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 501–600

Urban centre Country Exists Population Rules (epochs)
ZhangpuChina2005–2080157.6K
  • Population jump 2010
ChhibramauIndia1975–2100157.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
KendraparaIndia1975–2100157.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
Sultan BatheryIndiafrom 1980157.4K
  • Built share under 1% 1980
PurworejoIndonesia1975–2100157.2K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
ArakkonamIndia1975–2100156.9K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
PanchagarhBangladesh1975–2100156.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
DeqingChina1975–2100156.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
DelduarBangladeshfrom 2005156.5K
  • Population jump 2015
Anlong VengCambodiafrom 2020156.5K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
ZhongxiangChinafrom 1990156.5K
  • Population jump 2000
LwamboDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2015156.2K
  • Low confidence 2040–2100
  • Population jump 2020
DodollaEthiopia1975–2100155.8K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
AmparihimahitsyMadagascarfrom 2000155.7K
  • Low confidence 2000–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2000–2080
  • Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
EmbuKenyafrom 2015155.4K
  • Population jump 2020
Fort AbbasPakistanfrom 1985154.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
ShuanglongChinauntil 2075153.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–2050
  • Built share under 1% 1975–2000
Tam HồngVietnamuntil 2080153.4K
  • Population jump 1995–2000
LangzhongChina1975–2100153.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
LodhranPakistan1975–2100153.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
TulusSudanfrom 1985152.9K
  • Low confidence 2010–2015, 2040–2100
KutumSudanfrom 1985152.8K
  • Low confidence 2000–2015, 2045–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1985
TongliangChina1975–2100152.8K
  • Population jump 2005
LalganjIndia1975–2100152.7K
  • Low confidence 1975–2010
Zalmat HubayshYemenfrom 2005152.3K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
  • Population jump 2010
  • Built share under 1% 2005–2030
CazomboAngolafrom 2015152.3K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
MinbyaMyanmarfrom 2010152.2K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
MukubuDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005151.7K
  • Low confidence 2020–2100
  • Small and dense 2005–2100
SoharOmanfrom 2020151.5K
  • Population jump 2025
ShahabadIndia1975–2100151.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985, 1995–2010
Faya-LargeauChadfrom 2010150.9K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
SagorkutiIndiafrom 2000150.9K
  • Population jump 2005
NoaparaBangladesh1975–2100149.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
KuransaraeIndiafrom 2000149.5K
  • Low confidence 2000, 2010–2100
  • Population jump 2005
ThattaPakistanfrom 1995148.4K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
  • Population jump 2000
DebarkEthiopia1975–2100148.1K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
FudingChinafrom 1990147.8K
  • Population jump 2000
IdiofaDemocratic Republic of the Congo1975–2100147.6K
  • Low confidence 1975
Ash ShajarahYemenfrom 2005147.6K
  • Low confidence 2005–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2005–2040
ColonelganjIndia1975–2100146.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
KoyilandyIndia1975–2100146.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
معزآباد جابریIranfrom 1985146.5K
  • Low confidence 1985–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1985–2030
  • Small and dense 1985–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
HayyaSudanfrom 2015146.3K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
  • Population jump 2020
  • Small and dense 2015–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
RenshouChina1975–2100146.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
BansiIndiafrom 1980146.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1980
DabraIndia1975–2100146.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
New HopeUnited Statesfrom 2015145.7K
  • Population jump 2020
Bayt al FaqihYemen1975–2100145.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–2025, 2080–2100
KhallPakistanfrom 1985145.3K
  • Low confidence 1995–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1985
YunyangChinafrom 1980145.1K
  • Low confidence 1985
  • Built share under 1% 1980–1990
VenjaramooduIndiafrom 2015145.1K
  • Population jump 2020
Ambatolahy IIMadagascarfrom 1980144.9K
  • Low confidence 1980–2015, 2025–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1985
KanyamaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005144.9K
  • Low confidence 2095–2100
  • Small and dense 2005–2100
DianjiangChina1975–2100144.6K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
KyauktawMyanmarfrom 2010144.5K
  • Low confidence 2015–2100
SahaspurIndia1975–2100144.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
SitāpurNepalfrom 1990143.7K
  • Low confidence 1990–2020
NgoNigeriafrom 1990143.6K
  • Low confidence 2080–2100
ChopdaIndia1975–2100143.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Al MahabishahYemenfrom 2000142.7K
  • Low confidence 2000–2100
  • Built share under 1% 2000–2005
MukangaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2015142.7K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
Haveli LakhaPakistan1975–2100142.3K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
AkbarabadIranfrom 1980142.1K
  • Low confidence 1980–2100
  • Small and dense 1980–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
LinzhouChinafrom 1995141.7K
  • Population jump 2000
GangtokChina1975–2100140.9K
  • Low confidence 1975–2100
IrigaPhilippinesfrom 2010140.7K
  • Population jump 2015
MusumbaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005140.6K
  • Low confidence 2090–2100
Al MisrakhYemenfrom 1990140.4K
  • Low confidence 1990–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025
YingshanChina1975–2100140.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
LinshuiChina1975–2100140.1K
  • Low confidence 1975–1995
ZhobPakistan1975–2100139.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
SandoaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005139.7K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
KokoNigeriafrom 1985139.3K
  • Low confidence 2070–2100
MoussoroChadfrom 2000139.3K
  • Low confidence 2065–2100
BagahaIndiafrom 2005139.3K
  • Population jump 2010
Pingchang CountyChina1975–2100139.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–2005
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
KatiadiBangladesh1975–2100139.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
JintangChinauntil 2055138.9K
  • Built share under 1% 1975–1985
AtiChadfrom 1990138.7K
  • Area under 5 km² 1990–2000
ShuangjiangChinauntil 1975138.6K
  • Low confidence 1975
  • Built share under 1% 1975
  • Unnamed 1975
PuranpurIndia1975–2100138.6K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
龍江China1975–2100138.5K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Population jump 1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Cao LãnhVietnam1975–2100138.4K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
MotaEthiopia1975–2100138.3K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
MwadingushaDemocratic Republic of the Congofrom 2005137.6K
  • Low confidence 2035–2100
Umm HajarChadfrom 1995137.6K
  • Low confidence 2055–2100
  • Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
ChittaranjanIndia1975–2100137.4K
  • Population jump 2000
JalalpurIndia1975–2100137.2K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
SariayaPhilippinesfrom 2005137.1K
  • Population jump 2015
SarishabariBangladesh1975–2100137.1K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
JingbianChina1975–2100137.0K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Yong'anChinauntil 2085136.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
강서구역North Korea1975–2100136.4K
  • Low confidence 1975–1985
JogapattiIndiafrom 2020136.3K
  • Population jump 2025
FushunChina1975–2100136.1K
  • Low confidence 1975–1980
ZizhongChina1975–2100135.8K
  • Low confidence 1975–1990
WadsharefySudanfrom 1985135.1K
  • Low confidence 1985–2100
Tando Muhammad KhanPakistan1975–2100135.0K
  • Area under 5 km² 1975
Al KiflIraqfrom 2005134.5K
  • Low confidence 2060–2100
FiltuEthiopiafrom 1990134.3K
  • Low confidence 1990–2100
  • Built share under 1% 1990–1995
  • Area under 5 km² 1990
  • Small and dense 1990–2100
  • Small and dense in 2025 2025