Sunday, November 4, 2012

Fastest growing cities

These are cities with population of 750,000 or more, that are growing at a rate of 2.50% or more annually, during the years 2010-2015.  There are no cities from the US, Europe or India on this list
  1. Yamoussoukro, Cote D'Ivoire 7.27
  2. Ougadougou, Burkina Faso 6.52
  3. Lilongwe, Malawi 5.08
  4. Blantyre-Limbe, Malawi 5.06
  5. Abuja, Nigeria 5.01
  6. Huambo, Angola 4.64
  7. Luanda, Angola 4.62
  8. Jinjiang, China 4.61
  9. Sana'a, Yemen 4.51
  10. Hanoi, Vietnam 4.45
  11. Kathmandu, Nepal 4.44
  12. Vientiane, Laos 4.39
  13. Niamey, Niger 4.35
  14. Kampala, Uganga 4.31
  15. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 4.30
  16. Kabul, Afghanistan 4.26
  17. Kananga, DR Congo 4.26
  18. Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo 4.22
  19. Kisangani, DR Congo 4.19
  20. Lubumbashi, DR Congo 4.15
  21. Bamako, Mali 4.11
  22. Lomé, Togo 4.00
  23. Nairobi, Kenya 4.00
  24. Kinshasa, DR Congo 3.96
  25. Mombasa, Kenya 3.86
  26. Conakry, Guinea 3.84
  27. Matola, Mozambique 3.84
  28. Kigali, Rwanda 3.84
  29. Yinchuan, China 3.76
  30. Klang, Malaysia 3.75
  31. Maputo, Mozambique 3.73
  32. Lufeng, China 3.70
  33. Cotonou, Benin 3.69
  34. Hohhot, China 3.66
  35. Xiamen, China 3.59
  36. Mogadishu, Somalia 3.59
  37. Zhongshan, China 3.57
  38. Xuzhou, China 3.56
  39. Huaibei, China 3.52
  40. Zunyi, China 3.52
  41. Handan, China 3.50
  42. Yangzhou, China 3.50
  43. Antananarivo, Madagascar 3.47
  44. Da Nang, Vietnam 3.47
  45. Dongying, China 3.37
  46. Huludao, China 3.36
  47. Sulaimaniya, Iraq 3.34
  48. Hamah, Syria 3.34
  49. Xining, China 3.31
  50. Johore Bharu, Malaysia 3.25
  51. Lagos, Nigeria 3.22
  52. Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China 3.19
  53. Wenzhou, China 3.19
  54. Benin City, Nigeria 3.13
  55. Khartoum, Sudan 3.12
  56. Yaounde, Cameroon 3.11
  57. Taizhou, Jiangsu, China 3.10
  58. Kumasi, Ghana 3.08
  59. Douala, Cameroon 3.07
  60. Aba, Nigeria 3.04
  61. Wuhu, Anhui, China 3.04
  62. Jos, Nigeria 3.04
  63. Ogbomosho, Nigeria 3.04
  64. Ilorin, Nigeria 3.03
  65. Puning, China 3.02
  66. Zaria, Nigeria 3.02
  67. Accra, Ghana 3.01
  68. Santa Cruz, Bolivia 3.01
  69. Maiduguri, Nigeria 3.01
  70. Daqing, China 3.00
  71. Port Harcourt, Nigeria 3.00
  72. Freetown, Sierra Leone 2.99
  73. Jiaozuo, China 2.99
  74. Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire 2.98
  75. Kaduna, Nigeria 2.97
  76. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 2.97
  77. Quanzhou, China 2.95
  78. Mosul, Iraq 2.94
  79. N'Djamena, Chad 2.93
  80. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2.93
  81. Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2.93
  82. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 2.92
  83. Hims (Homs), Syria 2.91
  84. Kano, Nigeria 2.89
  85. Dakar, Senegal 2.89
  86. Ibadan, Nigeria 2.88
  87. Rahshahi, Bangladesh 2.86
  88. Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2.86
  89. Ürümqi (Wulumqi), China 2.86
  90. Islamabad, Pakistan 2.83
  91. Quetta, Pakistan 2.82
  92. Hengyang, China 2.79
  93. Khulna, Bangladesh 2.78
  94. Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2.77
  95. Lusaka, Zambia 2.77
  96. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2.77
  97. Fuzhou, Fujian 2.77
  98. Irbil, Iraq 2.74
  99. Peshawar, Pakistan 2.74
  100. Hyderabad, Pakistan 2.73
  101. Jieyang, China 2.73
  102. Panjin, China 2.73
  103. Gujranwala, Pakistan 2.72
  104. Multan, Pakistan 2.72
  105. Shaoxing, China 2.71
  106. Yingkou, China 2.71
  107. Chittagong, Bangladesh 2.70
  108. Rawalpindi, Pakistan 2.69
  109. Sharjah, UAE 2.69
  110. Ningbo, China 2.69
  111. Yancheng, Jiangsu, China 2.68
  112. Baoding, China 2.67
  113. Weifang, China 2.67
  114. Faisalabad, Pakistan 2.65
  115. Lianyungang, China 2.65
  116. Zaozhuang, China 2.62
  117. Zamboanga, Pakistan 2.61
  118. Jingzhou, China 2.59
  119. Tangshan, Hebei, China 2.59
  120. Mandalay, Myanmar 2.57
  121. Halab (Aleppo), Syria 2.57
  122. Harare, Zimbabwe 2.57
  123. Taian, Shandong, China 2.57
  124. Brazzaville, Congo 2.55
  125. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2.53
  126. Bengbu, China 2.53
  127. Huainan, China 2.52
  128. Jiamusi, China 2.52
  129. Xiangtan, Hunan, China 2.52
  130. Xinxiang, China 2.52
  131. Karaj, Iran 2.52
  132. Lahore, Pakistan 2.51
  133. San José, Costa Rica 2.50
Source: http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=3387

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