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African Cities in the Top 200 Worldwide

In terms of population, which African urban areas rank in the top 200 globally?
Urban area population, not city proper population
Source: citypopulation.de, 2020
Quiz by Jakub
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Last updated: June 1, 2020
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First submittedOctober 17, 2019
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Rank
Population
City Name
12
21.0 m
Cairo
15
19.4 m
Lagos
26
13.9 m
Johannesburg
30
12.4 m
Kinshasa
48
8.15 m
Luanda
69
6.45 m
Dar es Salaam
71
6.30 m
Khartoum
75
5.90 m
Nairobi
77
5.80 m
Alexandria
81
5.60 m
Abidjan
88
5.10 m
Accra
104
4.70 m
Kano
108
4.48 m
Casablanca
114
4.23 m
Cape Town
Rank
Population
City Name
126
3.98 m
Algiers
131
3.80 m
Addis Ababa
135
3.73 m
Dakar
141
3.58 m
Ibadan
143
3.53 m
Abuja
143
3.53 m
Bamako
143
3.53 m
Kampala
150
3.50 m
Yaoundé
153
3.43 m
Durban
155
3.38 m
Douala
178
3.03 m
Kumasi
200
2.68 m
Lusaka
200
2.68 m
Tunis
+24
Level 68
Jun 1, 2020
Thanks guys for my first feature!
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Level 77
Jun 1, 2020
Well done for your first feature!!
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Level 67
Jun 1, 2020
Congrats on your first feature!!!
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Level 56
Jun 1, 2020
Congrats on your feature!!
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Level 56
Jun 1, 2020
Congrats on your feature ABC
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Level 75
Jun 1, 2020
Good job on your first feature!
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Level 67
Jun 2, 2020
In 50 years the quiz will be "Non-African Cities in the Top 200"
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Level 47
Sep 9, 2020
That's true!
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Level 55
Jun 4, 2020
Felicits on your first feature!
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Level 60
Jun 14, 2020
I opened the comments to see if I find some answers but no... It's so disappointing

Anyway congratulations on your first feature

(人*´∀`)。*゚+

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Level 62
Jul 15, 2020
Congrats on Feature!
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Level 83
Jul 31, 2020
Missed Ibadan, Bamako, Douala and Kumasi. Brain a little slow this morning.
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Level 67
Jul 31, 2020
Haha Kalbahamut
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Level 63
Jul 31, 2020
I missed Dakar, yaounde, Tunis. My brain just fell off a cliff.
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Level 66
Nov 16, 2021
so many answers
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Level 57
Sep 27, 2020
I missed Ibadan and Kumasi too.
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Level 69
Oct 1, 2021
I missed almost exactly the same thing, minus Bamako, plus Yaoundé.
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Level 58
Jul 31, 2020
Wow this could be pretty hard
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Level 58
Jul 31, 2020
How many have you been to - in my case, six.
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Level 65
Jul 31, 2020
I haven't been anywhere in South America, Africa, Europe, or Oceania.
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Level 67
Aug 1, 2020
really? i have been to all except africa and south america
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Level 60
May 11, 2021
Roses are red, violets are blue, I missed Kumasi, and you did too.
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Level 78
Oct 20, 2023
How do you know?!?!?!
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Level 51
Aug 14, 2023
The fun thing is that this list keeps on growing while Africa booms :)