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This is a list of the most densely populated city subdivisions 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.
Subdivision
City
Country
Inhabitants per km2
Population
Area (km2 )
Notes
Imbaba
Cairo
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/Kiambio
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 (mahalle )
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
TPS – 7 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 of Paris
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 of Paris
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 [fr ]
Paris
France
32,061
57,229
1.78
[ 24]
18th arrondissement of Paris
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 [fr ]
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]
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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.