Biggest Cities in East Africa

Name the most populous cities in East Africa.

City proper, not urban area

*2021 Estimates

For this quiz, "East Africa" refers to Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

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Population	Country	City
2,877,402	Kenya	Nairobi
2,861,888	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
2,757,729	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
2,529,495	Somalia	Mogadishu
1,793,404	Uganda	Kampala
836,549	Kenya	Mombasa
784,213	Rwanda	Kigali
601,414	Djibouti	Djibouti City
586,406	Somalia	Baidoa
563,930	Eritrea	Asmara
536,185	Somalia	Hargeysa
512,724	Kenya	Ruiru
504,737	Tanzania	Dodoma
463,222	Tanzania	Mwanza
428,074	Tanzania	Zanzibar
415,206	Somalia	Beledweyne
395,086	Tanzania	Arusha
393.333	Somalia	Buur Hakaba
380,974	Kenya	Nyeri
377,283	Ethiopia	Adama
337,773	Tanzania	Mbeya
331,700	Burundi	Bujumbura
315,267	Ethiopia	Awassa
309,960	Uganda	Jinja
295,665	Tanzania	Tabora
293,767	Ethiopia	Dire Dawa
287,272	Somalia	Kismayo
281,459	Somalia	Merca
280,633	Tanzania	Kigoma
279,026	Ethiopia	Debre Tabor
271,890	Kenya	Nakuru
265,769	Tanzania	Morogoro
264,742	Ethiopia	Nekemte
260,828	Ethiopia	Jimma
256,704	Somalia	Berbera
255,787	Kenya	Eldoret
245,182	Tanzania	Tanga
244,704	Ethiopia	Mek'ele

Population	Country	City
240,900	Kenya	Meru
292,316	Kenya	Thika
269,142	Ethiopia	Kombolcha
245,106	Uganda	Mbarara
226,463	Kenya	Kisumu
221,779	Ethiopia	Arba Minch
215,016	Ethiopia	Bishoftu
213,183	Somalia	Bosaso
204,686	Somalia	Jamame
201,562	Ethiopia	Debre Birhan
197,126	Tanzania	Iringa
196,652	Kenya	Machakos
195,868	Tanzania	Singida
191,391	Uganda	Gulu
190,968	Ethiopia	Harar
189,371	Ethiopia	Weldiya
170,872	Kenya	Garissa
169,653	Kenya	Kitale
168,899	Ethiopia	Bahir Dar
166,088	Ethiopia	Gondar
161,775	Tanzania	Sumbawanga
157,996	Tanzania	Moshi
151,174	Ethiopia	Dessie
146,702	Eritrea	Keren
146,447	Tanzania	Songea
139,694	Burundi	Gitega
139,071	Tanzania	Musoma
135,192	Tanzania	Shinyanga
132,795	Burundi	Muyinga
131,065	Tanzania	Mtwara
130,500	Uganda	Masaka
129,993	Ethiopia	Jijiga
129,936	Tanzania	Geita
126,774	Uganda	Hoima
125,387	Kenya	Malindi
120,897	Uganda	Mbale
119,323	Uganda	Lira
119,231	Uganda	Kasese