Biggest Cities in Africa - Extreme (Cities with Population over 500,000)

Name all 123 urban areas in Africa with population over 500,000, according to demographia.com.
Based on demographia.com (not from citypopulation.de), because this is only available and accurate data for cities with population under 1M.
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Country
Population
Answer
1
Egypt
16,545,000
Cairo
2
Nigeria
13,910,000
Lagos
3
DR Congo
12,350,000
Kinshasa
4
South Africa
9,115,000
Johannesburg
5
Nigeria
7,850,000
Onitsha
6
Angola
7,560,000
Luanda
7
Kenya
5,765,000
Nairobi
8
Sudan
5,490,000
Khartoum
9
Cote d'Ivoire
5,145,000
Abidjan
10
Tanzania
4,980,000
Dar es Salaam
11
Egypt
4,960,000
Alexandria
12
Morocco
4,410,000
Casablanca
13
Ghana
4,260,000
Accra
14
South Africa
3,980,000
Cape Town
15
Nigeria
3,875,000
Kano
16
Algeria
3,790,000
Algiers
17
Ethiopia
3,650,000
Addis Ababa
18
Cameroon
3,525,000
Yaounde
19
South Africa
3,515,000
Durban
20
Mali
3,455,000
Bamako
21
Senegal
3,450,000
Dakar
22
Cameroon
3,310,000
Douala
23
Ghana
3,250,000
Kumasi
24
South Africa
3,245,000
Pretoria
25
Burkina Faso
3,225,000
Ouagadougou
26
Nigeria
3,070,000
Ibadan
27
Zambia
2,920,000
Lusaka
28
Mozambique
2,735,000
Maputo
29
Madagascar
2,685,000
Antananarivo
30
Uganda
2,640,000
Kampala
31
Nigeria
2,605,000
Abuja
32
Somalia
2,590,000
Mogadishu
33
DR Congo
2,280,000
Mbuji-Mayi
33
Tunisia
2,280,000
Tunis
35
DR Congo
2,255,000
Lubumbashi
35
Zimbabwe
2,255,000
Harare
37
Nigeria
2,230,000
Uyo
38
Morocco
2,105,000
Rabat
39
Nigeria
2,060,000
Port Harcourt
40
Rep. of Congo
2,045,000
Brazzaville
41
Togo
1,845,000
Lome
42
Nigeria
1,840,000
Nsukka
43
Guinea
1,785,000
Conakry
44
Sierra Leone
1,755,000
Freetown
45
Liberia
1,545,000
Monrovia
46
Niger
1,535,000
Niamey
47
Nigeria
1,445,000
Benin City
48
Chad
1,375,000
N'Djamena
49
Morocco
1,350,000
Marrakesh
50
DR Congo
1,305,000
Kananga
51
Nigeria
1,290,000
Aba
52
South Africa
1,250,000
Port Elizabeth
53
Rwanda
1,245,000
Kigali
54
Kenya
1,235,000
Mombasa
55
Benin
1,225,000
Cotonou
56
Morocco
1,195,000
Fes
57
Morocco
1,145,000
Tangier
58
Nigeria
1,140,000
Kaduna
59
Libya
1,130,000
Tripoli
60
DR Congo
1,120,000
Kisangani
61
Rep. of Congo
1,045,000
Pointe Noire
62
Algeria
1,040,000
Oran
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Country
Population
Answer
63
Malawi
1,025,000
Lilongwe
64
Tanzania
990,000
Mwanza
65
DR Congo
970,000
Bukavu
66
DR Congo
970,000
Goma
67
Mauritania
945,000
Nouakchott
68
Nigeria
935,000
Ilorin
69
Senegal
930,000
Touba
70
Eritrea
900,000
Asmara
71
Burundi
895,000
Bujumbura
72
Malawi
880,000
Blantyre
73
Central African Rep.
840,000
Bangui
74
Somalia
840,000
Hargeysa
75
Nigeria
830,000
Jos
76
Nigeria
825,000
Ikorodu
77
Nigeria
815,000
Owerri
78
Sudan
815,000
Nyala
79
DR Congo
810,000
Tshikapa
80
Burkina Faso
800,000
Bobo-Dioulasso
81
Nigeria
795,000
Maiduguri
82
Nigeria
770,000
Warri
83
Libya
765,000
Benghazi
84
Tunisia
760,000
Sfax
85
Nigeria
755,000
Enugu
86
Nigeria
750,000
Zaria
87
Cote d'Ivoire
745,000
Bouake
88
Gabon
745,000
Libreville
89
Libya
745,000
Misrata
90
South Africa
735,000
Vereeniging
91
Tanzania
725,000
Zanzibar
92
Morocco
720,000
Meknes
93
Nigeria
715,000
Osogbo
94
South Sudan
715,000
Juba
95
Angola
685,000
Lubango
96
Egypt
685,000
Port Said
97
Mozambique
675,000
Nampula
98
Zambia
675,000
Kitwe
99
Angola
650,000
Huambo
100
Nigeria
630,000
Akure
101
Guinea-Bissau
625,000
Bissau
102
Nigeria
620,000
Sokoto
103
Angola
615,000
Benguela
104
Egypt
610,000
Suez
105
Algeria
590,000
Constantine
106
Gambia
580,000
Banjul
107
Ghana
570,000
Sekondi Takoradi
108
Nigeria
570,000
Lokoja
109
Nigeria
560,000
Bauchi
110
Djibouti
555,000
Djibouti
111
DR Congo
545,000
Likasi
112
Nigeria
540,000
Abeokuta
113
Zimbabwe
540,000
Bulawayo
114
Morocco
535,000
Agadir
115
Morocco
530,000
Tetouan
116
South Africa
530,000
Bloemfontein
117
Zambia
530,000
Ndola
118
Egypt
525,000
Mansoura
119
Egypt
520,000
El Mahalla El Kubra
120
DR Congo
515,000
Kolwezi
121
South Africa
510,000
East London
122
Benin
505,000
Porto Novo
123
Nigeria
505,000
Ogbomosho
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Jul 14, 2023
There is absolutely no way that Onitsha has almost 8 million people