List of urban agglomerations in Africa

This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa. Figures are from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, as well as from citypopulation.de. Figures for administrative areas are also given.

City Country Administrative area
according to local national census authorities
Urban agglomerations
United Nations - 2014[1]
Urban agglomerations
citypopulation.de - 2017[2]
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1. Lagos  Nigeria 13,400,000 (2007)[3] 13,123,000 17,600,000
2. Cairo  Egypt 7,786,640 (2006)
Governorate
18,772,000 17,100,000
3. Algiers  Algeria 3,915,811 (2015)
Wilaya
3,335,418 7,796,923
4. Casablanca  Morocco 3,359,818 (2015) 6,861,739 6,861,739
5. Kinshasa-Brazzaville  Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Republic of the Congo
5,528,000 (1998) Province (Kinshasa)[4]
1,373,382 (2007) Capital District (Brazzaville)
13,475,000[5] 12,850,000[6]
6. Johannesburg  South Africa 4,434,827 (2011)[7] 9,399,000 13,100,000[8]
7. Dar es Salaam  Tanzania 4,364,541 (2012)
Mkoa
5,116,000 5,550,000
8. Abidjan  Ivory Coast 4,210,200 (2002)
Département
4,860,000 5,200,000
9. Khartoum-Omdurman  Sudan 2,919,773 (1993)
3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration
5,129,000 5,700,000
10. Alexandria  Egypt 4,110,015 (2006)
Governorate
4,778,000 5,250,000
11. Nairobi  Kenya 3,138,295 (2009)
Nairobi administrative area
3,915,000 5,350,000
12. Cape Town  South Africa 3,497,097 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
3,660,000 4,050,000
13. Kano  Nigeria 2,153,225 (2006)
6 local government areas of Kano proper
3,587,000 4,275,000
14. Dakar  Senegal 2,452,656 (2005)
Région
3,520,000 3,400,000 [[File:Senegal baie de Dakar 800x600
15. Addis Ababa  Ethiopia 2,738,248 (2007)
Astedader
3,238,000 3,550,000
16. Ibadan  Nigeria 2,559,853 n/a 3,575,000
17. Douala  Cameroon 1,514,978 (2001)
Wouri département
2,943,000 3,000,000
18. Durban  South Africa 3,468,086 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
2,901,000 3,275,000
19. Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso 1,475,223 (2006)
Municipality
2,741,000 2,150,000
20. Antananarivo  Madagascar 2,610,000 2,275,000
21. Accra  Ghana 2,076,546 (2010)
District (Accra Metropolitan Area) [9]
2,277,000 4,700,000
22. Luanda  Angola 1,823,282 (2002)
Provincia
5,506,000 7,450,000 23. Bamako  Mali 1,215,335 (2005)
District
2,515,000 3,050,000
24. Abuja  Nigeria 1,405,201 (2006)
Federal Capital Territory
2,440,000 2,950,000
25. Port Harcourt  Nigeria 541,116 (2006)
Local government area
2,343,000 2,125,000
26. Kumasi  Ghana 2,035,000 (2010) [10]
District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area)
2,599,000 2,750,000
27. Lusaka  Zambia 1,742,979 2,179,000 2,375,000
28. Mogadishu  Somalia 3,000,000 (2011) 2,138,000 1,770,000
29. Pretoria  South Africa 2,345,908 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
2,059,000 see Greater Johannesburg
30. Lubumbashi  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,015,000 1,930,000
31. Mbuji-Mayi  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,007,000 1,910,000
32. Tunis  Tunisia 911,643 (2005)
Municipality
1,993,000 2,525,000
33. Rabat  Morocco 627,932 (2004)
Préfecture
1,967,000 1,890,000
34. Conakry  Guinea 1,092,936 (1996)
Région
1,936,000 2,300,000
35. Kampala  Uganda 1,337,900 (2005)
District
1,936,000 3,125,000
36. Harare  Zimbabwe 1,903,510 (2002)
Province
1,501,000 2,350,000
37. Benin City  Nigeria 1,496,000 1,520,000
38. Huambo  Angola 1,269,000 Not listed
39. Monrovia  Liberia 1,010,970 (2008)
Municipality
1,264,000 1,380,000
40. Ndjamena  Chad 1,260,000 1,250,000
41. Kigali  Rwanda 1,257,000 1,040,000
42. Maputo  Mozambique 1,099,102 (2007)
Province-level city
1,187,000 2,250,000
43. Bujumbura  Burundi 1,126,930 (2019)
950,000 1,047,000
44. Fès  Morocco 977,946 (2004)
Préfecture
1,172,000 1,220,000
45. Kananga  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,169,000 not listed
46. Vereeniging  South Africa 800,819 (2007)
District municipality
1,155,000 see Greater Johannesburg
47. Marrakech  Morocco 1,134,000 1,080,000
48. Tripoli  Libya 1,126,000 (2006)
Mutsarfiyah
1,126,000 1,140,000
49. Onitsha  Nigeria 1,109,000 1,100,000
50. Mombasa  Kenya 1,104,000 1,150,000
51. Niamey  Niger 2,100,000 (2013)
Province
1,090,000 2,111,000
52. Kaduna  Nigeria 760,084 (2006)
2 local government areas of Kaduna
1,048,000 1,730,000
53. Kisangani  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,040,000 not listed
54. Freetown  Sierra Leone 947,122 (2004)
Western Area province
1,007,000 1,590,000

See also

References

  1. United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects (2014 revision) Archived 2018-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Thomas Brinkoff, The Principal Agglomerations of the World
  3. "The largest cities in the world by land area, population and density". City Mayors. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2010-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. incl. Kinshasa (11,587,000) and Brazzaville (1,888,000)
  6. incl. Kinshasa (10,900,000) and Brazzaville (1,950,000)
  7. "Local Municipality, City of Johannesburg". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. incl. East Rand, Evaton, Pretoria, Soshanguve, Soweto, Vereeniging, West Rand
  9. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613251468182958526/pdf/96449-WP-PUBLIC-GhanaRisingThroughCities-Overview-full.pdf
  10. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613251468182958526/pdf/96449-WP-PUBLIC-GhanaRisingThroughCities-Overview-full.pdf
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