List of metropolitan areas 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.
Rank | City | Country | Administrative area[1] | Agglomeration | Image | |
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(2010; UN WUP)[2] | (2010-01-01; citypopulation.de)[3] | |||||
1 | Lagos | ![]() |
13,400,000 (2007)[4] | 17,578,000 | 21,000,000[5] | ![]() |
2 | Cairo | ![]() |
7,786,640 (2006) Governorate |
11,001,000 | 15,200,000 | ![]() |
3 | Kinshasa-Brazzaville | ![]() ![]() |
5,528,000 (1998) Province (Kinshasa)[6] 1,373,382 (2007) Capital District (Brazzaville) |
8,754,000 | 11,300,000 | ![]() |
4 | Greater Johannesburg | ![]() |
3,888,180 (2007) 2 adjoining Metropolitan municipalities |
3,670,000 | 7,550,000[7] | ![]() |
5 | Mogadishu | ![]() |
2,855,800 (2011) | 6,346,000 | 5,845,000 | ![]() |
6 | Khartoum-Omdurman | ![]() |
2,919,773 (1993) 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,172,000 | 4,975,000 | ![]() |
7 | Dar es Salaam | ![]() |
4,364,541 (2012) Mkoa |
4,364,541 | 4,700,000 | ![]() |
8 | Alexandria | ![]() |
4,110,015 (2006) Governorate |
4,387,000 | 4,575,000 | ![]() |
9 | Abidjan | ![]() |
4,210,200 (2002) Département |
4,125,000 | 4,400,000 | |
10 | Casablanca | ![]() |
4 055 807(2012) Région |
3,284,000 | 3,975,000 | ![]() |
11 | Cape Town | ![]() |
3,497,097 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,405,000 | 3,775,000 | ![]() |
12 | Durban | ![]() |
3,468,086 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
2,879,000 | 3,650,000 | ![]() |
13 | Accra | ![]() |
1,659,136 (2000) District (Accra Metropolitan Area) |
2,342,000 | 3,575,000 | ![]() |
14 | Nairobi | ![]() |
3,138,295 (2009) Nairobi administrative area |
3,523,000 | 3,500,000 | ![]() |
15 | Kano | ![]() |
2,153,225 (2006) 6 local government areas of Kano proper |
3,395,000 | 9,383,682 | ![]() |
16 | Ibadan | ![]() |
1,338,659 (2006) 5 local government areas of Ibadan proper |
2,837,000 | 3,375,000 | ![]() |
17 | Algiers | ![]() |
2,947,461 (2008) Wilaya |
3,100,000 | 3,175,000 | |
18 | Addis Ababa | ![]() |
2,738,248 (2007) Astedader |
2,930,000 | 3,100,000 | ![]() |
19 | Luanda | ![]() |
1,823,282 (2002) Provincia |
4,772,000 | 3,100,000 | ![]() |
20 | Dakar | ![]() |
2,452,656 (2005) Région |
2,863,000 | 2,675,000 | ![]() |
21 | Pretoria | ![]() |
2,345,908 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
1,429,000 | 2,525,000 | ![]() |
22 | Tripoli | ![]() |
2,222,000 (2006) Mutsarfiyah |
2,267,000 | 2,325,000 | |
23 | Harare | ![]() |
1,903,510 (2002) Province |
1,632,000 | 2,300,000 | ![]() |
24 | Douala | ![]() |
1,514,978 (2001) Wouri département |
2,125,000 | 2,200,000 | |
25 | Niamey | ![]() |
2,100,000 (2013) Province |
2,110,000 | 2,111,000 | ![]() |
26 | Hargeisa | ![]() |
1,414,978 (2011) | 1,340,000 | 2,290,000 | ![]() |
27 | Abuja | ![]() |
1,405,201 (2006) Federal Capital Territory |
1,995,000 | Not listed | ![]() |
27 | Lusaka | ![]() |
1,742,979 | 1,799,682 [8] | 1,985,733 [9] | ![]() |
28 | Kampala | ![]() |
1,337,900 (2005) District |
1,598,000 | 1,970,000 | |
29 | Bamako | ![]() |
1,215,335 (2005) District |
1,699,000 | 1,920,000 | ![]() |
30 | Maputo | ![]() |
1,099,102 (2007) Province-level city |
1,655,000 | 1,910,000 | ![]() |
31 | Rabat | ![]() |
627,932 (2004) Préfecture |
1,802,000 | 1,890,000 | |
32 | Antananarivo | ![]() |
1,879,000 | 1,860,000 | ![]() | |
33 | Yaoundé | ![]() |
1,248,235 (2001) Mfoundi département |
1,801,000 | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
34 | Ouagadougou | ![]() |
1,475,223 (2006) Municipality |
1,908,000 | 1,700,000 | ![]() |
35 | Conakry | ![]() |
1,092,936 (1996) Région |
1,653,000 | 1,690,000 | ![]() |
36 | Kaduna | ![]() |
760,084 (2006) 2 local government areas of Kaduna |
1,561,000 | 1,670,000 | |
37 | Kumasi | ![]() |
1,171,311 (2000) District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area) |
1,834,000 | 1,630,000 | ![]() |
38 | Lubumbashi | ![]() |
1,543,000 | 1,570,000 | ![]() | |
39 | Mbuji-Mayi | ![]() |
1,488,000 | 1,520,000 | ![]() | |
40 | Oran | ![]() |
634,112 (1998) Commune |
770,000 | 1,260,000 | |
41 | Asmara | ![]() |
1,240,000 | 1,325,000 | ![]() | |
42 | Port Harcourt | ![]() |
541,116 (2006) Local government area |
1,104,000 | 1,230,000 | ![]() |
43 | Tunis | ![]() |
911,643 (2005) Municipality |
1,108,000 | 1,210,000 | ![]() |
44 | Freetown | ![]() |
947,122 (2004) Western Area province |
901,000 | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
45 | Cotonou | ![]() |
665,100 (2002) Commune |
844,000 | 1,150,000 | ![]() |
46 | Vereeniging | ![]() |
800,819 (2007) District municipality |
1,143,000 | Not listed | ![]() |
47 | Fès | ![]() |
977,946 (2004) Préfecture |
1,065,000 | 1,110,000 | ![]() |
48 | Djibouti City | ![]() |
529,000 (2015) Local government area |
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49 | Maiduguri | ![]() |
521,492 (2006) Local government area |
970,000 | 1,100,000 | |
50 | Monrovia | ![]() |
1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
827,000 | 1,080,000 | ![]() |
51 | Port Elizabeth | ![]() |
1,050,930 (2007) Metropolitan municipality (Nelson Mandela Bay) |
1,068,000 | 1,070,000 | ![]() |
52 | Huambo | ![]() |
1,034,000 | Not listed | ![]() | |
53 | Ogbomosho | ![]() |
1,032,000 | Not listed | ||
54 | Zaria | ![]() |
408,198 (2006) Local government area |
963,000 | 1,030,000 | ![]() |
55 | Ndjamena | ![]() |
829,000 | 1,020,000 | | |
See also
References
- ↑ Latest figures from national census authority
- ↑ United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects (2009 revision)
- ↑ Thomas Brinkoff, The Principal Agglomerations of the World
- ↑ "The largest cities in the world by land area, population and density". City Mayors. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ cfr.org
- ↑ http://www.statistiques-mondiales.com/congo_kinshasa.htm
- ↑ Includes Ekurhuleni, which is listed separately by the UN with a population of 3,157,000
- ↑ geohive.com
- ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_phc/Zambia/PreliminaryReport.pdf
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