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Biggest Cities in Africa in 1900 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of Africa with an estimated population of over 20,000 in 1900?
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Sources used for population estimates in the stickied comments.
Some of these cities do not exist anymore and have since been absorbed into larger cities.
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Population
Cities
595k
Cairo
314k
Alexandria
204k
Ibadan
156k
Tunis
155k
Johannesburg
140k
Algiers
120k
Marrakech
108k
Fez
87k
Oran
77k
Cape Town
75k
Ogbomosho
70k
Ilorin
67k
Durban
60k
Abeokuta
60k
Bida
60k
Iwo
56k
Tanta
55k
Omdurman
54k
Tananarive
(Antananarivo)
52k
Constantine
52k
Port Louis
50k
Bauchi
50k
Dikwa
50k
Meknes
50k
Modakeke
50k
Osogbo
45k
Oyo
Population
Cities
44k
Las Palmas
44k
Port Said
42k
Asyut
40k
Harar
40k
Kano
40k
Rabat
40k
Zanzibar City
40k
Zaria
39k
El Mahalla El Kubra
39k
Lagos
38k
Mustapha
(Sidi M'Hamed, Algiers)
38k
Pretoria
38k
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
37k
Mansoura
35k
Addis Ababa
35k
Iseyin
35k
Zagazig
34k
Freetown
34k
Kimberley
33k
Damanhur
33k
Tlemcen
32k
Bône
(Annaba)
32k
Cape Coast
32k
Faiyum
32k
Port Elizabeth
(Gqeberha)
31k
Pietermaritzburg
Population
Cities
30k
Berbera
30k
Damietta
30k
Mengo
(Kampala)
30k
Tangier
30k
Tripoli
28k
Blida
28k
Saint-Denis
27k
Mombasa
27k
Tizi Ouzou
25k
Akhmim
25k
Bloemfontein
25k
East London
25k
Sfax
25k
Sidi Bel Abbès
25k
Tétouan
23k
Minya
22k
Qena
21k
Dar es Salaam
21k
Menouf
21k
Philippeville
(Skikda)
21k
Shibin El Kom
20k
Benghazi
20k
Casablanca
20k
Luanda
20k
Mascara
20k
Wurno
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Sep 17, 2023
Sources:

British Census of 1901 - For a large chunk of the British colonies.

Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth - For most cities on the list.

Populstat (archived, original site no longer available) - For most cities under 30,000 inhabitants.

Casablanca: A Demographic Miracle on Moroccan Soil? - For Casablanca. Estimates 20,000 inhabitants for 1900.

The Statesman's Year-Book for 1901 - For Berbera. Estimates 30,000 at the height of the trade season.