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Seaside of Egypt's third-largest city and its ancient capital: Alexandria, the largest port in this bicontinental country. East Africa's central business hub and Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Cape Peninsula of Cape Town, Africa's southernmost city and the second largest one in South Africa, also its legislative capital. Kampala is the hub of Uganda.
This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa. Figures are from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, as well as from citypopulation.de . Figures for administrative areas are also given.
Demographics of Africa. Demographics of Africa. Population pyramid of Africa in 2023 based on the United Nations geoscheme for Africa collective grouping. Density. 44 per sq km (2019 est.) Growth rate. 2.5% per annum (2017 est.) Map of Africa indicating Human Development Index (2021). 0.800–0.849.
Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9] With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
In 2019, the population of the city of Johannesburg was 5,635,127, making it the most populous city in South Africa. [9] In the same year, the population of metro Johannesburg's urban agglomeration was put at 8 million. [ 9 ]
Kinshasa's 2024 population was estimated at 17,032,322. [6] It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most populous city in Africa, the world's fourth-most-populous capital city, Africa's third-largest metropolitan area, and the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC.
Accra. Accra (/ əˈkrɑː /; Ga: Ga or Gaga; Twi: Nkran; Ewe: Gɛ; Dagbani: Ankara) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. [2][3] As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km 2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and ...
City Country Population (approximate) [1] Year of approximation Notes Area Image Addis Ababa Ethiopia: 5,704,000 [2] 2008 Capital Horn of Africa: Antananarivo Madagascar: 4,049,000 [3] 2013 [4] Capital Indian Ocean islands: Asmara Eritrea: 1,112,000 [5] 2020 [citation needed] Capital Horn of Africa: Berbera Somaliland: 60753 2005 Horn of Africa ...