–2100	75.1K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Kochas	India	from 2000	75.0K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2020
Gulavthi	India	from 1985	75.0K	Area under 5 km² 1985
Bindki	India	1975–2100	75.0K	Low confidence 1975–2010 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Santa Cruz Barillas	Guatemala	from 2000	74.8K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2010
Kodada	India	from 1990	74.8K	Area under 5 km² 1990
Taechon	North Korea	1975–2100	74.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Bona Qabelanka	Ethiopia	from 2015	74.5K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Area under 5 km² 2015
Budhana	India	from 1995	74.5K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2005
Mutabi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2020	74.4K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020
Macherla	India	1975–2100	74.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Ponnagyun	Myanmar	from 2020	74.3K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2035
Shinkot	Afghanistan	from 2020	74.3K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Built share under 1% 2020–2060 Area under 5 km² 2020
Baidehi	Nepal	from 1980	74.3K	Low confidence 1980–2090 Built share under 1% 1980 Area under 5 km² 1980–2000
Mansa	India	from 1995	74.1K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2010
Unjon	North Korea	1975–2100	74.1K	Low confidence 1975–2015 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Ar Rawnah	Yemen	from 2005	73.8K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2010, 2025–2050 Area under 5 km² 2005–2025 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Shangyou	China	1975–2100	73.7K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Khair	India	from 2005	73.6K	Area under 5 km² 2005–2010
Kaiyang	China	until 2090	73.5K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Nanba	China	until 2070	73.4K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975
Lukonzolwa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	73.4K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
Shajapur	India	from 2000	73.4K	Area under 5 km² 2000
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County	China	1975–2100	73.3K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
کوهخیاره	Iran	from 2005	73.3K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Area under 5 km² 2005–2100
Bokoro	Chad	from 2005	73.1K	Area under 5 km² 2005
Bati	Ethiopia	from 1995	73.1K	Area under 5 km² 1995–2025
Arad	Iran	from 2000	73.1K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2030
Chak Jhumra	Pakistan	from 2010	73.0K	Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
Ad Darumah	Yemen	from 2010	72.6K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Built share under 1% 2010–2100 Area under 5 km² 2010–2020
Yizhang	China	until 2090	72.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Tingjiang	China	1990–2070	72.3K	Area under 5 km² 1990–2000