List of the largest metropolitan areas in Africa
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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] (2007; UN WUP) |
Agglomeration[2] (2009-01-01; citypopulation.de) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo |  Egypt |
7,786,640 (2006) Governorate |
11,893,000 | 14,800,000 |
| 2 | Lagos |  Nigeria |
7,937,932 (2006) The 16 local government areas of Lagos proper |
9,466,000 | 11,400,000 |
| 3 | Kinshasa |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
5,528,000 (1998) Province |
7,843,000 | 8,600,000 |
| 4 | Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni |  South Africa |
3,888,180 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,435,000 | 7,350,000[3] |
| 5 | Khartoum-Umm Durman |  Sudan |
2,919,773 (1993) The three principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
4,754,000 | 5,650,000 |
| 6 | Alexandria | Egypt |
4,110,015 (2006) Governorate |
4,165,000 | 4,500,000 |
| 7 | Algiers |  Algeria |
2,947,461 (2008) Wilaya |
3,354,000 | 4,375,000 |
| 8 | Abidjan |  Côte d'Ivoire |
4,210,200 (2002) Département |
3,802,000 | 4,350,000 |
| 9 | Casablanca |  Morocco |
3,631,061 (2004) Région |
3,181,000 | 3,975,000 |
| 10 | Cape Town | South Africa |
3,497,097 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,215,000 | 3,675,000 |
| 11 | Durban | South Africa |
3,468,086 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
2,729,000 | 3,575,000 |
| 12 | Accra |  Ghana |
1,659,136 (2000) District (Accra Metropolitan Area) |
2,121,000 | 3,475,000 |
| 13 | Nairobi |  Kenya |
2,845,353 (2006) Province |
3,010,000 | 3,350,000 |
| 14 | Ibadan | Nigeria |
1,338,659 (2006) The five local government areas of Ibadan proper |
2,628,000 | 3,300,000 |
| 15 | Kano | Nigeria |
2,153,225 (2006) The six local government areas of Kano proper |
3,140,000 | 3,250,000 |
| 16 | Dar es Salaam |  Tanzania |
2,487,288 (2002) Mkoa |
2,930,000 | 3,125,000 |
| 17 | Addis Ababa |  Ethiopia |
2,738,248 (2007) Astedader |
3,100,000 | 3,025,000 |
| 18 | Luanda |  Angola |
1,823,282 (2002) Provincia |
4,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 19 | Dakar |  Senegal |
2,452,656 (2005) Région |
2,604,000 | 2,625,000 |
| 20 | Pretoria | South Africa |
2,345,908 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
1,338,000 | 2,450,000 |
| 21 | Tunis |  Tunisia |
989,000 (2006) Wilaya |
Not listed | 2,300,000 |
| 22 | Harare |  Zimbabwe |
1,903,510 (2002) Province |
1,572,000 | 2,250,000 |
| 23 | Douala |  Cameroon |
1,514,978 (2001) Wouri département |
1,906,000 | 2,100,000 |
| 24 | Kampala |  Uganda |
1,337,900 (2005) District |
1,420,000 | 1,900,000 |
| 25 | Maputo |  Mozambique |
1,099,102 (2007) Province-level city |
1,446,000 | 1,870,000 |
| 26 | Rabat | Morocco |
627,932 (2004) Préfecture |
1,705,000 | 1,850,000 |
| 27 | Antananarivo |  Madagascar |
1,697,000 | 1,820,000 | |
| 28 | Bamako |  Mali |
1,215,335 (2005) District |
1,494,000 | 1,800,000 |
| 29 | Lusaka |  Zambia |
1,084,703 (2000) District |
1,328,000 | 1,780,000 |
| 30 | Yaoundé | Cameroon |
1,248,235 (2001) Mfoundi département |
1,611,000 | 1,690,000 |
| 31 | Conakry |  Guinea |
1,092,936 (1996) Région |
1,494,000 | 1,650,000 |
| 32 | Kaduna | Nigeria |
760,084 (2006) The two local government areas of Kaduna |
1,442,000 | 1,630,000 |
| 33 | Kumasi | Ghana |
1,171,311 (2000) District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area) |
1,646,000 | 1,580,000 |
| 34 | Abuja | Nigeria |
1,405,201 (2006) Federal Capital Territory |
1,576,000 | Not listed |
| 35 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1,352,000 | 1,510,000 | |
| 36 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1,295,000 | 1,470,000 | |
| 37 | Mogadishu |  Somalia |
1,100,000 | 1,460,000 | |
| 38 | Brazzaville |  Republic of the Congo |
1,174,005 (2005) Province-level city |
1,355,000 | 1,380,000 |
| 39 | Ouagadougou |  Burkina Faso |
1,475,223 (2006) Municipality |
Not listed | 1,360,000 |
| 40 | Oran | Algeria |
634,112 (1998) Commune |
798,000 | 1,290,000 |
| 41 | Benin | Nigeria |
1,190,000 | 1,210,000 | |
| 42 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria |
541,116 (2006) Local government area |
1,020,000 | 1,210,000 |
| 43 | Banghazi |  Libya |
685,367 (2005) Municipality |
1,180,000 | Not listed |
| 44 | Freetown |  Sierra Leone |
947,122 (2004) Western Area province |
827,000 | 1,160,000 |
| 45 | Cotonou |  Benin |
665,100 (2002) Commune |
762,000 | 1,120,000 |
| 46 | Monrovia |  Liberia |
1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
1,041,000 | 1,090,000 |
| 47 | Fès | Morocco |
977,946 (2004) Préfecture |
1,002,000 | 1,080,000 |
| 48 | Vereeniging | South Africa |
800,819 (2007) District municipality |
1,074,000 | Not listed |
| 49 | Maiduguri | Nigeria |
521,492 (2006) Local government area |
896,000 | 1,070,000 |
| 50 | Port Elizabeth | South Africa |
1,050,930 (2007) Metropolitan municipality (Nelson Mandela Bay) |
1,021,000 | 1,060,000 |
| 51 | Tripoli | Libya |
911,643 (2005) Municipality |
2,189,000 | 1,030,000 |
| 52 | Zaria | Nigeria |
408,198 (2006) Local government area |
889,000 | 1,010,000 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ United Nations, World Urbannization Prospects (2007 revision)
- ^ Thomas Brinkoff, The Principal Agglomerations of the World
- ^ Includes Ekurhuleni, which is listed separately by the UN with a population of 2,986,000
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