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 4,501–4,600

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
TsiafahyMadagascarfrom 204042.5K
  • Population jump 2045
Khudian KhasPakistan2015–201542.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2015
  • Tiny footprint 2015
SongchonNorth Koreauntil 198042.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
Bân-nâmaNigerfrom 210042.5K
  • Low confidence 2100
Raage CeelleSomaliafrom 205042.5K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2065
LuiziDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207042.5K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
LibahiyaKenyafrom 207042.5K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
MilakIran2035–206542.5K
  • Low confidence 2035–2065
Qasr-e AhmadIranfrom 202542.5K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2025–2100
KapangaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207542.5K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
NigohiIndia2015–201542.5K
  • Area under 5 km² 2015
Unnamed centre near Muḩammad Āghah WuluswālīAfghanistanfrom 207042.5K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near JaleshwarIndiafrom 203042.5K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Am DamChadfrom 204542.5K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2045–2100
KonglongChinauntil 201042.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
MukupaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204042.4K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
Sidi TaibiMoroccofrom 202042.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2035
Unnamed centre near GandajikaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207042.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near KaiamaNigeriafrom 207542.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Hāgere SelamEthiopiafrom 208542.4K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
HomalinMyanmaruntil 200542.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 1985–1995
K'Ore / QoreeEthiopiafrom 203042.4K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2030
Otan AyegbajuNigeriafrom 203542.4K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near TshikapaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207042.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2080
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
LonglengIndiauntil 199042.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
  • Tiny footprint 1975–1990
MamasapanoPhilippinesuntil 197542.4K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Built share under 1% 1975
قرية كبري البطانهSudanfrom 206542.4K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2065–2095
MaiwutSouth Sudanfrom 203542.4K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
Unnamed centre near Pul-e KhumrīAfghanistanfrom 203542.4K
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Soavary CentreMadagascarfrom 206042.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
LolimiSouth Sudanfrom 207542.4K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2075–2090
  • Tiny footprint 2075–2100
MkuyuniTanzaniafrom 207042.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near ChākarānAfghanistanfrom 208542.4K
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
IlhaAngolafrom 204042.3K
  • Low confidence 2100
SanhuiChina1980–199542.3K
  • Low confidence 1980–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1980–1995
ShiqianChinauntil 200042.3K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980, 2000
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210042.3K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2100
  • Tiny footprint 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
GoronyoNigeriafrom 204042.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 2040
Unnamed centre in ChadChadfrom 208542.3K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
Al JobinYemenfrom 202042.3K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2020–2090
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2040
HajabYemenfrom 203542.3K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Population jump 2045
  • Built share under 1% 2035–2045
  • Area under 5 km² 2035
MhambaTanzaniafrom 209542.3K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
FiliklikEthiopiafrom 207542.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Mbuji-MayiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209042.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
KafubaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209042.3K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
NecutoAngolafrom 207542.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
GohalaEthiopiafrom 205542.3K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2060
TandaiTanzaniafrom 208042.3K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
LubaloAngolafrom 206042.3K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2060–2080
Kabeya-LumbuDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207542.3K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near YangambiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210042.3K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
MugeraTanzaniafrom 209042.3K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
LipingChinauntil 202542.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Ad DarbYemenfrom 202042.3K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2020–2045
Hạ HòaVietnam1990–200042.3K
  • Built share under 1% 1990
Gounou GayaChad2005–201542.3K
  • Low confidence 2005
  • Area under 5 km² 2005–2015
SonkachIndiafrom 203042.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near InkisiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206042.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2060–2090
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210042.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
BezezikaMadagascarfrom 207542.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
TapolChadfrom 208042.2K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
As SawafiYemenfrom 203042.2K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2030–2070
SeethathoduIndia2035–206542.2K
  • Low confidence 2035–2065
Unnamed centre near AntsampanimahazoMadagascarfrom 207542.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near LichingaMozambiquefrom 207542.2K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
MarhanetsUkraine1990–199542.2K
  • Unnamed 1990–1995
KamakolaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209542.2K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
Mertule MariamEthiopiauntil 197542.2K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
BahaïChadfrom 203542.2K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
BikengeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205542.2K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
RamdurgIndiafrom 200042.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2100
TukzārAfghanistanfrom 203542.2K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Helao NafidiAngolafrom 205042.2K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
KokrajharIndiauntil 201542.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Unnamed 1975–2015
Unnamed centre near MicoleneMozambiquefrom 207042.1K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
YunmenChinauntil 199042.1K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
  • Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Wada`ahSudanfrom 204542.1K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near Mwene-DituDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207042.1K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
ChamtuiTanzaniafrom 209042.1K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
DebaNigeriafrom 206542.1K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
SayadAfghanistanfrom 202042.1K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207542.1K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Sholgara-1Pakistanfrom 209042.1K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
BaleEthiopiafrom 203542.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2035–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207042.1K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
MwetshiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206042.1K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near NafadaNigeriafrom 206542.1K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
DhariawadIndia2000–201042.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2010
PadomGhanafrom 205042.1K
  • Population jump 2055
KuergengEthiopiafrom 204542.1K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2045
YangdokNorth Korea2000–200542.1K
  • Low confidence 2000–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Unnamed centre near JogbaniIndiafrom 204042.1K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
Unnamed centre near Felege NewayEthiopiafrom 208042.1K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
BiraSouth Sudanfrom 202542.1K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2100
  • Small and dense 2025–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206042.1K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
BhilodaIndia2010–201542.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208042.0K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
JhanjhārpurIndia2060–209542.0K
  • Unnamed 2060–2095
Al KhirabYemenfrom 203042.0K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2030–2040
Unnamed centre near GandajikaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210042.0K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100