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.

JRC confidence 0: population outside 25-400% of the ensemble estimate

Country

3,475 centres flagged low confidence· showing 401–500

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Gurudaspur	Bangladesh	1975–2100	107.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Aykel	Ethiopia	from 1985	107.1K	Low confidence 1985, 1995–2010, 2095–2100
Arilo	South Sudan	from 2035	106.8K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Built share under 1% 2035–2055
Masohi	Indonesia	from 1995	106.8K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Wajid	Somalia	from 1980	106.8K	Low confidence 1980–2100 Area under 5 km² 1980–2020
Kikondja	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	106.7K	Low confidence 2040–2100
Kusong	North Korea	1975–2100	106.7K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Barawa	Somalia	from 2000	106.3K	Low confidence 2045–2100
Saidpur	India	1975–2100	106.2K	Low confidence 1975 Population jump 2025 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Letpadan	Myanmar	1975–2100	106.2K	Low confidence 1975
Tenke	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2020	106.1K	Low confidence 2075–2100
Sinpho	North Korea	1975–2100	106.1K	Low confidence 1975
Enarotali	Indonesia	from 2010	105.9K	Low confidence 2045–2100
Sinanju	North Korea	1975–2100	105.8K	Low confidence 1975–2010
Valiasr	Iran	from 1985	105.6K	Low confidence 1985–2100
Kabalo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2015	105.4K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Zhong	China	1975–2100	105.4K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Al Rahad	Sudan	1975–2100	104.3K	Low confidence 1980
홍원읍	North Korea	1975–2100	104.3K	Low confidence 1975–1985
Kowon	North Korea	1975–2100	104.1K	Low confidence 1975–2010
Wuwei	China	until 2095	104.1K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Lalo Wenjo	Ethiopia	from 2090	104.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100
Guriel	Somalia	from 2005	104.1K	Low confidence 2045–2100
Zhenxiabo	China	from 2000	104.0K	Low confidence 2000–2010 Population jump 2010 Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Anak	North Korea	from 2015	103.9K	Low confidence 2020–2045
G'ijduvon	Uzbekistan	from 1995	103.9K	Low confidence 2020–2040
Al Baaj	Iraq	from 2005	103.8K	Low confidence 2025–2100
Bulo Sigalei	Somalia	from 2085	103.8K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Bike	Ethiopia	from 1995	103.7K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2075 Tiny footprint 1995–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Las Anod	Somalia	from 1980	103.7K	Low confidence 1980
Achin	Afghanistan	from 2035	103.6K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Tongjiang County	China	1975–2100	103.5K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975
Xuanhan	China	1975–2100	103.5K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Panyabungan	Indonesia	1975–2100	102.9K	Low confidence 1975
K'Ere Kora	Ethiopia	from 2080	102.9K	Low confidence 2080–2100
Qeysar	Afghanistan	from 2005	102.8K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2010
Tiquisio	Colombia	from 2020	102.3K	Low confidence 2020, 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2100 Small and dense 2020–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Matabhanga	India	1975–2100	102.0K	Low confidence 1975
Agailjhara	Bangladesh	until 2080	101.9K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Built share under 1% 1975–1980
Weiyuan	China	1975–2100	101.2K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Marangara	Burundi	from 2060	101.1K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Fassala	Mauritania	from 2015	101.0K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Small and dense 2015–2100
Vĩnh Yên	Vietnam	from 1985	100.9K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Musan	North Korea	1975–2100	100.8K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Shi`b al Ghayl	Yemen	from 1995	100.8K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995–2050
Shone	Ethiopia	1975–2100	100.8K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Danu Phyu	Myanmar	1975–2100	100.6K	Low confidence 1975
Khazan Gedid	Sudan	from 1995	100.5K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995
Devsar	India	1975–2100	100.4K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975
Rumbek	South Sudan	1975–2100	100.4K	Low confidence 1975–1985
Ugborodo	Nigeria	from 2010	100.2K	Low confidence 2100
Rihab	Yemen	from 1995	100.2K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995–2040 Area under 5 km² 1995–2020
Mafuo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2005	100.1K	Low confidence 2010–2100
Bheramara	Bangladesh	1975–2100	100.0K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Gursahaiganj	India	1975–2100	100.0K	Low confidence 1975
Garsila	Sudan	1975–2100	99.9K	Low confidence 1975–2015, 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near Tanggu	China	from 2005	99.9K	Low confidence 2005–2030 Unnamed 2005–2100
Wates	Indonesia	1975–2100	99.7K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Dilling	Sudan	1975–2100	99.3K	Low confidence 1975–1995
Yenice	Turkey	from 1980	99.3K	Low confidence 1995–2015 Area under 5 km² 1980–2030 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Mamoudzou	Mayotte	from 2005	99.2K	Low confidence 2055–2100
Zhongba	China	1975–2100	99.2K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975
Ghubaysh	Sudan	from 1985	99.2K	Low confidence 1985–2010
Ajagba	Nigeria	from 2000	99.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Ar Rujum	Yemen	from 1995	98.8K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995 Area under 5 km² 1995–2030 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Unnamed centre near Ad-Damazin	Sudan	from 2010	98.8K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Area under 5 km² 2010–2025 Small and dense 2010–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025 Unnamed 2010–2100
Ntoco	Mozambique	from 2080	98.8K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Dombomi	Indonesia	from 2050	98.6K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Built share under 1% 2050–2055
Ekeremor	Nigeria	from 2015	98.5K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Population jump 2025
Beira-Nova	Angola	from 2100	98.3K	Low confidence 2100
Xiejiazhuang	China	2000–2090	98.3K	Low confidence 2000–2010
Shaikh Muhammad	Iraq	from 2025	97.7K	Low confidence 2065–2100
Phyongwon	North Korea	1975–2100	97.7K	Low confidence 1975–2020 Area under 5 km² 1975
Arbe Gona	Ethiopia	from 1995	97.6K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2040 Small and dense 1995–2100
Tirwaganj	India	1975–2100	97.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980, 2000–2010 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Liangping	China	1975–2100	97.3K	Low confidence 1975
Nanling	China	1975–2100	97.3K	Low confidence 1975
Chenxi	China	1975–2100	97.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980
Konso	Ethiopia	from 2010	97.0K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Karora	Sudan	from 2015	97.0K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Built share under 1% 2015, 2030 Area under 5 km² 2015–2025 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Nyaungdon	Myanmar	1975–2100	96.9K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Shizhu	China	until 2090	96.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990
Dangla	Ethiopia	1975–2100	96.8K	Low confidence 1975
Thaton	Myanmar	1975–2100	96.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Fengdu	China	1975–2100	96.3K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975–1990
Tshimbalanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2010	96.3K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Chigumukile	Mozambique	from 2060	96.2K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Population jump 2075
Ilaga	Indonesia	from 2020	96.2K	Low confidence 2020–2100
Hajja	Yemen	from 2000	96.1K	Low confidence 2000–2050 Area under 5 km² 2000–2040 Small and dense 2000–2100
Sigaale-Bari	Somalia	from 2060	95.7K	Low confidence 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near Burām	Sudan	from 2095	95.6K	Low confidence 2095–2100 Unnamed 2095–2100
Lemera	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2040	95.5K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Population jump 2045
Hurta	Ethiopia	from 2065	95.3K	Low confidence 2085–2100
Song County	China	1975–2100	95.2K	Low confidence 1975 Population jump 1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Khorbranga	Sudan	1975–2100	95.2K	Low confidence 1975–1990
Anju	North Korea	1975–2100	95.2K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975
Qinji	China	from 1980	95.0K	Low confidence 1980–2010 Population jump 1990
Zichang	China	1975–2100	95.0K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Abu Karinka	Sudan	from 2000	95.0K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2015
Jaeryong	North Korea	1975–2100	94.9K	Low confidence 1975–2010 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980