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.

Median of fewer than 5 cells over its lifespan

Country

265 centres flagged tiny footprint· showing 1–100

Urban centre	Country	Exists	Population	Rules (epochs)
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
Laifeng	China	until 1990	55.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
贾家沟	China	1980–2055	54.3K	Low confidence 1980–2055 Built share under 1% 1980–2055 Area under 5 km² 1980–2055 Tiny footprint 1980–2055 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Koohanjan	Iran	from 2005	51.5K	Low confidence 2005–2100 Area under 5 km² 2005–2100 Tiny footprint 2005–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Bonarpara	Bangladesh	until 1975	51.5K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Mehendiganj	Bangladesh	until 2015	51.1K	Low confidence 1975–2010 Area under 5 km² 1975–2015 Tiny footprint 1975–2015
سیف آباد	Iran	from 2020	50.5K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2100 Tiny footprint 2020–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Bilhaur	India	until 2015	50.0K	Low confidence 1975–2010 Area under 5 km² 1975–2015 Tiny footprint 1975–2015
Sant Road	India	1995–2000	49.7K	Low confidence 1995–2000 Area under 5 km² 1995–2000 Tiny footprint 1995–2000
Unguwar Fawa	Nigeria	until 1980	49.5K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Chaoyang	China	until 2000	49.4K	Low confidence 1975–2000 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–2000
Qarabāg	Afghanistan	from 2020	49.3K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2065 Tiny footprint 2020–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Maozui	China	until 1985	49.0K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Chuknagar	Bangladesh	until 1975	48.8K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Fenghuang	China	until 2015	48.5K	Area under 5 km² 1975–2005 Tiny footprint 1975–2015
Unnamed centre near Kara K’orē	Ethiopia	from 2040	48.3K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 2040–2100 Tiny footprint 2040–2100 Unnamed 2040–2100
Lutou	China	until 1990	48.1K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Hebballi	India	until 1990	47.6K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Ragag	Sudan	from 2080	47.5K	Low confidence 2080–2100 Area under 5 km² 2080–2090 Tiny footprint 2080–2100
Wereta	Ethiopia	until 1975	47.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Houzhuangcun	China	2020–2090	47.1K	Low confidence 2020–2090 Built share under 1% 2020–2090 Area under 5 km² 2020–2090 Tiny footprint 2020–2090 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Jiangkou	China	until 2020	46.9K	Low confidence 1975–2020 Area under 5 km² 1975–2020 Tiny footprint 1975–2020
Huse	Ethiopia	from 2050	46.4K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Area under 5 km² 2050–2100 Tiny footprint 2050–2100
Gao'an	China	until 1995	46.1K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995 Tiny footprint 1975–1995
Cangshan	China	until 2010	45.6K	Low confidence 1975–2005 Area under 5 km² 1975–2010 Tiny footprint 1975–2010
Paung	Myanmar	1980–2010	45.3K	Area under 5 km² 1980–2010 Tiny footprint 1980–2010
Pirganj	Bangladesh	until 1975	45.3K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Ōkak	Afghanistan	until 1980	45.2K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Built share under 1% 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980 Unnamed 1975–1980
Mbonga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	45.1K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	45.0K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Nga Yoke Taung	Myanmar	from 2020	44.8K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2100 Tiny footprint 2020–2100
Kiambi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2025	44.8K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2080 Tiny footprint 2025–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2055	44.6K	Low confidence 2055–2100 Area under 5 km² 2055–2095 Tiny footprint 2055–2100 Unnamed 2055–2100
Dhamaso	Somalia	from 2050	44.2K	Low confidence 2050–2100 Area under 5 km² 2050–2100 Tiny footprint 2050–2100
Sikandra Rao	India	2005–2015	43.9K	Low confidence 2005–2015 Area under 5 km² 2005–2015 Tiny footprint 2005–2015 Unnamed 2005–2015
Ninglaozhuang	China	until 1980	43.8K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Sillod	India	until 1975	43.4K	Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	43.1K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Kolaroa	Bangladesh	until 1975	43.0K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Tan-Tan	Morocco	from 1990	42.8K	Low confidence 1990–2100 Built share under 1% 1990–2100 Area under 5 km² 1990–2100 Tiny footprint 1990–2100 Small and dense in 2025 2025
Daishi	China	until 2000	42.8K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–2000
Masgid Yudrot	Sudan	from 2070	42.8K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Unnamed centre near Robīt	Ethiopia	from 2020	42.6K	Low confidence 2020–2100 Area under 5 km² 2020–2100 Tiny footprint 2020–2100 Unnamed 2020–2100
Khudian Khas	Pakistan	2015–2015	42.5K	Area under 5 km² 2015 Tiny footprint 2015
Qasr-e Ahmad	Iran	from 2025	42.5K	Low confidence 2025–2100 Area under 5 km² 2025–2100 Tiny footprint 2025–2100
Longleng	India	until 1990	42.4K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Lolimi	South Sudan	from 2075	42.4K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2090 Tiny footprint 2075–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2100	42.3K	Low confidence 2100 Area under 5 km² 2100 Tiny footprint 2100 Unnamed 2100
Yunmen	China	until 1990	42.1K	Low confidence 1975–1990 Area under 5 km² 1975–1990 Tiny footprint 1975–1990
Zhonglu	China	until 1975	41.6K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Belda	India	until 1985	41.5K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Pengnan	China	until 2015	41.4K	Low confidence 1975–2015 Built share under 1% 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975–2015 Tiny footprint 1975–2015
Jabal Iyal Yazid	Yemen	from 2060	41.4K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	41.4K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Unnamed centre near Cassanguidi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2045	41.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2045–2090 Tiny footprint 2045–2100 Unnamed 2045–2100
Sanikosa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2040	41.4K	Low confidence 2040–2100 Area under 5 km² 2040–2100 Tiny footprint 2040–2100
Chodavaram	India	from 2000	41.2K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2100 Tiny footprint 2000–2100
Udala	India	2000–2015	41.2K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2010 Tiny footprint 2000–2015
Unnamed centre in Ethiopia	Ethiopia	from 2060	41.1K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Debiganj	Bangladesh	until 1980	41.1K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Rajakhera	India	2000–2015	41.0K	Area under 5 km² 2000–2015 Tiny footprint 2000–2015
Gurar	Kenya	from 2075	41.0K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100
Kilumba Ngoy	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2030	40.8K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2085 Tiny footprint 2030–2100
Zhuxi County	China	until 2025	40.8K	Low confidence 1975–2025 Area under 5 km² 1975–2025 Tiny footprint 1975–2025
Nowrouzan	Iran	from 2000	40.8K	Low confidence 2000–2100 Area under 5 km² 2000–2100 Tiny footprint 2000–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2065	40.7K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2100 Tiny footprint 2065–2100 Unnamed 2065–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	40.6K	Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
ابشور	Iran	2040–2065	40.5K	Low confidence 2040–2065 Area under 5 km² 2040–2065 Tiny footprint 2040–2065
Mabior	South Sudan	from 2030	40.4K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2100 Tiny footprint 2030–2100
Maibano	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	40.4K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
ዳባት	Ethiopia	until 1975	40.3K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Chiba	China	until 1975	40.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Domar	Bangladesh	until 1975	40.2K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2090	40.2K	Low confidence 2090–2100 Area under 5 km² 2090–2100 Tiny footprint 2090–2100 Unnamed 2090–2100
Danaba	Kenya	from 2030	40.1K	Low confidence 2030–2100 Area under 5 km² 2030–2100 Tiny footprint 2030–2100
البحر الأحمر	Sudan	from 2010	40.0K	Low confidence 2010–2100 Area under 5 km² 2010–2060 Tiny footprint 2010–2100
Unnamed centre near Sang-e Māshah	Afghanistan	until 1975	40.0K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975 Unnamed 1975
Poji	China	until 1975	40.0K	Low confidence 1975 Built share under 1% 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Makena	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	39.8K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Fakirhat	Bangladesh	1995–2005	39.8K	Low confidence 1995–2005 Area under 5 km² 1995–2005 Tiny footprint 1995–2005
Xiliuhe	China	until 1980	39.8K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1980 Tiny footprint 1975–1980
Dhanbari	Bangladesh	until 1985	39.7K	Low confidence 1975–1980 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Balcılar Orta Mah.	Turkey	until 1995	39.7K	Low confidence 1975–1995 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995 Tiny footprint 1975–1995
Inticho	Ethiopia	until 1975	39.7K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
N'Gourti	Niger	from 2060	39.7K	Low confidence 2060–2100 Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2085	39.7K	Low confidence 2085–2100 Area under 5 km² 2085–2100 Tiny footprint 2085–2100 Unnamed 2085–2100
Huaqiao	China	until 1975	39.7K	Low confidence 1975 Area under 5 km² 1975 Tiny footprint 1975
Unnamed centre near Miabi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2075	39.6K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Qurchi	Afghanistan	from 2070	39.5K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2085 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Moriki	Nigeria	from 2060	39.5K	Area under 5 km² 2060–2100 Tiny footprint 2060–2100 Unnamed 2060–2100
Unnamed centre in Niger	Niger	from 2075	39.5K	Low confidence 2075–2100 Area under 5 km² 2075–2100 Tiny footprint 2075–2100 Unnamed 2075–2100
Fu’an	China	2020–2035	39.4K	Low confidence 2020–2035 Area under 5 km² 2020–2035 Tiny footprint 2020–2035 Small and dense in 2025 2025 Unnamed 2020–2035
Nzam	Nigeria	from 2070	39.4K	Area under 5 km² 2070–2100 Tiny footprint 2070–2100
Ledong Li Autonomous County	China	1995–1995	39.4K	Area under 5 km² 1995 Tiny footprint 1995
Fujia	China	until 1985	39.3K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1985 Tiny footprint 1975–1985
Nao	Central African Republic	from 2065	39.3K	Low confidence 2065–2100 Area under 5 km² 2065–2100 Tiny footprint 2065–2100
Guanling	China	until 1995	39.3K	Low confidence 1975–1985 Area under 5 km² 1975–1995 Tiny footprint 1975–1995
Unnamed centre in Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	from 2070	39.2K	Low confidence 2070–2100 Area under 5 km² 2070–2085 Tiny footprint 2070–2100 Unnamed 2070–2100
Sadasivpet	India	2010–2015	39.2K	Area under 5 km² 2010–2015 Tiny footprint 2010–2015
Fatehpura	India	1995–2005	39.2K	Low confidence 1995–2005 Area under 5 km² 1995–2005 Tiny footprint 1995–2005