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This is a list of the most heavily populated metropolitan areas in Africa, and it includes the 2010 population estimates, which are based on a mixture of official and independent sources. Some of the metropolitan areas listed below are also cities proper, but many others are groupings of cities, towns and urban areas. |
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Basic definition of a 'Metropolitan Area' according to Wikipedia:
A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence. One or more large cities may serve as its hub or hubs, and the metropolitan area is normally named after either the largest or most important central city within it. |
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| Smog over the Cairo metropolis |
image: Silar (license) |
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| Data released by World Gazetteer - January.01.2010 - Next data release January.01.2011 |
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Metro Area |
Country |
City Only [1] |
2010 Calculation [2] |
| 1 |
Cairo |
Egypt |
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16,429,199 |
| 2 |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
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13,721,625 |
| 3 |
Kinshasa-Brazzaville |
DR Congo |
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10,346,029 |
| 4 |
Khartoum |
Sudan |
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10,082,702 |
| 5 |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
Yes |
9,968,455 |
| 6 |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
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8,153,161 |
| 7 |
Algiers |
Algeria |
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6,727,806 |
| 8 |
Abidjan |
Ivory Coast |
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6,169,102 |
| 9 |
Ibadan |
Nigeria |
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5,432,941 |
| 10 |
Ibadan |
Nigeria |
Yes |
5,175,223 |
| 11 |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
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5,083,934 |
| 12 |
Luanda |
Angola |
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4,812,959 |
| 13 |
Kano |
Nigeria |
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4,617,020 |
| 14 |
Alexandria |
Egypt |
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4,594,360 |
| 15 |
Accra |
Ghana |
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4,284,725 |
| 16 |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
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4,240,249 |
| 17 |
Durban |
South Africa |
Yes |
3,512,243 |
| 18 |
Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia |
Yes |
3,315,108 |
| 19 |
Casablanca |
Morocco |
Yes |
3,299,179 |
| 20 |
Harare |
Zimbabwe |
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3,252,529 |
| 21 |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania |
Yes |
3,212,040 |
| 22 |
Lusaka |
Zambia |
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3,024,830 |
| 23 |
Luanda |
Angola |
Yes |
2,644,318 |
| 24 |
Dakar |
Senegal |
Yes |
2,583,028 |
| 25 |
Pretoria |
South Africa |
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2,426,056 |
| 26 |
Benin |
Nigeria |
Yes |
2,406,697 |
| 27 |
Kano |
Nigeria |
Yes |
2,376,372 |
| 28 |
Bamako |
Mali |
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2,306,662 |
| 29 |
Yaoundé |
Cameroon |
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2,298,174 |
| 30 |
Maputo |
Mozambique |
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2,123,971 |
| 31 |
Tunis |
Tunisia |
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2,102,517 |
| 32 |
Douala |
Cameroon |
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2,101,571 |
| 33 |
Port Harcourt |
Nigeria |
Yes |
2,100,711 |
| 34 |
Kaduna |
Nigeria |
Yes |
2,061,175 |
| 35 |
Monrovia |
Liberia |
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2,056,529 |
| 36 |
Conakry |
Guinea |
Yes |
2,007,310 |
| 37 |
Oshogbo |
Nigeria |
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1,930,291 |
| 38 |
Kumasi |
Ghana |
Yes |
1,928,196 |
| 39 |
Kampala |
Uganda |
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1,857,324 |
| 40 |
Tarabulus |
Libya |
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1,836,432 |
| 41 |
Rabat |
Morocco |
Yes |
1,819,812 |
| 42 |
Antananarivo |
Madagascar |
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1,783,031 |
| 43 |
Port Harcourt |
Nigeria |
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1,702,797 |
| 44 |
Lubumbashi |
DR Congo |
Yes |
1,630,186 |
| 45 |
Aba |
Nigeria |
Yes |
1,597,296 |
| 46 |
N'Djaména |
Chad |
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1,579,246 |
| 47 |
Mogadishu |
Somalia |
Yes |
1,579,041 |
| 48 |
Onitsha |
Nigeria |
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1,567,281 |
| 49 |
Ouagadougou |
Burkina Faso |
Yes |
1,411,869 |
| 50 |
Port Elizabeth |
South Africa |
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1,362,525 |
| 51 |
Abuja |
Nigeria |
Yes |
1,352,679 |
| 52 |
Bouaké |
Ivory Coast |
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1,327,869 |
| 53 |
Mbuji-Mayi |
DR Congo |
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1,319,029 |
| 54 |
Asmara |
Eritrea |
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1,304,382 |
| 55 |
Ogbomosho |
Nigeria |
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1,247,721 |
| 56 |
Aba |
Nigeria |
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1,153,799 |
| 57 |
Bangazi |
Libya |
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1,130,112 |
| 58 |
Maiduguri |
Nigeria |
Yes |
1,126,195 |
| 59 |
Kitwe |
Zambia |
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1,117,812 |
| 60 |
Ilorin |
Nigeria |
Yes |
1,084,681 |
| 61 |
Kisangani |
DR Congo |
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1,080,299 |
| 62 |
Fez |
Morocco |
Yes |
1,040,563 |
| 63 |
Kigali |
Rwanda |
Yes |
1,029,384 |
| 64 |
Tripoli |
Libya |
Yes |
1,025,244 |
| 65 |
Abeokuta |
Nigeria |
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990,136 |
| 66 |
Niamey |
Niger |
Yes |
980,478 |
| 67 |
Kananga |
DR Congo |
Yes |
967,007 |
| 68 |
Pointe Noire |
Congo |
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943,959 |
| 69 |
Wahran |
Algeria |
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940,367 |
| 70 |
Pietermaritzburg |
South Africa |
Yes |
937,594 |
| 71 |
Warri |
Nigeria |
Yes |
933,762 |
| 72 |
Marrakesh |
Morocco |
Yes |
920,142 |
| 73 |
Mombasa |
Kenya |
Yes |
917,788 |
| 74 |
Onitsha |
Nigeria |
Yes |
910,778 |
| 75 |
Vereeniging |
South Africa |
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879,797 |
| 76 |
Abuja |
Nigeria |
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858,854 |
| 77 |
Enugu |
Nigeria |
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853,066 |
| 78 |
Lomé |
Togo |
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848,428 |
| 79 |
Akure |
Nigeria |
Yes |
847,903 |
| 80 |
Freetown |
Sierra Leone |
Yes |
836,574 |
| 81 |
Nouakchott |
Mauritania |
Yes |
822,207 |
| 82 |
Abeokuta |
Nigeria |
Yes |
801,282 |
| 83 |
Bangui |
Central African Republic |
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770,753 |
| 84 |
Tangier |
Morocco |
Yes |
762,166 |
| 85 |
Cotonou |
Benin |
Yes |
757,356 |
| 86 |
Libreville |
Gabon |
Yes |
753,550 |
| 87 |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe |
Yes |
748,674 |
| 88 |
Ilesha |
Nigeria |
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743,600 |
| 89 |
Constantine |
Algeria |
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728,348 |
| 90 |
Lilongwe |
Malawi |
Yes |
723,576 |
| 91 |
Enugu |
Nigeria |
Yes |
715,774 |
| 92 |
Blantyre |
Malawi |
Yes |
694,499 |
| 93 |
Oshogbo |
Nigeria |
Yes |
678,265 |
| 94 |
Las Palmas |
Spain (Islands off Africa) |
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672,488 |
| 95 |
Zaria |
Nigeria |
Yes |
667,425 |
| 96 |
Bukavu |
DR Congo |
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661,929 |
| 97 |
Ado |
Nigeria |
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657,333 |
| 98 |
Suez |
Egypt |
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655,159 |
| 99 |
Port Louis |
Mauritius |
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652,127 |
| 100 |
Ndola |
Zambia |
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638,560 |
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[1] We have indicated 'Yes' when a City population is exactly the same as a Metropolitan Area population. If we have not indicated 'Yes', than those figures are for a Greater Metropolitan Area which includes atleast one city/town and adjoining population centres. For example, Baghdad Greater Metropolitan Area is considered the 27th most populous metropolitan area in the World with 11,786,212 residents, while Baghdad City is considered the 67th most populous metropolitan area in the World because only 5,402,486 live within the 'city limits'.
[2] "Africa: most populous metropolitan areas" World Gazetteer - All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com. Stefan Helders has been independently collating data relating to population statistics since 1998 on what is now known as the World Gazetteer website. According to Helders... "If possible, official data sources are used. In many cases however no official figures are available. In that case, secondary sources such as year books, encyclopediae, atlases etc. are used. I have also received data from other stats lovers". Along with another useful population statistics website called CityPopulation.de, Stefan Helders/World Gazetteer provides some of the most accurate and up-to-date analysis of population levels in the World's countries, cities and metropolitan areas. |
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| The population statistics within this article are copyrighted to Stefan Helders @ www.world-gazetteer.com, a project which should be regarded as a free data provider. These statistics can be re-published for commercial or non-commerical purposes, provided that (a) the data is not changed, and (b) this exact copyright notice is included: © by Stefan Helders www.world-gazetteer.com. |
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