500k+ First-Level Subdivisions of Africa on a Map

Vicky's quiz All First-Level Subdivisions of Africa on a Map is already challenging enough if you remove the lesser populated subdivisions! How many of the first-level subdivions of Africa with more than half a million inhabitants can you name?

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Source: citypopulation.de

C = census, E = estimate, P = projection, Eva = evaluation, Cal = calculation

Not counting the areas in the Western Sahara under control of the SADR

The source seems to be mistaken about the Nouakchott regions. They have been removed from this quiz.

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Algeria 2008 C
Province	Aïn Defla
	Algiers
	Annaba
	Batna
	Béjaïa
	Biskra
	Blida
	Bordj Bou Arréridj
	Bouïra
	Boumerdès
	Chlef
	Constantine
	Djelfa
	El Oued
	Jijel
	M'Sila
	Mascara
	Médéa
	Mila
	Mostaganem
	Oran
	Ouargla
	Oum El Bouaghi
	Relizane
	Sétif
	Sidi Bel Abbès
	Skikda
	Tébessa
	Tiaret
	Tipaza
	Tizi Ouzou
	Tlemcen

Angola 2022 P
Province	Benguela
	Bié
	Cabinda
	Cuando Cubango
	Cuanza Norte
	Cuanza Sul
	Cunene
	Huambo
	Huíla
	Luanda
	Lunda Norte
	Lunda Sul
	Malanje
	Moxico
	Namibe
	Uíge
	Zaire

Benin 2013 C
Department	Alibori
	Atakora
	Atlantique
	Borgou
	Collines
	Donga
	Kouffo
	Littoral
	Ouémé
	Plateau
	Zou

Botswana 2022 C
District	Central

Burkina Faso 2024 P
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun
	Cascades
	Centre
	Centre-Est
	Centre-Nord
	Centre-Ouest
	Centre-Sud
	Est
	Hauts-Bassins
	Nord
	Plateau-Central
	Sahel
	Sud-Ouest

Burundi 2008 C
Province	Gitega
	Kayanza
	Kirundo
	Muyinga
	Ngozi

Cameroon 2015 P
Region	Adamawa
	Centre
	East
	Far North
	Littoral
	North
	Northwest
	South
	Southwest
	West

Central African Republic 2021 E
Prefecture	Bangui

Chad 2019 P
Province	Batha
	Chari-Baguirmi
	Guéra
	Hadjer-Lamis
	Lac
	Logone Occidental
	Logone Oriental
	Mandoul
	Mayo-Kebbi Est
	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest
	Moyen-Chari
	N'Djamena
	Ouaddaï
	Sila
	Tandjilé
	Wadi Fira

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 P
Province	Bas-Uélé
	Équateur
	Haut-Katanga
	Haut-Lomami
	Haut-Uélé
	Ituri
	Kasaï
	Kasaï-Central
	Kasaï-Oriental
	Kinshasa
	Kongo Central
	Kwango
	Kwilu
	Lomami
	Lualaba
	Mai-Ndombe
	Maniema
	Mongala
	Nord-Ubangi
	North Kivu
	Sankuru
	South Kivu
	Sud-Ubangi
	Tanganyika
	Tshopo
	Tshuapa

Djibouti 2019 P
Region	Djibouti

Egypt 2023 E
Governorate	Alexandria
	Aswan
	Asyut
	Beheira
	Beni Suef
	Cairo
	Dakahlia
	Damietta
	Faiyum
	Gharbia
	Giza
	Ismailia
	Kafr El Sheikh
	Luxor
	Matrouh
	Minya
	Monufia
	Port Said
	Qalyubiyya
	Qena
	Sharqia
	Sohag
	Suez

Eritrea 2012 P
Region	Anseba
	Central
	Gash-Barka
	Northern Red Sea
	Southern

Ethiopia 2022 P
City	Addis Ababa
City	Dire Dawa
Region	Afar
	Amhara
	Benishangul-Gumuz
	Gambela
	Oromia
	Sidama
	Somali
	South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
	Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
	Tigray

France 2021 E
Region	Réunion

Gabon 2020 P
Province	Estuaire

Gambia 2020 P
City	West Coast

Ghana 2021 C
Region	Ahafo
	Ashanti
	Bono
	Bono East
	Central
	Eastern
	Greater Accra
	North East
	Northern
	Oti
	Savannah
	Upper East
	Upper West
	Volta
	Western
	Western North

Guinea 2014 C
Region	Boké
	Conakry
	Faranah
	Kankan
	Kindia
	Labé
	Mamou
	Nzérékoré

Ivory Coast 2021 C
District	Abidjan
Region	Agnéby-Tiassa
	Bagoué
	Cavally
	Gbêkê
	Gôh
	Gontougo
	Guémon
	Hambol
	Haut-Sassandra
	Indénié-Djuablin
	La Mé
	Lôh-Djiboua
	Marahoué
	Nawa
	Poro
	San-Pédro
	Sud-Comoé
	Tchologo
	Tonkpi

Kenya 2023 P
County	Baringo
	Bomet
	Bungoma
	Busia
	Embu
	Garissa
	Homa Bay
	Kajiado
	Kakamega
	Kericho
	Kiambu
	Kilifi
	Kirinyaga
	Kisii
	Kisumu
	Kitui
	Kwale
	Laikipia
	Machakos
	Makueni
	Mandera
	Marsabit
	Meru
	Migori
	Mombasa
	Murang'a
	Nairobi
	Nakuru
	Nandi
	Narok
	Nyamira
	Nyandarua
	Nyeri
	Siaya
	Trans-Nzoia
	Turkana
	Uasin Gishu
	Vihiga
	Wajir
	West Pokot

Lesotho 2023 P
District	Maseru

Liberia 2022 C
County	Montserrado
County	Nimba

Libya 2020 E
District	Benghazi
	Jafara
	Misrata
	Murqub
	Tripoli

Madagascar 2020 P
Region	Alaotra-Mangoro
	Amoron'i Mania
	Analamanga
	Analanjirofo
	Androy
	Anosy
	Atsimo-Andrefana
	Atsimo-Atsinanana
	Atsinanana
	Boeny
	Bongolava
	Diana
	Fitovinany
	Haute Matsiatra
	Itasy
	Menabe
	Sava
	Sofia
	Vakinankaratra
	Vatovavy

Malawi 2023 P
Region	Central
	Northern
	Southern

Mali 2022 C
District	Bamako
Region	Gao
	Kayes
	Koulikoro
	Mopti
	Ségou
	Sikasso
	Tombouctou

Mauritania 2022 P
Region	Hodh Ech Chargui

Mauritius 2022 C
Island	Mauritius

Morocco 2023 P
Region	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
	Casablanca-Settat
	Drâa-Tafilalet
	Fès-Meknès
	Marrakesh-Safi
	Oriental
	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
	Souss-Massa
	Tanger-Tetouan- Al Hoceima

Mozambique 2023 P
City	Maputo
Province	Cabo Delgado
	Gaza
	Inhambane
	Manica
	Maputo
	Nampula
	Niassa
	Sofala
	Tete
	Zambézia

Niger 2020 P
Region	Agadez
	Diffa
	Dosso
	Maradi
	Niamey
	Tahoua
	Tillabéri
	Zinder

Nigeria 2022 P
State	Abia
	Adamawa
	Akwa Ibom
	Anambra
	Bauchi
	Bayelsa
	Benue
	Borno
	Cross River
	Delta
	Ebonyi
	Edo
	Ekiti
	Enugu
	Gombe
	Imo
	Jigawa
	Kaduna
	Kano
	Katsina
	Kebbi
	Kogi
	Kwara
	Lagos
	Nasarawa
	Niger
	Ogun
	Ondo
	Osun
	Oyo
	Plateau
	Rivers
	Sokoto
	Taraba
	Yobe
	Zamfara
Territory	Federal Capital Territory

Republic of the Congo 2023 C
Department	Brazzaville
Department	Pointe-Noire

Rwanda 2022 C
Province	Eastern
	Kigali
	Northern
	Southern
	Western

Senegal 2023 C
Regions	Dakar
	Diourbel
	Fatick
	Kaffrine
	Kaolack
	Kolda
	Louga
	Matam
	Saint-Louis
	Sédhiou
	Tambacounda
	Thiès
	Ziguinchor

Sierra Leone 2021 C
Area	Western
Province	Eastern
	North West
	Northern
	Southern

Somalia 2019 Cal
Region	Banaadir
State	Galmudug
	Hirshabelle
	Jubaland
	Puntland
	Somaliland
	South West

South Africa 2022 C
Province	Eastern Cape
	Free State
	Gauteng
	KwaZulu-Natal
	Limpopo
	Mpumalanga
	North West
	Northern Cape
	Western Cape

South Sudan 2017 P
State	Central Equatoria
	Eastern Equatoria
	Jonglei
	Lakes
	Northern Bahr el Ghazal
	Unity
	Upper Nile
	Warrap
	Western Equatoria

Spain 2023 Eva
Community	Canary Islands

Sudan 2018 P
State	Al Qadarif
	Blue Nile
	Central Darfur
	East Darfur
	Gezira
	Kassala
	Khartoum
	North Darfur
	North Kordofan
	Northern
	Red Sea
	River Nile
	Sennar
	South Darfur
	South Kordofan
	West Darfur
	West Kordofan
	White Nile

Tanzania 2022 C
Region	Arusha
	Dar es Salaam
	Dodoma
	Geita
	Iringa
	Kagera
	Katavi
	Kigoma
	Kilimanjaro
	Lindi
	Manyara
	Mara
	Mbeya
	Mjini Magharibi
	Morogoro
	Mtwara
	Mwanza
	Njombe
	Pwani
	Rukwa
	Ruvuma
	Shinyanga
	Simiyu
	Singida
	Songwe
	Tabora
	Tanga

Togo 2022 C
Region	Centrale
	Kara
	Maritime
	Plateaux
	Savanes

Tunisia 2023 E
Governorate	Ariana
	Ben Arous
	Bizerte
	Kairouan
	Medenine
	Monastir
	Nabeul
	Sfax
	Sousse
	Tunis

Uganda 2020 P
City	Kampala
District	Arua
	Isingiro
	Jinja
	Kamuli
	Kasese
	Kyenjojo
	Luweero
	Mayuge
	Mbale
	Mubende
	Mukono
	Ntungamo
	Tororo
	Wakiso
	Yumbe

Zambia 2022 C
Province	Central
	Copperbelt
	Eastern
	Luapula
	Lusaka
	Muchinga
	North-Western
	Northern
	Southern
	Western

Zimbabwe 2022 C
Province	Bulawayo
	Harare
	Manicaland
	Mashonaland Central
	Mashonaland East
	Mashonaland West
	Masvingo
	Matabeleland North
	Matabeleland South
	Midlands

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