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.

Built-up surface under 1% of the boundary

Country

351 centres flagged built share under 1%· showing 1–100

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Kotwali	India	1975–2100	797.2K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–2000
Rajmahal	India	1975–2100	579.9K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Built share under 1% 1975
Jangalpara	India	1975–2100	569.6K	Population jump 1985 Built share under 1% 1975
Caleta Sanitaria	Peru	1975–2100	500.1K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–2020 Small and dense 1975–2100
Unnamed centre in Sudan	Sudan	1975–2100	473.5K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Population jump 1985, 2025 Built share under 1% 1975–2080 Area under 5 km² 1975–2020 Small and dense in 2025 2025 Unnamed 1975–2100
Bazarati	India	from 1980	470.2K	Built share under 1% 1980
Canning	India	1975–2100	424.8K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Huiminxiang	China	1975–2100	422.1K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Population jump 1995 Built share under 1% 1975–2100
Hawrah	Yemen	from 1995	360.0K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995–2050
Titi	Nigeria	1975–2100	356.8K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–2025 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Debandi	India	1975–2100	347.9K	Low confidence 1975–2015 Built share under 1% 1975–1980
Massawa	Eritrea	from 1980	340.7K	Low confidence 2005–2015, 2030–2100 Built share under 1% 1980–1990
Riwoto	South Sudan	from 2015	306.9K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Population jump 2020 Built share under 1% 2015–2030
Antsiramandroso	Madagascar	from 2000	294.6K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000–2030
Kamarda	India	from 1985	236.4K	Low confidence 1985–2015 Built share under 1% 1985–2020
Diamond Harbour	India	1975–2100	233.5K	Built share under 1% 1975
Pokhariya	Nepal	1975–2100	230.3K	Built share under 1% 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Malé	Maldives	from 1985	226.3K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Built share under 1% 1985–1995
Mollar Char	Bangladesh	from 1985	221.6K	Population jump 1990 Built share under 1% 1985
Char Badam	Bangladesh	from 2005	217.7K	Population jump 2020 Built share under 1% 2005–2030
Togechane	Ethiopia	from 1990	213.0K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Built share under 1% 1990 Small and dense 1990–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Munshir Hat	Bangladesh	from 2015	206.4K	Population jump 2020 Built share under 1% 2015
Shimla	India	1975–2100	201.7K	Low confidence 1975–2000, 2010–2015 Built share under 1% 1975
Derudeib	Sudan	from 2005	196.2K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Population jump 2010 Built share under 1% 2005 Area under 5 km² 2005 Small and dense 2005–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Bayt Sa`dan	Yemen	from 2000	188.5K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Population jump 2025 Built share under 1% 2000–2050 Area under 5 km² 2000–2020
Bailutang	China	from 1985	183.8K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Built share under 1% 1985–1995
Kebri Dehar	Ethiopia	from 1985	179.9K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Built share under 1% 1985–1990
Ar Rijad	Yemen	from 1990	179.6K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Built share under 1% 1990–2015
Golmorti	Iran	from 1980	179.3K	Low confidence 1980–2100 Built share under 1% 1980–1990
Bor	South Sudan	1975–2100	166.6K	Built share under 1% 1975
Hayfan	Yemen	from 2005	164.8K	Low confidence 2005–2040, 2075–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2055
Шелепино	Russia	1975–2100	161.5K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–2020 Area under 5 km² 1975–2035 Small and dense 1975–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Sultan Bathery	India	from 1980	157.4K	Built share under 1% 1980
Amparihimahitsy	Madagascar	from 2000	155.7K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000–2080 Area under 5 km² 2000–2005 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Shuanglong	China	until 2075	153.5K	Low confidence 1975–2050 Built share under 1% 1975–2000
Zalmat Hubaysh	Yemen	from 2005	152.3K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Population jump 2010 Built share under 1% 2005–2030
Ash Shajarah	Yemen	from 2005	147.6K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2040
Yunyang	China	from 1980	145.1K	Low confidence 1985 Built share under 1% 1980–1990
Ambatolahy II	Madagascar	from 1980	144.9K	Low confidence 1980–2015, 2025–2100 Built share under 1% 1985
Al Mahabishah	Yemen	from 2000	142.7K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000–2005
Jintang	China	until 2055	138.9K	Built share under 1% 1975–1985
Shuangjiang	China	until 1975	138.6K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975 Unnamed 1975
Filtu	Ethiopia	from 1990	134.3K	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
João Teves	Cabo Verde	1975–2100	131.1K	Low confidence 1975–2090 Built share under 1% 1975–2025
Amalapuram	India	1975–2100	130.7K	Built share under 1% 1975
Bendaravadi	India	1975–2100	129.6K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1985–1990 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Sha`b Bani Mani`	Yemen	from 2030	127.4K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Built share under 1% 2030–2075
Unnamed centre near Bhola	Bangladesh	1990–2095	126.9K	Built share under 1% 1990–2010 Unnamed 1990–2095
Paikgacha	Bangladesh	until 2015	122.5K	Low confidence 1975 Population jump 1980 Built share under 1% 1975–2000
Gaoshaling	China	from 1995	120.6K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995
`Adan Barakah	Yemen	from 1990	120.3K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Built share under 1% 1990–2020, 2030–2045 Area under 5 km² 1990–2025 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Bai Ghesi	Afghanistan	from 2005	120.0K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2020
Lixin	China	1975–2100	118.8K	Built share under 1% 1975–1980
Khayran	Yemen	from 2010	118.7K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Built share under 1% 2010–2050 Area under 5 km² 2010–2015
Tazumoddin	Bangladesh	until 2095	116.9K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Built share under 1% 1975–2025
Swarupkathi	Bangladesh	from 1980	116.0K	Built share under 1% 1980–1990
Ghinda	Eritrea	from 1985	114.6K	Low confidence 2005–2015, 2035–2100 Built share under 1% 1985–1990 Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Koyra	Bangladesh	from 2000	113.4K	Built share under 1% 2000
Antetezambaro	Madagascar	from 2020	112.3K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Built share under 1% 2020–2040
Al Qal`ah	Yemen	from 2000	111.9K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Population jump 2025 Built share under 1% 2000–2065 Area under 5 km² 2000–2020
Masgid Karakun	Sudan	from 2010	109.7K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Built share under 1% 2010 Small and dense 2010–2100
Arilo	South Sudan	from 2035	106.8K	Low confidence 2035–2100 Built share under 1% 2035–2055
Mankachar	India	1975–2100	105.4K	Built share under 1% 1975
Udhagamandalam	India	1975–2100	105.1K	Built share under 1% 1975
Qeysar	Afghanistan	from 2005	102.8K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2010
Agailjhara	Bangladesh	until 2080	101.9K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Built share under 1% 1975–1980
Shi`b al Ghayl	Yemen	from 1995	100.8K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995–2050
Devsar	India	1975–2100	100.4K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975
Rihab	Yemen	from 1995	100.2K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Built share under 1% 1995–2040 Area under 5 km² 1995–2020
Zhongba	China	1975–2100	99.2K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Built share under 1% 1975
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
Dombomi	Indonesia	from 2050	98.6K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Built share under 1% 2050–2055
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
Fengdu	China	1975–2100	96.3K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975–1990
Nilambur	India	1975–2100	93.5K	Low confidence 1980–2005 Built share under 1% 1975
Wen	China	until 2095	93.1K	Built share under 1% 1975
卞庄	China	until 2055	91.4K	Low confidence 1975–2050 Built share under 1% 1975–1985
Imehejek	South Sudan	from 2015	91.4K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Built share under 1% 2015–2020, 2040
Hillat Ashat	Sudan	from 2020	91.2K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Built share under 1% 2020–2065 Area under 5 km² 2020
Pirojpur	Bangladesh	1975–2100	90.5K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Built share under 1% 1975–1980
Parghumti	India	from 2005	90.4K	Built share under 1% 2005–2015
Tharmapuram	Sri Lanka	until 1990	90.3K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Population jump 1985 Built share under 1% 1975–1985
Hatiya	Bangladesh	from 2000	89.3K	Built share under 1% 2000–2010
Sharqi `Utmah	Yemen	from 2010	88.3K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Built share under 1% 2010–2055 Area under 5 km² 2010–2020
Bamian	Afghanistan	from 2005	88.0K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2010
Chifra	Ethiopia	from 2000	87.9K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Built share under 1% 2000 Area under 5 km² 2000–2010 Small and dense 2000–2100
Unnamed centre near Dūāb	Afghanistan	from 2060	85.8K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Built share under 1% 2060 Unnamed 2060–2100
Gudalur	India	1975–2100	85.5K	Low confidence 1975, 1985–2000 Built share under 1% 1975–1980
夔门街道	China	until 2055	84.8K	Low confidence 1975–2055 Population jump 2000 Built share under 1% 1975–1995, 2015
Xiushui	China	from 1990	82.8K	Built share under 1% 1995
Unnamed centre near Budadiri	Uganda	from 2050	82.2K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Built share under 1% 2050–2100 Unnamed 2050–2100
Lu	China	until 2080	82.0K	Built share under 1% 1975
Jorgucat	Albania	until 1975	81.9K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975
Lal	Afghanistan	from 2005	81.1K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Population jump 2030 Built share under 1% 2005–2020, 2030–2035 Area under 5 km² 2005–2025
Tulak	Afghanistan	from 2015	81.1K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Built share under 1% 2015–2060 Area under 5 km² 2015–2020
Hisn Bani Sa`d	Yemen	from 2030	80.3K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Built share under 1% 2030–2050
Suq Shamar	Yemen	from 2010	78.6K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Built share under 1% 2010–2060
Al Mu`ayinah	Yemen	from 2005	78.5K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Built share under 1% 2005–2050 Area under 5 km² 2005–2025
As Saddah	Yemen	from 2015	77.3K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Built share under 1% 2020–2025
Ou Svay	Cambodia	from 2040	76.4K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Built share under 1% 2040–2075 Unnamed 2040–2100