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.

Boundary under 5 km²

Country

1,855 centres flagged area under 5 km²· showing 1–100

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
Maharajganj	India	1975–2100	1.6M	Low confidence 1975 Population jump 1990, 2000 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Barharia	India	1975–2100	1.0M	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Qingyuan	China	1975–2100	687.9K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Qujing	China	1975–2100	619.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Shengze	China	1975–2100	548.2K	Area under 5 km² 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
Canning	India	1975–2100	424.8K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Samadon	Egypt	from 1990	413.4K	Population jump 2010 Area under 5 km² 1990
Al-Asafra	Egypt	1975–2100	360.6K	Population jump 1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Abonnema	Nigeria	from 1980	332.8K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Area under 5 km² 1980–1990
Thakurdwara	India	1975–2100	326.9K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Shikarpur	Pakistan	1975–2100	263.2K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Bugama	Nigeria	1975–2100	261.4K	Low confidence 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975 Small and dense 1975–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Saraf `Umrah	Sudan	from 1980	244.1K	Low confidence 1980–2100 Area under 5 km² 1980–2000 Small and dense 1980–2100
Dhupguri	India	1975–2100	243.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Bhola	Bangladesh	1975–2100	239.2K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Pokhariya	Nepal	1975–2100	230.3K	Built share under 1% 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Kapoeta	South Sudan	from 2010	229.4K	Low confidence 2015–2100 Population jump 2015 Area under 5 km² 2010 Small and dense 2010–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Lalamusa	Pakistan	1975–2100	225.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Bosaso	Somalia	1975–2100	221.8K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975
Qaraziadin	Iran	1975–2100	221.8K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Small and dense 1975–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Bonsa Bota	Ethiopia	1975–2100	219.4K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975
Datia	India	1975–2100	219.0K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Karad	India	1975–2100	216.2K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Karauli	India	1975–2100	200.7K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Mongo	Chad	1975–2100	198.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
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
Depalpur	Pakistan	1975–2100	195.5K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Pasrur	Pakistan	1975–2100	195.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Tando Allahyar	Pakistan	1975–2100	194.6K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Baraut	India	1975–2100	194.6K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Blitta-Gare	Togo	1975–2100	194.5K	Low confidence 1975–1995, 2095–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Narayanpur	Bangladesh	1975–2100	194.0K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Population jump 2020 Area under 5 km² 1975–2015
Mawlamyinegyunn	Myanmar	1975–2100	193.9K	Low confidence 1975–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Supaul	India	1975–2100	192.8K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1985
Shahada	India	from 1985	190.0K	Area under 5 km² 1985
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
Bajil	Yemen	from 1985	185.5K	Low confidence 1985–2035, 2045, 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Rajbari	Bangladesh	1975–2100	179.2K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Mongbwalu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 1980	178.5K	Low confidence 1995–2005 Area under 5 km² 1980–2000
Ed Al Fursan	Sudan	from 1980	178.1K	Low confidence 1980–2100 Area under 5 km² 1980 Small and dense 1980–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Dinhata	India	1975–2100	177.2K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Al `Udayn	Yemen	from 1995	176.6K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2010
Daudnagar	India	1975–2100	174.8K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Jinka	Ethiopia	1975–2100	174.8K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975
Achalpur	India	from 1980	171.2K	Area under 5 km² 1980–1985
Govardhan	India	from 1990	171.0K	Area under 5 km² 1990
Alipurduar	India	from 1980	169.0K	Population jump 1995 Area under 5 km² 1980
Adiela	Sudan	from 2000	168.3K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2005
Aleta Wendo	Ethiopia	1975–2100	168.3K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Amassoma	Nigeria	1975–2100	166.7K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–2010
Kefole	Ethiopia	from 1985	165.3K	Low confidence 1985, 2000–2100 Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Bogale	Myanmar	1975–2100	164.2K	Low confidence 1975–2015 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
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
Mrauk U	Myanmar	from 2010	160.1K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Population jump 2015 Area under 5 km² 2010
Fik'	Ethiopia	from 1995	159.9K	Low confidence 1995–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995 Small and dense 1995–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Nembe	Nigeria	1975–2100	159.3K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Small and dense 1975–2100
Sendhwa	India	1975–2100	158.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Chhibramau	India	1975–2100	157.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Arakkonam	India	1975–2100	156.9K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Deqing	China	1975–2100	156.6K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Dodolla	Ethiopia	1975–2100	155.8K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
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
Fort Abbas	Pakistan	from 1985	154.3K	Area under 5 km² 1985–1990
Lodhran	Pakistan	1975–2100	153.0K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Kutum	Sudan	from 1985	152.8K	Low confidence 2000–2015, 2045–2100 Area under 5 km² 1985
Debark	Ethiopia	1975–2100	148.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980
Colonelganj	India	1975–2100	146.9K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–2000
معزآباد جابری	Iran	from 1985	146.5K	Low confidence 1985–2100 Area under 5 km² 1985–2030 Small and dense 1985–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Bansi	India	from 1980	146.3K	Area under 5 km² 1980
Dabra	India	1975–2100	146.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Khall	Pakistan	from 1985	145.3K	Low confidence 1995–2005 Area under 5 km² 1985
Dianjiang	China	1975–2100	144.6K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975
Sahaspur	India	1975–2100	144.2K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Chopda	India	1975–2100	143.2K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Haveli Lakha	Pakistan	1975–2100	142.3K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Zhob	Pakistan	1975–2100	139.7K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Pingchang County	China	1975–2100	139.0K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–2005
Katiadi	Bangladesh	1975–2100	139.0K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Ati	Chad	from 1990	138.7K	Area under 5 km² 1990–2000
Puranpur	India	1975–2100	138.6K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
龍江	China	1975–2100	138.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Population jump 1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Cao Lãnh	Vietnam	1975–2100	138.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Umm Hajar	Chad	from 1995	137.6K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995–2000
Jalalpur	India	1975–2100	137.2K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Jingbian	China	1975–2100	137.0K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Yong'an	China	until 2085	136.4K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975
Tando Muhammad Khan	Pakistan	1975–2100	135.0K	Area under 5 km² 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
Rajoir	Bangladesh	1975–2100	134.2K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975
Chilmari	Bangladesh	from 2005	134.1K	Area under 5 km² 2005
Baran	India	1975–2100	133.8K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1990
Khatauli	India	1975–2100	133.8K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Tuni	India	1975–2100	133.2K	Area under 5 km² 1975
Basoda	India	from 1980	131.8K	Area under 5 km² 1980–1985
Kairana	India	1975–2100	131.0K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1995
Um Dukhan	Sudan	from 1995	130.6K	Low confidence 1995–2015, 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 1995
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
Narmadapuram	India	1975–2100	127.9K	Area under 5 km² 1975–1980