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500 Biggest Cities in Africa

Name 500 Biggest Cities in Africa.
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Rank
Population
Country
City
1
17,239,463
D. R. Congo
Kinshasa
2
16,437,435
Nigeria
Lagos
3
10,100,166
Egypt
Cairo
4
7,774,205
Angola
Luanda
5
5,515,790
Ivory Coast
Abidjan
6
5,383,728
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
7
5,263,542
Egypt
Alexandria
8
4,803,262
South Africa
Johannesburg
9
4,397,073
Kenya
Nairobi
10
4,367,343
Egypt
Giza
11
4,227,569
Mali
Bamako
12
4,219,209
Nigeria
Kano
13
4,005,016
South Africa
Cape Town
14
3,945,288
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
15
3,756,445
Nigeria
Ibadan
16
3,359,818
Morocco
Casablanca
17
3,120,282
South Africa
Durban
18
2,901,810
Algeria
Algiers
19
2,765,002
D. R. Congo
Mbuji-Mayi
20
2,739,768
South Africa
Pretoria
21
2,695,331
D. R. Congo
Lubumbashi
22
2,646,503
Senegal
Dakar
23
2,610,483
Somalia
Mogadishu
24
2,415,266
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
25
2,291,352
Ghana
Accra
26
2,069,350
Ghana
Kumasi
27
1,932,610
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
28
1,865,030
Nigeria
Port Harcourt
29
1,849,659
Sudan
Omdurman
30
1,841,084
Nigeria
Benin City
31
1,796,872
Mozambique
Matola
32
1,747,152
Zambia
Lusaka
33
1,745,555
Rwanda
Kigali
34
1,693,427
Nigeria
Abuja
35
1,680,604
Uganda
Kampala
36
1,660,973
Guinea
Conakry
37
1,622,582
Liberia
Monrovia
38
1,605,696
Chad
N'Djamena
39
1,592,924
D. R. Congo
Kananga
40
1,552,630
Nigeria
Onitsha
41
1,491,740
Zimbabwe
Harare
42
1,477,658
Togo
Lomé
43
1,410,858
Sudan
Khartoum
44
1,366,342
D. R. Congo
Kisangani
45
1,338,082
Cameroon
Douala
46
1,334,984
Niger
Niamey
47
1,299,369
Cameroon
Yaoundé
48
1,275,207
Madagascar
Antananarivo
49
1,264,636
Nigeria
Uyo
50
1,240,289
Egypt
Shubra El Kheima
51
1,235,497
Somalia
Hargeisa
52
1,208,333
Kenya
Mombasa
53
1,195,607
Mauritania
Nouakchott
54
1,190,367
D. R. Congo
Bukavu
55
1,176,550
Nigeria
Nnewi
56
1,175,830
Libya
Tripoli
57
1,158,048
Nigeria
Kaduna
58
1,150,116
Nigeria
Aba
59
1,138,960
Mozambique
Maputo
60
1,124,166
Burundi
Bujumbura
61
1,112,072
Morocco
Fez
62
1,104,521
Tanzania
Mwanza
63
1,073,647
Eritrea
Asmara
64
1,055,964
Sierra Leone
Freetown
65
1,041,166
Nigeria
Ikorodu
66
1,023,575
D. R. Congo
Tshikapa
67
1,012,312
Sudan
Nyala
68
1,012,211
Sudan
Khartoum North
69
1,006,611
Republic of the Congo
Pointe-Noire
70
1,000,477
Nigeria
Ilorin
71
989,318
Malawi
Lilongwe
72
967,677
South Africa
Gqeberha
73
953,472
Libya
Misratah
74
947,952
Morocco
Tangier
75
945,046
Nigeria
Owerri
76
942,683
Nigeria
Warri
77
942,167
Nigeria
Jos
78
928,850
Morocco
Marrakesh
79
927,472
Mozambique
Nampula
80
904,920
Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso
81
890,403
Morocco
Salé
82
860,555
Nigeria
Umuahia
83
847,790
Libya
Benghazi
84
839,327
South Africa
Pietermaritzburg
85
822,337
Nigeria
Maiduguri
86
819,791
Nigeria
Enugu
87
817,969
Egypt
El Mahalla El Kubra
88
812,407
Central African Republic
Bangui
89
809,468
Angola
Benguela
90
803,329
Algeria
Oran
91
800,264
Malawi
Blantyre
92
792,182
Somalia
Baidoa
93
790,742
Nigeria
Lokoja
94
780,515
Egypt
Port Said
95
776,246
Angola
Lubango
96
775,989
Djibouti
Djibouti City
97
771,515
Nigeria
Oshogbo
98
767,645
D. R. Congo
Bunia
99
766,007
Nigeria
Zaria
100
765,179
Tanzania
Dodoma
101
753,315
Senegal
Touba
102
751,450
Somalia
Galkayo
103
747,431
South Africa
Bloemfontein
104
744,371
Nigeria
Akure
105
739,182
Angola
Cabinda
106
713,134
Angola
Huambo
107
709,809
Tanzania
Zanzibar
108
708,660
Nigeria
Sokoto
109
703,940
Gabon
Libreville
110
699,541
Egypt
Suez
111
679,012
Benin
Cotonou
112
670,604
D. R. Congo
Goma
113
670,280
Nigeria
Bauchi
114
665,940
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
115
662,202
Nigeria
Abakaliki
116
657,435
Nigeria
Calabar
117
655,965
Benin
Abomey-Calavi
118
635,463
D. R. Congo
Likasi
119
632,079
Morocco
Meknes
120
628,682
Nigeria
Ogbomosho
121
625,012
Zambia
Kitwe
122
624,579
Zambia
Ndola
123
621,953
Egypt
Mansoura
124
617,631
Tanzania
Arusha
125
616,605
Angola
Uíge
126
605,344
South Africa
Benoni
127
604,215
Angola
Malanje
128
602,560
Tunisia
Tunis
129
599,951
D. R. Congo
Kalemie
130
583,719
D. R. Congo
Uvira
131
577,827
Morocco
Rabat
132
577,075
Ethiopia
Hawassa
133
576,648
Egypt
Tanta
134
574,402
South Africa
Rustenburg
135
573,161
Nigeria
Gombe
136
572,050
D. R. Congo
Kabinda
137
571,499
Nigeria
Abeokuta
138
570,674
Kenya
Nakuru
139
562,919
Ghana
Tamale
140
548,211
Somalia
Burao
141
545,635
Ethiopia
Mekelle
142
541,603
Tanzania
Mbeya
143
539,548
Ghana
Sekondi-Takoradi
144
536,719
Ivory Coast
Bouaké
145
535,916
Nigeria
Ado Ekiti
146
533,825
Mozambique
Beira
147
532,800
Uganda
Nansana
148
528,669
Egypt
Asyut
149
525,953
South Sudan
Juba
150
523,950
Nigeria
Katsina
151
519,047
Egypt
Faiyum
152
517,243
Sudan
Port Sudan
153
511,655
South Africa
Tembisa
154
511,059
Nigeria
Potiskum
155
509,897
Nigeria
Okene
156
507,710
South Africa
Newcastle
157
495,500
Nigeria
Minna
158
494,286
D. R. Congo
Mbandaka
159
494,252
Morocco
Oujda
160
492,004
Guinea Bissau
Bissau
161
490,120
Kenya
Ruiru
162
488,904
Egypt
Al-Khusus
163
488,042
Nigeria
Gboko
164
487,224
Ethiopia
Gondar
165
479,251
South Africa
Polokwane
166
478,676
South Africa
East London
167
475,716
Kenya
Eldoret
168
475,286
Nigeria
Ondo
169
474,743
Ethiopia
Bahir Dar
170
474,681
South Africa
Vereeniging
171
473,220
D. R. Congo
Mbanza-Ngungu
172
471,409
Tanzania
Morogoro
173
471,182
Nigeria
Oyo
174
462,904
Uganda
Kira
175
458,022
D. R. Congo
Kikwit
176
454,419
Nigeria
Makurdi
177
453,654
Tanzania
Kahama
178
448,028
Algeria
Constantine
179
445,168
South Africa
Boksburg
180
442,437
Angola
Saurimo
181
442,250
D. R. Congo
Kolwezi
182
444,101
Nigeria
Nsukka
183
436,899
Cameroon
Garoua
184
435,547
Cameroon
Kousséri
185
435,222
Ethiopia
Adama
186
432,884
Nigeria
Shaki
187
431,944
South Africa
Welkom
188
431,642
Namibia
Windhoek
189
431,282
Morocco
Kenitra
190
430,445
Egypt
Zagazig
191
429,465
Egypt
Ismailia
192
424,823
Nigeria
Effon Alaiye
193
421,844
Morocco
Agadir
194
418,383
Nigeria
Jalingo
195
418,280
Sudan
El-Obeid
196
414,905
Nigeria
Ikot Ekpene
197
413,443
Uganda
Ssabagabo
198
413,397
Gambia
Banjul
199
412,202
Nigeria
Birnin Kebbi
200
409,274
Nigeria
Ife
201
407,126
Nigeria
Asaba
202
403,162
South Africa
Soshanguve
203
400,144
Nigeria
Ilesha
204
397,957
Kenya
Kisumu
205
397,684
D. R. Congo
Kindu
206
393,835
Cameroon
Bamenda
207
393,429
Tanzania
Tanga
208
387,117
D. R. Congo
Kamina
209
383,162
Nigeria
Gusau
210
380,787
Morocco
Tetouan
211
380,571
Nigeria
Ijebu-Ode
212
379,774
Egypt
Aswan
213
378,821
South Africa
Krugersdorp
214
374,084
Nigeria
Lafia
215
372,821
Mozambique
Chimoio
216
371,244
Zimbabwe
Chitungwiza
217
368,650
Egypt
6th October City
218
365,308
Nigeria
Iseyin
219
363,945
Sudan
Al-Qadarif
220
358,043
Somalia
Kismayo
221
357,950
Angola
Lobito
222
355,423
Angola
Kuito
223
354,621
D. R. Congo
Butembo
224
352,285
Nigeria
Yenagoa
225
350,511
D. R. Congo
Gemena
226
349,842
Mozambique
Quelimane
227
348,802
Central African Republic
Bimbo
229
348,451
D. R. Congo
Mwene-Ditu
229
345,290
Sudan
Wad Madani
230
342,703
Algeria
Annaba
231
341,476
Nigeria
Owo
232
337,209
D. R. Congo
Matadi
233
331,779
Algeria
Blida
234
330,760
Lesotho
Maseru
235
329,811
Somalia
Beledweyne
236
325,857
Madagascar
Toamasina
237
323,881
Kenya
Kikuyu
238
320,914
Angola
Menongue
239
320,752
South Sudan
Wau
240
319,941
Cameroon
Maroua
241
319,703
Nigeria
Okrika
242
318,356
Nigeria
Bida
243
318,207
Egypt
Damanhur
244
318,006
Tanzania
Geita
245
317,763
Senegal
Thiès
246
315,094
D. R. Congo
Manono
247
313,510
Morocco
Temara
248
313,139
Egypt
New Cairo
249
309,714
South Africa
Botshabelo
250
308,508
Morocco
Safi
Rank
Population
Country
City
251
305,920
Egypt
Damietta
252
305,722
Mozambique
Tete
253
305,692
South Africa
Brakpan
254
301,657
Nigeria
Awka
255
300,481
Cameroon
Buea
256
300,328
Uganda
Jinja
257
299,206
Zambia
Kabwe
258
298,841
Ghana
Ashaiman
259
298,529
Sudan
Kassala
260
292,535
Angola
Moçâmedes
261
291,527
South Africa
Mafikeng
262
290,768
Cameroon
Bafoussam
263
290,364
Equatorial Guinea
Bata
264
289,504
Algeria
Batna
265
286,285
Tanzania
Songea
266
286,203
Tunisia
Sfax
267
285,574
South Africa
Paarl
268
285,478
Uganda
Kyengera
269
284,509
South Africa
Kimberley
270
283,605
Egypt
Minya
271
280,046
Nigeria
Ugep
272
277,047
Ethiopia
Dire Dawa
273
275,239
Cameroon
Mokolo
274
273,675
Angola
Luena
275
273,151
Egypt
Beni Suef
276
271,344
Morocco
Laayoune
277
271,197
South Sudan
Yei
278
270,754
Rwanda
Gisenyi
279
269,986
Nigeria
Bama
280
268,640
Egypt
Luxor
281
267,945
Egypt
Shibin El Kom
282
267,249
Niger
Maradi
283
266,958
Angola
Soyo
284
266,944
Egypt
Sohag
285
266,411
Nigeria
Otukpo
286
265,833
Algeria
Djelfa
287
265,360
Tanzania
Kibaha
288
265,018
Madagascar
Antsirabe
289
264,320
Benin
Porto-Novo
290
264,067
Central African Republic
Bégoua
291
262,491
South Africa
Witbank
292
260,927
Tanzania
Bariadi
293
260,240
Nigeria
Suleja
294
257,902
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
295
257,126
Ethiopia
Dessie
296
255,553
Zambia
Chingola
297
255,478
Benin
Parakou
298
255,110
Sierra Leone
Kenema
299
254,678
South Africa
Evaton
300
253,412
Nigeria
Sagamu
301
253,262
Benin
Godomey
302
252,968
South Africa
Richards Bay
303
252,883
Egypt
Qena
304
252,127
Algeria
Sétif
305
251,407
Kenya
Thika
306
250,443
Nigeria
Iwo
307
249,469
Tunisia
Sousse
308
249,366
Nigeria
Ikom
309
248,496
Ghana
Sunyani
310
248,148
Nigeria
Jimeta
311
246,754
South Africa
Vanderbijlpark
312
246,325
Botswana
Gaborone
313
246,148
Egypt
10th of Ramadan City
314
246,022
Madagascar
Mahajanga
315
245,360
Ivory Coast
Daloa
316
243,048
Ivory Coast
Korhogo
317
242,344
Somalia
Berbera
318
239,022
Ethiopia
Jimma
319
238,321
Tanzania
Kasulu
320
236,906
Nigeria
Nguru
321
236,580
South Africa
Centurion
322
235,605
Niger
Zinder
323
234,040
Libya
Zawiya
324
233,708
Senegal
Kaolack
325
233,565
Nigeria
Okitipupa
326
232,777
Senegal
Mbour
327
232,388
Tanzania
Kigoma
328
231,952
D. R. Congo
Beni
329
231,357
Cameroon
Ngaoundéré
330
230,482
D. R. Congo
Kongolo
331
230,100
Somalia
Merca
332
229,414
South Africa
Embalenhle
333
228,912
South Africa
Uitenhage
334
227,269
Ghana
Cape Coast
335
225,753
Mali
Sikasso
336
225,705
Nigeria
Mubi
337
225,571
Nigeria
Funtua
338
225,433
D. R. Congo
Isiro
339
225,034
Mozambique
Nacala
340
224,802
Zimbabwe
Mutare
341
223,075
Sierra Leone
Bo
342
222,160
Nigeria
Ikire
343
221,733
Tanzania
Moshi
344
221,466
Tanzania
Tabora
345
221,356
Uganda
Mbarara
346
221,272
Malawi
Mzuzu
347
221,066
Senegal
Rufisque
348
220,609
Nigeria
Eket
349
220,366
D. R. Congo
Buta
350
219,621
D. R. Congo
Boma
351
219,309
Tanzania
Tunduma
352
218,391
Nigeria
Sapele
353
218,111
Cameroon
Bertoua
354
217,827
Sudan
Al-Fashir
355
213,467
Ethiopia
Sodo
356
213,361
Mozambique
Lichinga
357
213,080
Sudan
Kosti
358
212,670
Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro
359
212,628
Egypt
Mallawi
360
210,146
Algeria
Sidi bel Abbès
361
209,752
Senegal
Saint-Louis
362
209,045
Libya
Bayda
363
208,612
Morocco
Mohammedia
364
208,401
Ethiopia
Shashamane
365
207,821
Uganda
Kasangati
366
207,132
Egypt
Hurghada
367
206,365
Zimbabwe
Epworth
368
205,843
Tanzania
Ifakara
369
205,832
Angola
Sumbe
370
205,294
Senegal
Ziguinchor
371
204,661
Algeria
Biskra
372
204,338
Tanzania
Mpanda
373
204,022
Nigeria
Ise-Ekiti
374
203,588
Ethiopia
Jijiga
375
203,149
Cameroon
Edéa
376
202,992
Nigeria
Buguma
377
202,490
Tanzania
Iringa
378
201,943
Libya
Khoms
379
201,846
Mozambique
Pemba
380
200,163
Nigeria
Igboho
381
199,243
Egypt
Arish
382
198,839
D. R. Congo
Gbadolite
383
198,444
Kenya
Naivasha
384
197,557
Ethiopia
Bishoftu
385
196,420
South Africa
Potchefstroom
386
196,418
Sierra Leone
Koidu
387
196,196
Morocco
Khouribga
388
195,773
Nigeria
Kontagora
389
195,027
Guinea
Nzérékoré
390
194,934
Morocco
El Jadida
391
194,911
Nigeria
Kabba
392
194,569
Egypt
Kafr el-Sheikh
393
194,461
Algeria
Tébessa
394
194,342
Kenya
Karuri
395
192,676
Morocco
Beni Mellal
396
192,043
Ethiopia
Arba Minch
397
191,776
Madagascar
Fianarantsoa
398
191,302
Uganda
Mukono
399
190,722
Guinea
Kankan
400
190,014
Somalia
Garoowe
401
189,496
South Africa
Klerksdorp
402
187,897
D. R. Congo
Bandundu
403
187,854
Libya
Gharyan
404
186,394
South Africa
Springs
405
186,051
Sudan
Ad-Damazin
406
185,270
Somalia
Jamaame
407
185,237
Egypt
Bilbeis
408
184,500
Nigeria
Okigwe
409
183,077
Nigeria
Ihiala
410
182,970
Tanzania
Bunda
411
182,970
Tanzania
Sumbawanga
412
182,903
Algeria
Skikda
413
182,304
South Africa
Carletonville
414
182,254
Egypt
Banha
415
181,895
Benin
Djougou
416
180,553
Nigeria
Inisa
417
180,334
Ghana
Obuasi
418
180,329
Angola
M'banza-Kongo
419
179,944
Nigeria
Ilawe-Ekiti
420
179,904
Nigeria
Ijebu-Igbo
421
179,761
Ethiopia
Hosaena
422
179,340
Nigeria
Hadejia
423
179,192
Nigeria
Ila Orangun
424
178,915
Algeria
Tiaret
425
178,825
Uganda
Njeru
426
177,604
Angola
Dundo
427
177,429
Cameroon
Loum
428
177,393
Zambia
Livingstone
429
177,152
Egypt
Idku
430
177,053
Uganda
Gulu
431
176,597
Ghana
Teshie
432
176,498
Egypt
Marsa Matruh
433
176,139
Algeria
Béjaïa
434
176,072
Nigeria
Biu
435
173,531
Algeria
Tlemcen
436
173,009
South Africa
Midrand
437
172,569
Kenya
Ongata Rongai
438
172,532
Libya
Tobruk
439
172,501
Nigeria
Ejigbo
440
171,847
Morocco
Aït Melloul
441
171,522
South Africa
Mdantsane
442
168,946
Sudan
Geneina
443
168,832
Angola
N'dalatando
444
168,756
Madagascar
Toliara
445
168,736
Mozambique
Mocuba
446
167,632
Nigeria
Ijero
447
167,354
Guinea
Manéah
448
166,722
Mali
Kalabancoro
449
166,112
Nigeria
Offa
450
165,545
Nigeria
Azare
451
165,492
Tanzania
Singida
452
165,241
Algeria
Béchar
453
164,944
Ivory Coast
San-Pédro
454
164,906
Somalia
Bosaso
455
164,172
Tanzania
Musoma
456
163,809
South Africa
Middelburg
457
163,783
Nigeria
Ota
458
163,399
Kenya
Garissa
459
162,885
Algeria
Mostaganem
460
162,174
Kenya
Kitale
461
162,045
Egypt
El Matareya
462
161,726
Morocco
Nador
463
161,612
Ghana
Tema
464
160,765
South Sudan
Malakal
465
160,465
Ivory Coast
Gagnoa
466
160,239
Burkina Faso
Koudougou
467
160,217
Libya
Ajdabiya
468
159,866
Nigeria
Ede
469
159,050
Cape Verde
Praia
470
159,044
Nigeria
Ago-Iwoye
471
158,812
Algeria
Bordj Bou Arreridj
472
158,250
Libya
Zliten
473
158,249
Zimbabwe
Gweru
474
157,394
South Africa
George
475
157,017
Guinea
Dubréka
476
156,831
South Africa
Westonaria
477
156,461
Nigeria
Oron
478
156,438
Somalia
Laascaanood
479
156,363
Egypt
Qalyub
480
156,041
Kenya
Juja
481
155,896
Kenya
Kiambu
482
155,510
Nigeria
Kisi
483
155,134
Algeria
Chlef
484
155,055
Egypt
Al-Hawamidiyah
485
154,863
Zambia
Luanshya
486
154,466
Egypt
Abu Kabir
487
154,436
Kenya
Kitengela
488
154,425
D. R. Congo
Gandajika
489
154,320
Uganda
Katabi
490
153,754
Egypt
Mit Ghamr
491
153,594
Tunisia
Kairouan
492
153,479
Algeria
Souk Ahras
493
153,104
Tunisia
Banzart
494
153,094
Ethiopia
Harar
495
152,275
Tunisia
La Soukra
496
151,682
Ethiopia
Dilla
497
151,430
Egypt
Akhmim
498
151,373
Morocco
Dar Bouazza
499
151,309
Zambia
Mufulira
500
151,256
Egypt
Girga
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