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 4,901–5,000

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
HaramkaSomaliafrom 204040.2K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2070
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209040.2K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2090–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207040.2K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
JeerowSomaliafrom 205040.2K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2065
SeyoEthiopiafrom 205540.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2100
Mwin MenaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210040.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
LinhaiChinauntil 198040.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Ar RaḩmānīyahEgyptfrom 204040.2K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
HermupolisEgyptfrom 204040.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2040–2045
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 210040.2K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2100
NdrondroniComorosfrom 208540.2K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2085–2100
WahndoPakistanfrom 204540.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2045
GolachipaBangladesh2005–201540.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
MkokotoniTanzaniafrom 207040.2K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
SugapaIndonesiafrom 203540.1K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
DikulweDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208040.1K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207540.1K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near Markaz-e SayyidābādAfghanistanfrom 209040.1K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2090–2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
MubaarakSomaliafrom 202540.1K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2050
FaladiéMalifrom 207040.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
GölköyTurkeyuntil 199040.1K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1990
QoturEgyptfrom 201540.1K
  • Population jump 2045
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206540.1K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
DanabaKenyafrom 203040.1K
  • Low confidence 2030–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2030–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2030–2100
Unnamed centre near KerchaEthiopiafrom 206040.1K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
BegiEthiopiafrom 202540.1K
  • Area under 5 km² 2025
MatnahYemenfrom 203540.1K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2035–2055
  • Unnamed 2035–2100
Sebo NzobeDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204040.0K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206540.0K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2065–2085
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208040.0K
  • Unnamed 2080–2100
DushanChinauntil 199540.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Unnamed centre near GwantuNigeriafrom 206040.0K
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
RimawaNigeriafrom 208040.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2100
البحر الأحمرSudanfrom 201040.0K
  • Low confidence 2010–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2010–2060
  • Tiny footprint 2010–2100
Unnamed centre near Sang-e MāshahAfghanistanuntil 197540.0K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Built share under 1% 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Tiny footprint 1975
  • Unnamed 1975
Unnamed centre near Mian ChannunPakistanfrom 209540.0K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
MehndāwalIndiafrom 203040.0K
  • Unnamed 2030–2100
Anse-à-GaletsHaiti1980–198540.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1980–1985
Unnamed centre near TalāEgyptfrom 204040.0K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
‘Alāqahdārī-ye AlmārAfghanistanfrom 207040.0K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2080
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
MatadiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205040.0K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
PojiChinauntil 197540.0K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Built share under 1% 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Tiny footprint 1975
ShuangpaiChinauntil 201040.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2010
LwambaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204040.0K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
NecutoAngolafrom 206040.0K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
At TabibahYemenfrom 206540.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2065–2090
Unnamed centre near KinduDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 205040.0K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
DjélibaköröGuineafrom 207040.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
Guz̄arahAfghanistanfrom 205040.0K
  • Unnamed 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near Kafin MadakiNigeriafrom 204539.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 2045–2100
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
Unnamed centre near MwekaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209539.9K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
ShuanggouChinauntil 198539.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
ShuiyangChinauntil 197539.9K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
EmgekchilKyrgyzstanfrom 208539.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 2085–2100
BuraminoEthiopiafrom 205539.9K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
TshimbunduDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 206039.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
ZaremaEthiopiafrom 205039.9K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2050–2100
Kukaadi 2Somaliafrom 208039.9K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Population jump 2085
LiangshuiChina1985–202539.9K
  • Low confidence 1985–2025
  • Built share under 1% 1985–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 2025
ArviIndiauntil 197539.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207539.9K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
KotturuIndiafrom 202539.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 2025
TshimwefuDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209539.9K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
LuchazesAngolafrom 205539.9K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2075
AlemtenaEthiopiafrom 202539.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2030
HazmYemenfrom 202539.9K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2045
KhagariaIndiafrom 204039.9K
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
MakenaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207039.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2070–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2070–2100
KalungaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209039.8K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
EnarotaliIndonesiafrom 204039.8K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Unnamed 2040–2100
TawalalaNigerfrom 208039.8K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
FakirhatBangladesh1995–200539.8K
  • Low confidence 1995–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2005
  • Tiny footprint 1995–2005
Isiala OboroNigeriafrom 207039.8K
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Otan AyegbajuNigeriafrom 206539.8K
  • Unnamed 2065–2100
AwuradaEthiopiafrom 204539.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
Unnamed centre near KipambaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 204539.8K
  • Low confidence 2050–2100
  • Population jump 2100
  • Unnamed 2045–2100
BanguiNigeriafrom 205539.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2055–2095
Unnamed centre near Kabeya-KamwangaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207039.8K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
MampanyaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208039.8K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
XiliuheChinauntil 198039.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
  • Tiny footprint 1975–1980
DhanbariBangladeshuntil 198539.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
  • Tiny footprint 1975–1985
BareEthiopiafrom 202539.7K
  • Low confidence 2025–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2025–2080
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 209039.7K
  • Low confidence 2100
  • Unnamed 2090–2100
Balcılar Orta Mah.Turkeyuntil 199539.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
  • Tiny footprint 1975–1995
IntichoEthiopiauntil 197539.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Tiny footprint 1975
BungoAngolafrom 204539.7K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
N'GourtiNigerfrom 206039.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2060–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2060–2100
Al RodaEgyptfrom 204039.7K
  • Population jump 2045
KeshindehAfghanistanfrom 204539.7K
  • Low confidence 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2045–2065
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208539.7K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2085–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2085–2100
PhulbaniIndiafrom 200039.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 2000
DishnāEgyptuntil 199539.7K
  • Unnamed 1975–1995
HuaqiaoChinauntil 197539.7K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
  • Tiny footprint 1975
MuseshaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 208039.7K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2080–2085
Unnamed centre near MiabiDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207539.6K
  • Low confidence 2075–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 2075–2100
  • Tiny footprint 2075–2100
  • Unnamed 2075–2100
Unnamed centre near LuauDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 207039.6K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Unnamed 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Dowlat ShāhAfghanistanfrom 206039.6K
  • Low confidence 2085–2100
  • Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre near OgumaNigeriafrom 209539.6K
  • Unnamed 2095–2100
BhikangaonIndiafrom 203039.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 2030
BabralaIndia2005–201539.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 2005–2015