Àkójọ àwọn agbègbè mẹ̀trópólìs títóbijùlọ ní Áfríkà

Ipo Olúìlú Ori Lede Administrative area
Latest figures from national census authority
Agglomeration[1]
(2010; UN WUP)
Agglomeration[2]
(2010-01-01; citypopulation.de)
1 Cairo  Egypt 7,786,640 (2006)
Governorate
11,001,000 15,200,000
2 Lagos Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 7,937,932 (2006)
The 16 local government areas of Lagos proper
10,578,000 11,800,000
3 Kinshasa  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,528,000 (1998)
Province
8,754,000 8,900,000
4 Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni  Gúúsù Áfríkà 3,888,180 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
3,670,000 7,550,000[3]
5 Khartoum-Umm Durman Àdàkọ:SUD 2,919,773 (1993)
The three principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration
5,172,000 4,975,000
6 Alexandria  Egypt 4,110,015 (2006)
Governorate
4,387,000 4,575,000
7 Abidjan  Côte d'Ivoire 4,210,200 (2002)
Département
4,125,000 4,400,000
8 Casablanca Àdàkọ:MAR 3,631,061 (2004)
Région
3,284,000 3,975,000
9 Cape Town  Gúúsù Áfríkà 3,497,097 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
3,405,000 3,775,000
10 Durban  Gúúsù Áfríkà 3,468,086 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
2,879,000 3,650,000
11 Accra  Ghana 1,659,136 (2000)
District (Accra Metropolitan Area)
2,342,000 3,575,000
12 Nairobi  Kenya 2,845,353 (2006)
Province
3,523,000 3,500,000
13 Kano Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 2,153,225 (2006)
The six local government areas of Kano proper
3,395,000 3,375,000
14 Ibadan Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 1,338,659 (2006)
The five local government areas of Ibadan proper
2,837,000 3,375,000
15 Dar es Salaam  Tanzania 2,487,288 (2002)
Mkoa
3,349,000 3,225,000
16 Algiers  Algeria 2,947,461 (2008)
Wilaya
2,800,000 3,175,000
17 Addis Ababa  Ethiopia 2,738,248 (2007)
Astedader
2,930,000 3,100,000
18 Luanda Àdàkọ:ANG 1,823,282 (2002)
Provincia
4,772,000 3,100,000
19 Dakar Àdàkọ:SEN 2,452,656 (2005)
Région
2,863,000 2,675,000
20 Pretoria  Gúúsù Áfríkà 2,345,908 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality
1,429,000 2,525,000
21 Tunis  Tunisia 989,000 (2006)
Wilaya
767,000 2,325,000
22 Harare Àdàkọ:ZIM 1,903,510 (2002)
Province
1,632,000 2,300,000
23 Douala  Cameroon 1,514,978 (2001)
Wouri département
2,125,000 2,200,000
24 Abuja Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 1,405,201 (2006)
Federal Capital Territory
1,995,000 Not listed
25 Kampala Àdàkọ:UGA 1,337,900 (2005)
District
1,598,000 1,970,000
26 Bamako  Mali 1,215,335 (2005)
District
1,699,000 1,920,000
27 Maputo Àdàkọ:MOZ 1,099,102 (2007)
Province-level city
1,655,000 1,910,000
28 Rabat Àdàkọ:MAR 627,932 (2004)
Préfecture
1,802,000 1,890,000
29 Antananarivo Àdàkọ:MAD 1,879,000 1,860,000
30 Lusaka Àdàkọ:ZAM 1,084,703 (2000)
District
1,451,000 1,830,000
31 Yaoundé  Cameroon 1,248,235 (2001)
Mfoundi département
1,801,000 1,750,000
32 Ouagadougou Bùrkínà Fasò Bùrkínà Fasò 1,475,223 (2006)
Municipality
1,908,000 1,700,000
33 Conakry  Guinea 1,092,936 (1996)
Région
1,653,000 1,690,000
34 Kaduna Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 760,084 (2006)
The two local government areas of Kaduna
1,561,000 1,670,000
35 Kumasi  Ghana 1,171,311 (2000)
District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area)
1,834,000 1,630,000
36 Lubumbashi  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,543,000 1,570,000
37 Mbuji-Mayi  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,488,000 1,520,000
38 Mogadishu  Somalia 1,500,000 1,500,000
39 Brazzaville  Republic of the Congo 1,174,005 (2005)
Province-level city
1,323,000 1,430,000
40 Oran  Algeria 634,112 (1998)
Commune
770,000 1,260,000
41 Benin Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 1,302,000 1,240,000
42 Port Harcourt Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 541,116 (2006)
Local government area
1,104,000 1,230,000
43 Tripoli Àdàkọ:LBA 911,643 (2005)
Municipality
1,108,000 1,210,000
44 Freetown Àdàkọ:SLE 947,122 (2004)
Western Area province
901,000 1,200,000
45 Cotonou  Benin 665,100 (2002)
Commune
844,000 1,150,000
46 Vereeniging  Gúúsù Áfríkà 800,819 (2007)
District municipality
1,143,000 Not listed
47 Fès Àdàkọ:MAR 977,946 (2004)
Préfecture
1,065,000 1,110,000
48 Maiduguri Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 521,492 (2006)
Local government area
970,000 1,100,000
49 Monrovia Àdàkọ:LBR 1,010,970 (2008)
Municipality
827,000 1,080,000
50 Port Elizabeth  Gúúsù Áfríkà 1,050,930 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality (Nelson Mandela Bay)
1,068,000 1,070,000
51 Huambo Àdàkọ:ANG 1,034,000 Not listed
52 Ogbomosho Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 1,032,000 Not listed
53 Zaria Nàìjíríà Nàìjíríà 408,198 (2006)
Local government area
963,000 1,030,000
54 Ndjamena  Chad 829,000 1,020,000



  1. United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects (2009 revision) Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Thomas Brinkoff, The Principal Agglomerations of the World
  3. Includes Ekurhuleni, which is listed separately by the UN with a population of 3,157,000