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List of metropolitan areas in Africa
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.

Rank City Country Administrative areaAgglomeration
(2010; UN WUP) (2010-01-01; citypopulation.de)


1 Lagos Nigeria 17,390,000 (March '13) 17,578,000 21,000,000


2 Cairo Egypt 7,786,640 (2006)
Governorate 11,001,000 15,200,000


3 Kinshasa-Brazzaville Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo 5,528,000 (1998) Province (Kinshasa)
1,373,382 (2007) Capital District (Brazzaville) 8,754,000 11,300,000


4 Greater Johannesburg South Africa 3,888,180 (2007)
2 adjoining Metropolitan municipalities 3,670,000 7,550,000


5 Mogadishu Somalia 2,855,800 (2011) 6,346,000 5,845,000


6 Khartoum-Omdurman Sudan 2,919,773 (1993)
3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration 5,172,000 4,975,000


7 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 4,364,541 (2012)
Mkoa 4,364,541 4,700,000


8 Alexandria Egypt 4,110,015 (2006)
Governorate 4,387,000 4,575,000


9 Abidjan Ivory Coast 4,210,200 (2002)
Département 4,125,000 4,400,000


10 Casablanca Morocco 4 055 807(2012)
Région 3,284,000 3,975,000


11 Cape Town South Africa 3,497,097 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality 3,405,000 3,775,000


12 Durban South Africa 3,468,086 (2007)
Metropolitan municipality 2,879,000 3,650,000


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Africa