Cities and urban areas in East Africa with population over 100,000, sorted by City Population
[Source: UN]



Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.

Further information on rainforests and other reference material is available.

POPULATION data has been updated here

Largest Cities/Urban Areas Tables:
Regional:
Africa [ North Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa ]
Asia [ Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central Asia ]
Europe [ Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Balkans ]
Oceania + Australia
North America [ Central America, Caribbean ]
South America

Countries: Afghanistan | Aland Islands | Albania | Algeria | American Samoa | Andorra | Angola | Anguilla | Antarctica | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Bouvet Island | Brazil | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Brunei Darussalam | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Cayman Islands | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Christmas Island | Cocos Islands | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Cote d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Falkland Islands | Faroe Islands | Fiji | Finland | France | French Guiana | French Polynesia | French Southern Territories | Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Gibraltar | Greece | Greenland | Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guam | Guatemala | Guernsey | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Isle of Man | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Jersey | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macao | Macedonia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Martinique | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mayotte | Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Montserrat | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Niue | Norfolk Island | North Korea | Northern Mariana Islands | Norway | Occupied Palestinian Territory | Oman | Pakistan | Palau | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Pitcairn | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Reunion | Romania | Russian Federation | Rwanda | Saint Barthélemy | Saint Helena | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Martin | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino | Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Korea | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Taiwan | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tokelau | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Turks and Caicos Islands | Tuvalu | U.S. Virgin Islands | Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Vatican City State | Venezuela | Viet Nam | Wallis and Futuna | Western Sahara | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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City Data for All Countries
Country Population Projections 2010, 2015, 2020


Largest Cities in East Africa
CityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area PopulationUrban Area Rank [World]City Pop Rank [World]Urban Area Rank [Africa]City Pop Rank [Africa]
Addis AbabaEthiopia26385002638500132671610
NairobiKenya25108003043100108761312
Dar es SalaamTanzania24561002456100145781813
MogadishuSomalia118310011831003292073831
MombasaKenya7074007074005904017259
DjiboutiDjibouti5247005247007755679279
AsmaraEritrea39250088140047878757101
NakuruKenya3372003372001065941119113
MwanzaTanzania30380030380011521050127122
KisumuKenya27340027340012611173137132
ZanzibarTanzania25610025610013451267143138
EldoretKenya24910024910013751301146141
MorogoroTanzania24790024790013791306148143
HargeysaSomalia23100023100014641404154153
BerberaSomalia21340021340015831534169168
NyeriKenya21300021300015871538170169
MbeyaTanzania21120021120016041557171170
TangaTanzania20890020890016181571173172
Dire DawaEthiopia20870020870016211574174173
KisimayoSomalia20160020160016771636178177
MoshiTanzania19800019800017101671185184
MachakosKenya17950017950018741844211210
MarkaSomalia17310017310019261897215214
DodomaTanzania16710016710019911964226225
ArushaTanzania16560016560020071981229228
NazretEthiopia16180016180020442019234233
TaboraTanzania14580014580022492230263263
IringaTanzania14310014310022862268264264
GondarEthiopia14210014210023042286266266
MeruKenya14090014090023242306267267
GeitaTanzania13960013960023402324270270
MusomaTanzania13900013900023452329271271
MtwaraTanzania13690013690023762360272272
SongeaTanzania13170013170024592443281281
KigomaTanzania12500012500025762560297297
DeseEthiopia12320012320026082592301301
Mek'eleEthiopia12270012270026162600302302
Bahir DarEthiopia12170012170026442628307307
JimmaEthiopia11250011250028322816329329
ShinyangaTanzania10830010830029452930342342
KorogweTanzania10790010790029582943345345