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 4,001–4,100

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
WanghaiChinauntil 198044.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207044.9K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
BononCôte d'Ivoirefrom 205544.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
TshikulaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206044.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
GasachareEthiopiafrom 204544.9K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near RoseraIndiafrom 202544.9K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
MakosaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 203044.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Adi Da`IroEthiopiafrom 202044.9K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
Unnamed centre near Landi KotalAfghanistanfrom 205544.9K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
SvitlovodskUkraineuntil 200044.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
  • Unnamed 1975–2000
Unnamed centre near JadaNigeriafrom 207544.9K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
DowaMalawifrom 207544.9K
  • Population jump 2080
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
TshimbanguDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207044.9K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Mbuji-MayiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206544.9K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
LongliChinauntil 199544.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
AnzhouChinauntil 201544.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985, 1995–2000
RohanpurBangladeshfrom 200544.9K
  • Population jump 2030
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202544.9K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Mustaba'Yemenfrom 203044.9K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2030–2055
At TawilahYemenfrom 202544.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2045
Joypur HātBangladesh2035–208544.8K
  • Unnamed 2035–2085
LuhomberoTanzaniafrom 208544.8K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near DialakoroGuineafrom 206044.8K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Deh-e ŞalāḩAfghanistanfrom 205544.8K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near MapurujayaIndonesiafrom 208544.8K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Inda Aba GunaEthiopiafrom 202044.8K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2025
Unnamed centre near TandlianwalaPakistanfrom 207044.8K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Az̧ Z̧ulaylJordanfrom 202544.8K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Dār as SalāmEgyptfrom 202544.8K
  • Unnamed 2025–2100
Igbara-OdoNigeriafrom 203544.8K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
M'TsamboroMayottefrom 208544.8K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Nga Yoke TaungMyanmarfrom 202044.8K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2020–2100
KabkābīyahSudanfrom 207044.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
SugözüTurkeyfrom 201544.8K
  • Low confidence 2015, 2025–2100
KiambiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 202544.8K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2080
  • Tiny footprint 2025–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208544.8K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
GwaramNigeriafrom 201044.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2060
UzbakzahiAfghanistanfrom 210044.8K
  • Low confidence 2100
TortoorowSomaliafrom 205044.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2065
OksibilIndonesiafrom 203544.8K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
Ancien-ProziCôte d'Ivoirefrom 208544.8K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
MekoniEthiopiafrom 201544.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 2015–2030
Dhaa'ifoSomaliafrom 206544.7K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
Unnamed centre near ShīnḏanḏAfghanistanfrom 204044.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
AdadoSomalia2010–201544.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
FikaNigeriafrom 204044.7K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Hare GudiEthiopiafrom 206044.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2060–2075
YékouaNigerfrom 205044.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050
MubangaTanzaniafrom 208544.7K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
ZhangjiachuanChina1990–201544.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Unnamed centre near Jahanian ShahPakistanfrom 205544.7K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
KeleDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209044.7K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
TarutungIndonesiauntil 198544.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
Camp de Réfugiés de KounougouChadfrom 206544.7K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
MabudiNigeriafrom 204544.7K
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
GwaMyanmarfrom 204044.7K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
KimpeseDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205544.7K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2070
KalembeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205544.7K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near NyamataRwandafrom 210044.6K
  • Unnamed 2100
BatanChinauntil 198544.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
GredayaChadfrom 208044.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
Lefe IsaEthiopiafrom 205044.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205544.6K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2095
  • Tiny footprint 2055–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
`Ozlat HabatYemenfrom 201544.6K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2015–2060
  • Area under 5 km² 2015–2025
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
Unnamed centre near ToritSouth Sudanfrom 205544.6K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2055–2065
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
MingajikAfghanistanfrom 209544.6K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
LuwuChina1995–201044.6K
  • Low confidence 1995–2010
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2010
IshwarganjBangladeshuntil 198044.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Unnamed centre near KwaleNigeriafrom 205544.6K
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
Unnamed centre near JimmaEthiopiafrom 209544.6K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
WachaEthiopiafrom 203544.6K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
KambundiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209544.6K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
ThyoloMalawifrom 208044.6K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
YilongChinauntil 203044.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Unnamed centre near OgharaNigeriafrom 206544.6K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
JibiaNigeriafrom 203044.6K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
IwoNigeriafrom 208044.6K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2100
BelsandIndiafrom 203544.6K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
OgolchoEthiopiafrom 203544.6K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Unnamed centre near GobēsaEthiopiafrom 207544.6K
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
EnyangChinauntil 202044.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–2000
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
LouheChinauntil 198044.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
TebelaEthiopia2000–200044.6K
  • Low confidence 2000
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
DankamaNigeriafrom 205544.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 2055
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
HuishuiChinauntil 201044.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
MkindiTanzaniafrom 209544.6K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
KauruNigeriafrom 204044.5K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205544.5K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2055–2100
LemiEthiopiafrom 205544.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
NkoroNigeriafrom 203544.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
LafeyKenyafrom 202544.5K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
SongoSudanfrom 205044.5K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
BulkiEthiopiafrom 203544.5K
  • Low confidence 2045, 2055–2100
ForoEritreafrom 207544.5K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Birnin MagajiNigeriafrom 203544.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2035–2065
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
DibelayeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207044.5K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
Unnamed centre near KutaNigeriafrom 203044.5K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
JalbaiPakistanfrom 203044.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2030
GuézaNigerfrom 209044.5K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2090–2100
Unnamed centre near El DaeinSudanfrom 210044.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100