From World Afropedia
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 | Central City | Country | Administrative area Latest figures from national census authority |
Agglomeration[1] (2010; UN WUP) |
Agglomeration[2] (2010-01-01; citypopulation.de) |
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| 1 | Cairo |  Egypt
|
7,786,640 (2006) Governorate |
11,001,000 | 15,200,000 | 
|
| 2 | Lagos |  Nigeria
|
7,937,932 (2006) The 16 local government areas of Lagos proper |
10,578,000 | 11,800,000 | 
|
| 3 | Kinshasa |  Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
5,528,000 (1998) Province |
8,754,000 | 8,900,000 | 
|
| 4 | Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni |  South Africa
|
3,888,180 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,670,000 | 7,550,000[3] | 
|
| 5 | Khartoum-Umm Durman |  Sudan
|
2,919,773 (1993) The three principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,172,000 | 4,975,000 | 
|
| 6 | Alexandria | Egypt
|
4,110,015 (2006) Governorate |
4,387,000 | 4,575,000 | 
|
| 7 | Abidjan |  Côte d'Ivoire
|
4,210,200 (2002) Département |
4,125,000 | 4,400,000 | 
|
| 8 | Casablanca |  Morocco
|
3,631,061 (2004) Région |
3,284,000 | 3,975,000 | 
|
| 9 | Cape Town | South Africa
|
3,497,097 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,405,000 | 3,775,000 | 
|
| 10 | Durban | South Africa
|
3,468,086 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
2,879,000 | 3,650,000 | 
|
| 11 | Accra |  Ghana
|
1,659,136 (2000) District (Accra Metropolitan Area) |
2,342,000 | 3,575,000 | 
|
| 12 | Nairobi |  Kenya
|
3,138,295 (2009) Nairobi administrative area |
3,523,000 | 3,500,000 | 
|
| 13 | Kano | Nigeria
|
2,153,225 (2006) The six local government areas of Kano proper |
3,395,000 | 3,375,000 | 
|
| 14 | Ibadan | Nigeria
|
1,338,659 (2006) The five local government areas of Ibadan proper |
2,837,000 | 3,375,000 | 
|
| 15 | Dar es Salaam |  Tanzania
|
2,487,288 (2002) Mkoa |
3,349,000 | 3,225,000 | 
|
| 16 | Algiers |  Algeria
|
2,947,461 (2008) Wilaya |
2,800,000 | 3,175,000 | 
|
| 17 | Addis Ababa |  Ethiopia
|
2,738,248 (2007) Astedader |
2,930,000 | 3,100,000 | 
|
| 18 | Luanda |  Angola
|
1,823,282 (2002) Provincia |
4,772,000 | 3,100,000 | 
|
| 19 | Dakar |  Senegal
|
2,452,656 (2005) Région |
2,863,000 | 2,675,000 | 
|
| 20 | Pretoria | South Africa
|
2,345,908 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
1,429,000 | 2,525,000 | 
|
| 21 | Tunis |  Tunisia
|
989,000 (2006) Wilaya |
767,000 | 2,325,000 | 
|
| 22 | Harare |  Zimbabwe
|
1,903,510 (2002) Province |
1,632,000 | 2,300,000 | 
|
| 23 | Douala |  Cameroon
|
1,514,978 (2001) Wouri département |
2,125,000 | 2,200,000 | 
|
| 24 | Abuja | Nigeria
|
1,405,201 (2006) Federal Capital Territory |
1,995,000 | Not listed | |
| 25 | Kampala |  Uganda
|
1,337,900 (2005) District |
1,598,000 | 1,970,000 | 
|
| 26 | Bamako |  Mali
|
1,215,335 (2005) District |
1,699,000 | 1,920,000 | 
|
| 27 | Maputo |  Mozambique
|
1,099,102 (2007) Province-level city |
1,655,000 | 1,910,000 | 
|
| 28 | Rabat | Morocco
|
627,932 (2004) Préfecture |
1,802,000 | 1,890,000 | 
|
| 29 | Antananarivo |  Madagascar
|
1,879,000 | 1,860,000 | 
| |
| 30 | Lusaka |  Zambia
|
1,084,703 (2000) District |
1,451,000 | 1,830,000 | 
|
| 31 | Yaoundé | Cameroon
|
1,248,235 (2001) Mfoundi département |
1,801,000 | 1,750,000 | 
|
| 32 | Ouagadougou |  Burkina Faso
|
1,475,223 (2006) Municipality |
1,908,000 | 1,700,000 | 
|
| 33 | Conakry |  Guinea
|
1,092,936 (1996) Région |
1,653,000 | 1,690,000 | 
|
| 34 | Kaduna | Nigeria
|
760,084 (2006) The two local government areas of Kaduna |
1,561,000 | 1,670,000 | |
| 35 | Kumasi | Ghana
|
1,171,311 (2000) District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area) |
1,834,000 | 1,630,000 | 
|
| 36 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1,543,000 | 1,570,000 | 
| |
| 37 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1,488,000 | 1,520,000 | 
| |
| 38 | Mogadishu |  Somalia
|
1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 
| |
| 39 | Brazzaville |  Republic of the Congo
|
1,174,005 (2005) Province-level city |
1,323,000 | 1,430,000 | 
|
| 40 | Oran | Algeria
|
634,112 (1998) Commune |
770,000 | 1,260,000 | 
|
| 41 | Benin | Nigeria
|
1,302,000 | 1,240,000 | ||
| 42 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria
|
541,116 (2006) Local government area |
1,104,000 | 1,230,000 | 
|
| 43 | Tripoli |  Libya
|
911,643 (2005) Municipality |
1,108,000 | 1,210,000 | 
|
| 44 | Freetown |  Sierra Leone
|
947,122 (2004) Western Area province |
901,000 | 1,200,000 | 
|
| 45 | Cotonou |  Benin
|
665,100 (2002) Commune |
844,000 | 1,150,000 | 
|
| 46 | Vereeniging | South Africa
|
800,819 (2007) District municipality |
1,143,000 | Not listed | 
|
| 47 | Fès | Morocco
|
977,946 (2004) Préfecture |
1,065,000 | 1,110,000 | 
|
| 48 | Maiduguri | Nigeria
|
521,492 (2006) Local government area |
970,000 | 1,100,000 | |
| 49 | Monrovia |  Liberia
|
1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
827,000 | 1,080,000 | 
|
| 50 | Port Elizabeth | South Africa
|
1,050,930 (2007) Metropolitan municipality (Nelson Mandela Bay) |
1,068,000 | 1,070,000 | 
|
| 51 | Huambo | Angola
|
1,034,000 | Not listed | 
| |
| 52 | Ogbomosho | Nigeria
|
1,032,000 | Not listed | 
| |
| 53 | Zaria | Nigeria
|
408,198 (2006) Local government area |
963,000 | 1,030,000 | 
|
| 54 | Ndjamena |  Chad
|
829,000 | 1,020,000 | 
|
See also
References
- ↑ United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects (2009 revision)
- ↑ Thomas Brinkoff, The Principal Agglomerations of the World
- ↑ Includes Ekurhuleni, which is listed separately by the UN with a population of 3,157,000
