Selected cities in the world with 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants in 2005

Rank Population City Alternative city name(s) Country 19,960 Dobruš Belarus 19,958 Meerssen Netherlands 19,948 Failsworth England 19,946 Vianen Netherlands 19,940 Öndörhaan Mongolia 19,935 Lambaréné Gabon 19,932 Prestea Ghana 19,927 Bel Air Mauritius 19,902 Senta Serbia 19,898 Chodziez Poland 19,898 Tena Ecuador 19,878 Antsohihy Madagascar 19,874 Arivonimamo Madagascar 19,869 Temerin Serbia 19,862 Aplahoue Benin 19,852 Cova da Piedade Portugal 19,844 Rajevskij Russia 19,833 Tanguieta Benin 19,830 Sainte-Rose Guadeloupe 19,829 Moshupa Botswana 19,822 Sabanitas Panama 19,813 Atherton England 19,806 Ghadamis Libya 19,799 At-Tur Egypt 19,793 Heredia Costa Rica 19,778 Orodara Burkina Faso 19,764 Priboj Serbia 19,759 Knjaževac Serbia 19,735 Cotoca Bolivia 19,734 El Guabo Ecuador 19,734 Nybro Sweden 19,734 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe 19,730 Magaria Niger 19,711 Wewak Papua New Guinea 19,699 Frankfort South Africa 19,681 As-Sa'id 'Ataq Yemen 19,676 Rundu Nambia 19,663 Naklo nad Notecia Poland 19,648 Cosquín Argentina 19,634 Bierun Poland 19,608 Levin New Zealand 19,602 Ljusdal Sweden 19,596 Armidale Australia 19,585 Barú Puerto Armuelles Panama 19,539 Arvajhèèr Mongolia 19,523 Cañas Costa Rica 19,508 Alto do Seixalinho Portugal 19,480 Puerto San José San José Guatemala 19,476 Mountain Ash / Abercynon Wales 19,476 Savanna-la-Mar Jamaica 19,470 Esquipulas Guatemala 19,443 Apatin Serbia 19,429 Sébikhotane Senegal 19,425 Žiar nad Hronom Slovakia 19,420 Pyskowice Poland 19,390 Ptuj Slovenia 19,367 Pakwack Uganda 19,362 Kula Serbia 19,344 Dunkwa Ghana 19,344 Jakobstad Pietarsaari Finland 19,337 San Borja Bolivia 19,314 Kozienice Poland 19,309 Simrishamn Sweden 19,307 Žatec Czech Republic 19,292 Salaspils Latvia 19,288 Pô Burkina Faso 19,276 Kara-Suu Kyrgyzstan 19,272 Mateare Nicaragua 19,271 Wetzikon Switzerland 19,270 Bitkine Chad 19,263 Aglangia Eylenja Cyprus 19,262 Wädenswil Switzerland 19,238 Ochamchira Georgia 19,230 Voi Kenya 19,221 Meyrin Switzerland 19,216 Cayey Puerto Rico 19,205 Lumphat Cambodia 19,178 Siaya Kenya 19,176 Tillabéri Niger 19,126 Adelaide Australia 19,121 Río Segundo Argentina 19,113 Lodwar Kenya 19,111 Los Palos East Timor 19,098 Pedernales Ecuador 19,089 Patzún Guatemala 19,089 Sibiti Congo 19,040 Antrim Northern Ireland 19,030 Lezhë Albania 19,020 Sligeach Sligo Ireland 19,017 Tukums Latvia 19,008 Hallein Austria 18,981 Barrial Ulloa Costa Rica 18,979 Gällivare Sweden 18,965 Kimbe Papua New Guinea 18,954 Alloa Scotland 18,943 Pljevlja Montenegro 18,923 Geraldton Australia 18,922 Vogan Togo 18,916 Qormi Malta 18,907 Barreiro Portugal 18,897 Stanley England 18,890 Koungou Mayotte 18,889 Teseney Tessenei Eritrea 18,884 Diré Mali 18,857 Metapán El Salvador 18,850 Atuntaqui Ecuador 18,846 Kolokani Mali 18,845 Mohács Hungary 18,839 Bandiagara Mali 18,792 Asayita Ethiopia 18,788 Whakatane New Zealand 18,786 Mao Chad 18,775 Siquirres Costa Rica 18,754 Kato Polemidhia Cyprus 18,735 Reinach Switzerland 18,733 Byhau Itá Belarus 18,733 Itá Paraguay 18,718 Bonou-Toaga Tougan Burkina Faso 18,718 Mezotúr Hungary 18,712 Marneuli Georgia 18,710 Carouge Switzerland 18,702 Stepanavan Armenia 18,698 Kérouané Guinea 18,683 La Guaira Venezuela 18,663 Bulgan Mongolia 18,660 Kahangara Magu Tanzania 18,656 Massaguet Chad 18,639 Goroka Papua New Guinea 18,637 Tchibanga Gabon 18,630 Cesis Latvia 18,603 Karoi Zimbabwe 18,601 Point Fortin Trinidad and Tobago 18,573 Tórshavn Faeroe Islands 18,567 Pale Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,553 Morne-à-l'Eau Guadeloupe 18,547 Cluses France 18,502 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe 18,497 Kilinochchi Sri Lanka 18,483 Kedougou Senegal 18,482 Soudoud Mauritania 18,477 Differdange Luxembourg 18,453 San Andrés Itzapa Guatemala 18,448 Almada Portugal 18,439 Augusta United States of America 18,424 Sélibaby Mauritania 18,423 Dourbali Chad 18,416 Mosta Malta 18,407 Ntungamo Uganda 18,399 Flores Guatemala 18,384 Nguékokh Senegal 18,350 Villamontes Bolivia 18,342 Wettingen Switzerland 18,315 Ballycummin Ireland 18,301 Fushë e Kosovës Kosovo Polje Kosovo 18,266 Allschwil Switzerland 18,256 Progreso Uruguay 18,244 Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Tiquisate Guatemala 18,227 Amparai Sri Lanka 18,227 Goražde Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,205 Csongrád Hungary 18,205 Ihosy Madagascar 18,166 Al-Mahabishah Yemen 18,165 Nurak Tajikistan 18,146 Lamu Kenya 18,139 Falesti Moldova 18,135 Ebbw Vale Wales 18,129 Ribe Denmark 18,123 Mossendjo Congo 18,109 Kobuleti Georgia 18,101 Camarate Portugal 18,097 Carmelo Uruguay 18,093 Chkalov Tajikistan 18,077 Tonota Botswana 18,076 Ringkøbing Denmark 18,058 Templeogue Ireland 18,055 Mubende Uganda 18,036 Dudelange Luxembourg 18,011 Hîncesti Moldova 18,007 Suhëreke Suva Reka Kosovo 18,005 Druskininkai Lithuania 18,002 Santa Lucia Uruguay 17,988 Jwaneng Botswana 17,985 Edinet Yedintsy Moldova 17,948 Ifanadiana Madagascar 17,914 Villa Germán Bush Yapacaní Bolivia 17,900 Letlhakane Botswana 17,890 Horgen Switzerland 17,879 Gourcy Burkina Faso 17,875 Kegalla Sri Lanka 17,859 Hinche Haiti 17,850 Léré Chad 17,850 Pailin Cambodia 17,839 Bayhan al-Qisab Yemen 17,830 Maesteg Wales 17,829 Same Tanzania 17,824 Al-Khasab Oman 17,823 Jocotenango Guatemala 17,822 Nsanje Malawi 17,802 Anjozorobe Madagascar 17,796 Ilam Nepal 17,796 Sotouboua Togo 17,771 Dunqulah Sudan 17,770 Ozurgeti Georgia 17,741 Beroroha Madagascar 17,738 Aue Germany 17,729 Andilamena Madagascar 17,725 Dajabón Dominican Republic 17,702 Voum Legleite Mauritania 17,701 Bobonong Botswana 17,667 Rathfarnham Ireland 17,640 Candelaria Puerto Rico 17,613 Palanga Lithuania 17,595 A Rapperswil-Jona-Rüti Jona Switzerland 17,584 Rusape Zimbabwe 17,567 Fenoarivo Madagascar 17,558 Sillamäe Estonia 17,552 Nailsea England 17,546 Struga Macedonia 17,538 La Concepción Panama 17,531 San Pedro Sacatepéquez Guatemala 17,526 New Amsterdam Guyana 17,505 Aguadulce Panama 17,480 El Estor Guatemala 17,470 Diapaga Burkina Faso 17,460 Bijelo Polje Montenegro 17,459 Fort Liberté Haiti 17,458 Skegness England 17,450 Béoumi Côte d'Ivoire 17,406 Pedro Carbo Ecuador 17,369 Matameye Niger 17,366 Nguigmi Niger 17,342 Achalciche Georgia 17,332 Forécariah Guinea 17,325 Ardahan Turkey 17,291 Mwingi Kenya 17,282 Gossau Switzerland 17,277 Corinto Nicaragua 17,267 Sensuntepeque El Salvador 17,262 Altaj Mongolia 17,260 Sisian Armenia 17,256 Kerugoya Kutus Kenya 17,188 Al-Kuwayt Kuwait 17,188 Kuwait Kuwait 17,175 Minga Guazú Paraguay 17,144 Kapenguria Kenya 17,143 Gobabis Nambia 17,140 Tutume Botswana 17,119 Kloten Switzerland 17,118 Renens Switzerland 17,091 San Nicolas Aruba 17,086 Yellowknife Canada 17,072 Pout Senegal 17,063 Big Bend Swaziland 17,060 Bellinzona Switzerland 17,053 Maardu Estonia 17,051 Clonmel Cluain Meala Ireland 17,049 Minster England 17,041 Illéla Niger 17,033 Mata de Plátano Costa Rica 17,025 Bella Unión Uruguay 16,996 Liwonde Malawi 16,943 Cècèrlèg Mongolia 16,923 Buwenge Uganda 16,908 Villa Hayes Paraguay 16,906 Mashava Mine Zimbabwe 16,886 Lukaya Uganda 16,886 Santo Tomás Nicaragua 16,855 Kyabé Chad 16,825 Centre de Flacq Mauritius 16,821 Wil Switzerland 16,817 Kreuzlingen Switzerland 16,809 El Kseïba Legceïba Mauritania 16,807 Scarborough St. Andrew Trinidad and Tobago 16,804 Boû Ctaïla Boû Steïlé Mauritania 16,794 Ma'rib Yemen 16,754 Rio Branco Uruguay 16,752 Bideford England 16,749 Kotido Uganda 16,734 Solin Croatia 16,729 Kabwohe-Itendero Uganda 16,719 Muttenz Switzerland 16,717 Rakvere Estonia 16,701 St. Peter Port Guernsey 16,699 Radoviš Macedonia 16,693 Vinto Bolivia 16,680 San Rafael Costa Rica 16,666 Cchaltubo Georgia 16,665 Durlesti Moldova 16,630 Gevgelija Macedonia 16,616 Onex Switzerland 16,592 Nyon Switzerland 16,560 Torit Sudan 16,556 Vulcanesti Moldova 16,532 Banamba Mali 16,503 Tânout Niger 16,467 Leixlip Ireland 16,466 Mailuu-Suu Majli-Saj Kyrgyzstan 16,458 San José Pinula Guatemala 16,453 San Juan Sacatepéquez Guatemala 16,446 Mahébourg Mauritius 16,436 Stillorgan Ireland 16,415 Elbeuf France 16,407 Baden Switzerland 16,406 Ashburton New Zealand 16,405 Rokiškis Lithuania 16,405 Yumbe Uganda 16,381 Tabou Côte d'Ivoire 16,375 Bénoy Chad 16,344 Bundibugyo Uganda 16,340 Braunau am Inn Austria 16,316 Littau Switzerland 16,314 Olten Switzerland 16,313 Perth Australia 16,313 Young Uruguay 16,310 Djénné Mali 16,297 Spittal an der Drau Austria 16,275 Ballincollig Ireland 16,262 Thila Yemen 16,260 Pully Switzerland 16,254 Chalatenango El Salvador 16,246 Az-Zaydiyah Yemen 16,246 Cayo San Ignacio, Sta. Elena Belize 16,228 Nebaj Guatemala 16,221 Akureyrí Iceland 16,199 Buckhaven Scotland 16,185 Trbovlje Slovenia 16,184 San Diego Costa Rica 16,172 Giffnock Scotland 16,165 Dundrum Ireland 16,161 Tubas Palestine 16,138 Ol Kalou Kenya 16,127 Sangrave Mauritania 16,118 Zuunmod Mongolia 16,105 Thalwil Switzerland 16,104 Calarasi Moldova 16,078 Macas Morona Ecuador 16,076 Kochkor-Ata Kyrgyzstan 16,051 Grenchen Switzerland 16,051 Massakory Chad 16,047 Montecristi Ecuador 16,038 Artik Armenia 16,031 Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines 16,016 Lelydorp Suriname 16,005 Cakovec Croatia 16,001 Kitui Kenya 15,982 Traiskirchen Austria 15,975 Travnik Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,968 Nisporeni Moldova 15,965 Adliswil Switzerland 15,951 St. Pierre Mauritius 15,943 Toktogul Kyrgyzstan 15,939 Kara-Kul Kyrgyzstan 15,933 Veracruz Panama 15,906 Manatí Puerto Rico 15,878 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer Austria 15,858 Gargždai Lithuania 15,826 Moussoro Chad 15,807 Kufstein Austria 15,788 Saint-Omer France 15,786 Regensdorf Switzerland 15,781 Chipinge Zimbabwe 15,771 Lüderitz Nambia 15,727 Samobor Croatia 15,722 Aguadilla Puerto Rico 15,720 San Lorenzo Ecuador 15,708 Bori Benin 15,706 Dolores Uruguay 15,641 Portalegre Portugal 15,612 Koulamoutou Gabon 15,609 Keetmanshoop Nambia 15,602 Vevey Switzerland 15,593 Ikalamavony Madagascar 15,583 Viana do Castelo Portugal 15,569 Mudiyah Yemen 15,546 La Falda Argentina 15,544 Punata Bolivia 15,527 Mékhé Senegal 15,514 Patzicía Guatemala 15,462 Herisau Switzerland 15,452 Zabbar Malta 15,445 Tsaratanana Madagascar 15,440 St Neots England 15,421 Guazapa El Salvador 15,415 Monthey Switzerland 15,387 Sorø Denmark 15,371 Bealanana Madagascar 15,370 Schwechat Austria 15,339 Bokoro Chad 15,333 Khamr Yemen 15,332 Taraclia Moldova 15,314 San Pedro Ayampuc Guatemala 15,310 Néma Mauritania 15,306 Matam Senegal 15,288 Siliana Silianah Tunisia 15,280 Alotenango Guatemala 15,280 Béré Chad 15,266 Cimislia Moldova 15,261 Santiago Sacatepéquez Guatemala 15,254 Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala 15,211 Aleg Mauritania 15,200 Ouro Sogui Senegal 15,183 Sveti Nikole Macedonia 15,173 El Torno Bolivia 15,154 Illnau-Effretikon Switzerland 15,147 Ballinteer Ireland 15,143 Rumphi Malawi 15,139 Kuressaare Estonia 15,131 Sukuta Gambia 15,125 Ndali Benin 15,123 Virovitica Croatia 15,099 Balaka Malawi 15,095 Santa María de Jesús Guatemala 15,091 Geylegphug Samdrup Jongkhar Bhutan 15,075 Ternitz Austria 15,071 Ansfelden Austria 15,061 Gunjur Gambia 15,055 Biržai Lithuania 15,054 Cambridge New Zealand 15,048 Malahide Ireland 15,039 Nioro du Rip Senegal 15,036 Monte Plata Dominican Republic 15,034 Aarau Switzerland 15,030 Solothurn Switzerland 15,028 Poptún Guatemala 15,016 Hays Yemen