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This is a list of the densest neighborhoods (sometimes also known as, urban subdivisions or urban districts) with over 30,000 inhabitants per square kilometre (78,000/sq mi) in the world with an area of at least 1 km2. Most are districts of large cities and may vary significantly in regional importance. Note this list is not exhaustive as data is hard to come by for many places on earth.
List
[edit]Subdivision | City | Country | Inhabitants per km2 |
Population | Area (km2) |
Notes |
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Imbaba | Giza | Egypt | 177,038 | 1,465,875 | 8.28 | |
Lalbagh Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 168,151 | 369,933 | 2.2 | [1] |
Ajeromi-Ifelodun | Lagos | Nigeria | 150,689 | 2,094,583 | 13.90 | [2] |
Mushin | Lagos | Nigeria | 137,263 | 1,928,542 | 14.05 | [2] |
Lagos Island | Lagos | Nigeria | 135,509 | 1,254,812 | 9.26 | [2] |
Chowk Bazaar | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 130,122 | 156,147 | 1.2 | [1] |
Zaveri Bazar | Mumbai | India | 114,001 | 202,922 | 1.8 | [3] |
St. Anthony Parish | Macau | China | 111,636 | 122,800 | 1.1 | [4] |
Karanj | Surat | India | 107,288 | 198,482 | 1.85 | [5] |
Shomolu | Lagos | Nigeria | 102,466 | 1,496,003 | 14.60 | [2] |
Dhaka Kotwali Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 101,693 | 210,504 | 2.07 | [6] |
Agege | Lagos | Nigeria | 88,682 | 1,507,591 | 17.00 | [2] |
Zafer, Bahçelievler | Istanbul | Turkey | 78,772 | 85,464 | 1.1 | [7] |
San Andres Bukid | Manila | Philippines | 76,400 | 128,499 | 1.6802 | |
Sutrapur Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 70,202 | 307,483 | 4.38 | [6] |
Tondo District | Manila | Philippines | 69,297 | 630,604 | 9.1 | [8] |
Surulere | Lagos | Nigeria | 68,751 | 1,859,727 | 27.05 | [2] |
50. Yıl | Istanbul | Turkey | 68,662 | 75,528 | 1.1 | [7] |
Hillbrow | Johannesburg | South Africa | 68,418 | 74,131 | 1.08 | [9] |
Limbayat | Surat | India | 67,769 | 91,488 | 1.35 | [5] |
Bijam | Shubra El Kheima | Egypt | 65,622 | 435,076 | 6.63 | |
West Point | Monrovia | Liberia | 65,000 | 34,605 | .53 | [10] |
Dadar | Mumbai | India | 64,168 | 582,007 | 9.1 | [3] |
Eastleigh South, Kiambiu | Nairobi | Kenya | 63,777 | 66,264 | 1.04 | [11] |
Yorkville | New York City | United States | 60,349 | 77,942 | 1.29 | [12] |
Byculla | Mumbai | India | 59,505 | 440,335 | 7.4 | [3] |
Sagrampura | Surat | India | 59,020 | 77,316 | 1.31 | [5] |
Kayole | Nairobi | Kenya | 58,655 | 140,321 | 2.39 | [11] |
Şirinevler | Istanbul | Turkey | 58,354 | 64,189 | 1.1 | [7] |
Grant Road | Mumbai | India | 57,744 | 382,841 | 6.6 | [3] |
Sultangazi | Istanbul | Turkey | 53,457 | 534,565 | 10 | [13] |
Karadeniz | Istanbul | Turkey | 52,339 | 73,274 | 1.4 | [7] |
Fulpada | Surat | India | 52,146 | 169,476 | 3.25 | [5] |
Kwun Tong District | Hong Kong | China | 51,104 | 562,427 | 11.27 | [14] |
Fındıklı | Istanbul | Turkey | 50,993 | 61,192 | 1.2 | [7] |
Patio Bonito | Bogota | Colombia | 50,168 | 159,033 | 3.17 | [15] |
Demirkapı | Istanbul | Turkey | 49,948 | 54,943 | 1.1 | [7] |
Kanarya | Istanbul | Turkey | 49,631 | 69,484 | 1.4 | [7] |
La Sagrada Família | Barcelona | Spain | 49,040 | 51,539 | 1.05 | [16] |
Kurla | Mumbai | India | 49,006 | 778,218 | 15.9 | [3] |
Mehmet Akif, Küçükçekmece | Istanbul | Turkey | 48,913 | 53,804 | 1.1 | [7] |
Malé Island | Malé | Maldives | 47,870 | 103,693 | 1.952 | [17] |
Motijheel Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 47,692 | 307,483 | 4.69 | [6] |
İstiklal, Ümraniye | Istanbul | Turkey | 47,503 | 47,503 | 1 | [7] |
Our Lady Fatima Parish | Macau | China | 47,000 | 126,000 | 2.7 | |
Lagos Mainland | Lagos | Nigeria | 46,820 | 918,609 | 19.62 | [2] |
Wong Tai Sin District | Hong Kong | China | 46,197 | 444,630 | 9.3 | [14] |
Elphinstone | Mumbai | India | 45,793 | 457,931 | 10.0 | [3] |
District 11 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 45,241 | 232,536 | 5.0 | [18] |
Centro Habana | Havana | Cuba | 44,560 | 152,395 | 3.42 | [19] |
Dandora 'B' | Nairobi | Kenya | 43,918 | 85,569 | 1.95 | [11] |
District 4 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 43,842 | 183,261 | 4.0 | [18] |
La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | Barcelona | Spain | 43,490 | 58,180 | 1.34 | [16] |
Huangpu District | Shanghai | China | 43,425 | 538,900 | 12.41 | [20] |
El Raval | Barcelona | Spain | 43,340 | 47,608 | 1.10 | [16] |
Yau Tsim Mong District | Hong Kong | China | 43,168 | 282,020 | 6.99 | [14] |
Karachi Central | Karachi | Pakistan | 43,000 | 2,972,639 | 69 | |
Khar | Mumbai | India | 42,929 | 580,835 | 13.5 | [3] |
San Francisco | Bogota | Colombia | 42,523 | 76,117 | 1.79 | [15] |
Manhattan Community Board 7 | New York City | United States | 42,387 | 207,699 | 4.90 | |
Tandale | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 42,314 | 44,853 | 1.06 | [21][22] |
Manhattan Community Board 8 | New York City | United States | 42,312 | 217,063 | 5.13 | |
Gran Britalia | Bogota | Colombia | 42,119 | 75,814 | 1.8 | [15] |
Kowloon City | Hong Kong | China | 41,999 | 418,732 | 9.97 | [23] |
La Villette | Paris | France | 41,718 | 53,650 | 1.29 | [24] |
Malad | Mumbai | India | 41,651 | 796,775 | 19.1 | [3] |
Güngören | Istanbul | Turkey | 41,349 | 289,441 | 7 | [13] |
Yonghe District | New Taipei | Taiwan | 41,139 | 235,059 | 5.71 | |
Anjana | Surat | India | 41,108 | 78,344 | 1.91 | [5] |
Gaziosmanpaşa | Istanbul | Turkey | 40,997 | 491,962 | 12 | [13] |
Cumhuriyet, Küçükçekmece | Istanbul | Turkey | 40,882 | 53,147 | 1.3 | [7] |
District 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 40,785 | 174,154 | 4.0 | [18] |
District 10 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 40,638 | 232,450 | 6.0 | [18] |
Roquette | Paris | France | 40,546 | 47,520 | 1.17 | [24] |
Nanpura | Surat | India | 40,429 | 51,749 | 1.28 | [5] |
Matunga | Mumbai | India | 40,400 | 524,393 | 13.0 | [3] |
Katargam Gotalawadi | Surat | India | 40,057 | 70,500 | 1.76 | [5] |
Güneşli | Istanbul | Turkey | 39,967 | 47,960 | 1.2 | [7] |
11th arrondissement | Paris | France | 39,567 | 145,208 | 3.67 | [25] |
Chittagong Kotwali Thana | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 39,566 | 246,893 | 6.24 | |
Oshodi-Isolo | Lagos | Nigeria | 39,440 | 1,655,691 | 41.98 | [2] |
Bosa Occidental | Bogota | Colombia | 39,424 | 169,523 | 4.3 | [15] |
Sham Shui Po | Hong Kong | China | 39,262 | 353,550 | 9.35 | [14] |
Clignancourt | Paris | France | 39,243 | 64,868 | 1.65 | [24] |
Manzese | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 38,914 | 66,543 | 1.71 | [21][22] |
Dong Da | Hanoi | Vietnam | 38,896 | 387,400 | 9.96 | [26] |
İnönü, Küçükçekmece | Istanbul | Turkey | 38,849 | 73,813 | 1.9 | [7] |
District 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 38,403 | 188,945 | 5.0 | [18] |
Yunus Emre, Sultangazi | Istanbul | Turkey | 38,324 | 49,821 | 1.3 | [7] |
Gümüşpala | Istanbul | Turkey | 38,254 | 42,079 | 1.1 | [7] |
La Vila de Gràcia | Barcelona | Spain | 38,210 | 50,662 | 1.33 | [16] |
Minuto de Dios | Bogota | Colombia | 38,023 | 141,825 | 3.73 | [15] |
El Rincón | Bogota | Colombia | 37,749 | 268,018 | 7.1 | [15] |
Bronx Community Board 5 | New York City | United States | 37,736 | 136,982 | 3.63 | [27] |
Sants | Barcelona | Spain | 37,460 | 41,127 | 1.10 | [16] |
Makurumla | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 37,200 | 53,568 | 1.44 | [21] |
Kocasinan | Istanbul | Turkey | 37,041 | 74,081 | 2 | [7] |
100. Yıl | Istanbul | Turkey | 37,018 | 48,123 | 1.3 | [7] |
Manhattan Community Board 3 | New York City | United States | 36,054 | 164,407 | 4.56 | |
Süvari | Ankara | Turkey | 35,972 | 35,972 | 1 | [28] |
Bahçelievler | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,945 | 611,059 | 17 | [13] |
Phu Nhuan District | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 35,897 | 175,175 | 5.0 | [18] |
Kariobangi North | Nairobi | Kenya | 35,778 | 39,342 | 1.10 | [11] |
Yıldırım | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,543 | 53,315 | 1.5 | [7] |
Esentepe, Sultangazi | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,444 | 63,799 | 1.8 | [7] |
District 6 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 35,254 | 253,474 | 7.0 | [18] |
Grandes-Carrières | Paris | France | 35,232 | 67,152 | 1.91 | [24] |
Armağanevler | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,010 | 38,511 | 1.1 | [7] |
Recoleta | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 34,959 | 188,780 | 5.4 | |
El Carmel | Barcelona | Spain | 34,812 | 32,724 | 0.94 | [29] |
San Lorenzo | Naples | Italy | 34,701 | 49,275 | 1.42 | [30] |
Balvanera | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 34,590 | 152,198 | 4.4 | |
L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample | Barcelona | Spain | 34,254 | 42,284 | 1.23 | [16] |
Hoan Kiem | Hanoi | Vietnam | 34,159 | 180,700 | 5.29 | [26] |
Almagro | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 33,966 | 138,942 | 4.1 | |
Picpus | Paris | France | 33,788 | 62,947 | 1.86 | [24] |
Hongkou District | Shanghai | China | 33,267 | 781,100 | 23.48 | [20] |
Eastern District | Hong Kong | China | 33,004 | 616,199 | 18.7 | [14] |
Saiyadpura | Surat | India | 32,650 | 55,179 | 1.69 | [5] |
20th arrondissement | Paris | France | 32,607 | 194,994 | 5.98 | [25] |
Les Corts | Barcelona | Spain | 32,570 | 46,009 | 1.41 | [16] |
Umoja 'II' | Nairobi | Kenya | 32,473 | 101,477 | 3.13 | [11] |
Mohammadpur Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 32,439 | 241,343 | 7.44 | |
Bağcılar | Istanbul | Turkey | 32,397 | 745,125 | 23 | [13] |
Épinettes | Paris | France | 32,186 | 44,352 | 1.38 | [24] |
Malazgirt, Sincan | Ankara | Turkey | 35,289 | 32,081 | 1.1 | [28] |
Grenelle | Paris | France | 32,078 | 47,411 | 1.48 | [24] |
Plaisance | Paris | France | 32,061 | 57,229 | 1.78 | [24] |
18th arrondissement | Paris | France | 32,024 | 192,468 | 6.01 | [25] |
Xuanwu District | Beijing | China | 31,879 | 526,000 | 16.50 | |
Altıntepe | Istanbul | Turkey | 31,411 | 31,411 | 1 | [7] |
Sant Andreu | Barcelona | Spain | 31,061 | 57,183 | 1.84 | [16] |
Chamberí | Madrid | Spain | 31,029 | 145,934 | 4.69 | |
Atapark | Ankara | Turkey | 30,964 | 49,542 | 1.6 | [28] |
Selçuklu | Ankara | Turkey | 30,775 | 33,853 | 1.1 | [28] |
Plevne | Ankara | Turkey | 30,647 | 30,647 | 1 | [28] |
Bayrampaşa | Istanbul | Turkey | 30,526 | 274,735 | 9 | [13] |
Gatina | Nairobi | Kenya | 30,411 | 45,872 | 1.51 | [11] |
Gençosman | Istanbul | Turkey | 30,473 | 39,615 | 1.3 | [7] |
Zyablikovo | Moscow | Russia | 30,394 | 133,096 | 4.38 | |
Amérique | Paris | France | 30,155 | 55,365 | 1.84 | [24] |
Combat | Paris | France | 30,107 | 38,988 | 1.29 | [24] |
Mwiki | Ruiru | Kenya | 30,107 | 44,760 | 1.49 | [11] |
Charonne | Paris | France | 30,082 | 62,901 | 2.09 | [24] |
Novokosino | Moscow | Russia | 30,056 | 108,204 | 3.60 | |
Talatpaşa, Kağıthane | Istanbul | Turkey | 30,008 | 33,009 | 1.1 | [7] |
See also
[edit]- List of cities proper by population density
- List of countries and dependencies by population density
- Kowloon Walled City – the now-razed extremely dense "fortress city" district in Hong Kong.
- Begich Towers – a 1956 condo, housing most of the town of Whittier, Alaska.
Notes
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References
[edit]- ^ a b [1] Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2012-01-19
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mumbai Wards & Districts: Population & Density by Sector 2001". Demographia. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ Preliminary Results of the 2011 Population Census. Retrieved on 2012-01-21
- ^ a b c d e f g h Surat Municipal Corporation – Wardwise Area, Population & Density (1901 to 2001) Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c TABLE S04: SELECTED STATISTICS BY THANA, 1991 (ENUMERATED) data from census 1991
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Population taken from Area taken from
- ^ 2007 Census of Population Census Bureau of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 June 2009
- ^ "Census 2011: Sub Place: Hillbrow". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ "THE MASTER PLAN STUDY ON URBAN FACILITIES RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN MONROVIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f g Kenya Open Data; Census Volume 1 Question 1 Population, Households and Density by Sublocations – 2009 Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2012-01-19.
- ^ Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010, Population Division – New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed May 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Population taken from Area taken from
- ^ a b c d e 2001 census, December 2004 land survey.
- ^ a b c d e f Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá. Secretaría Distrital de Planeación. Subsecretaría de Información y Estudios Estratégicos., "Análisis Demográfico y Proyecciones Poblacionales de Bogotá," March 2018. [Online]. Available: http://www.sdp.gov.co/sites/default/files/4-DOCUMENTO-TECNICO-DE-SOPORTE/Analisis%20Demografico%20y%20Proyecciones%20Poblacionales%20de%20Bogota.pdf. [Accessed 26 June 2019].
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ajuntament de Barcelona, "Superfície i densitat dels districtes i barris. 2017," [Online]. Available: http://www.bcn.cat/estadistica/catala/dades/anuari/cap01/C0101050.htm. [Accessed 21 June 2019].
- ^ "Male'". Isles: The Provincial Information Management System. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g Population and population density in 2010 by district (pdf)
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas, Cuba; La Habana (pdf) Population and area 2009-12-31. Retrieved on 2010-09-06.
- ^ a b "Population And Population Density (year-end of 2008)". Shanghai Municipal Government. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ a b c National Bureau of Statistics, Tanzania; 2002 Population and Housing Census – Village Statistics Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
- ^ a b International Livestock Research Institute, GIS Services, Tanzania Wards Archived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Data from downloadable shapefile map. Retrieved on 2010-05-17, by using ArcExplorer.
- ^ 2016 census, December 2004 land survey.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme, "Paris 1954–1999. Données statistiques. Population, logement, emploi. Paris et arrondissements," September 2005. [Online]. Available: https://www.apur.org/fr/nos-travaux/paris-1954-1999-donnees-statistiques-population-logement-emploi-paris-arrondissements. [Accessed 27 August 2019].
- ^ a b c "Populations légales 2019. 75 – Paris" (PDF). INSEE. 2022-01-12.
- ^ a b [2] Hanoi Districts
- ^ New York City Department of City Planning. "Bronx Community District 5 Summary Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Population taken from Area taken from
- ^ ""Padró municipal de Barcelona"". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Naples population data 2001 census". Retrieved 2010-01-12.
Barangays
[edit]At least a dozen barangays have population densities over 200,000 people per square km, which are very small sections or neighborhoods (not city districts) within Manila, with the highest that of Barangay 717 at 277,007.3 people per square km.
References
[edit]- PRC data from census in ?2000 (and from census in ?2001) plus December 2004 land survey where footnoted.
- Philippines data from census in 2000.
- Spanish data from census in 2006.
- US data from census in 2000.
- ROC (Taiwan) data from census in 2005.
- French data from census in 1999.