List of the largest metropolitan areas in Africa

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This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Africa. Rank City Country Population (2007) 1 Cairo-Giza  Egypt 15,907,574 2 Lagos  Nigeria 11,615,563 3 Kinshasa-Brazzaville  Democratic Republic of the Congo /  Republic of the Congo 9,575,626 4 Khartoum-Umm Durman-Bahri  Sudan 8,363,915 5 Johannesburg-Soweto  South Africa 7,372,314 6 Algiers  Algeria 5,937,183 7 Abidjan  Côte d'Ivoire 5,317,003 8 Ibadan  Nigeria 4,712,877 9 Cape Town  South Africa 4,709,212 10 Alexandria  Egypt 4,368,095 11 Luanda  Angola 4,040,762 12 Kano  Nigeria 4,033,069 13 Nairobi  Kenya 3,922,110 14 Accra  Ghana 3,554,218 15 Durban  South Africa 3,368,631 16 Casablanca  Morocco 3,209,054 17 Harare-Chitungwiza  Zimbabwe 2,919,512 18 Dar es Salaam  Tanzania 2,915,979 19 Addis Abeba  Ethiopia 2,888,248 20 Mogadishu  Somalia 2,855,805 21 Dakar  Senegal 2,461,682 22 Lusaka  Zambia 2,389,572 23 Pretoria-Verwoerdburg  South Africa 2,187,172 24 Conakry  Guinea 2,064,236 25 Tunis-Aryanah-at-Tadaman Dawwar Hisar  Tunisia 2,028,662 26 Yaoundé  Cameroon 1,928,882 27 Maputo-Matola  Mozambique 1,926,940 28 Tripoli  Libya 1,894,852 29 Douala  Cameroon 1,834,817 30 Bamako  Mali 1,761,659 31 Monrovia  Liberia 1,751,688 32 Kampala  Uganda 1,735,918 33 Antanarivo  Madagascar 1,733,226 34 Rabat-Salé  Morocco 1,721,760 35 Oshogbo-Ede-Inisa  Nigeria 1,675,704 36 Kaduna  Nigeria 1,652,844 37 Kumasi  Ghana 1,604,909 38 Port Harcourt  Nigeria 1,499,603 39 Lubumbashi  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,485,288 40 N'Djaména-Kousséri  Chad/ Cameroon 1,471,881 41 Kisangani  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,326,778 42 Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage  South Africa 1,319,177 43 Mbuji-Mayi  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,221,333 44 Maiduguri  Nigeria 1,197,497 45 Benin  Nigeria 1,167,327 46 Benghazi  Libya 1,166,063 47 Onitsha-Nnewi-Okpoko-Obosi  Nigeria 1,156,380 48 Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso 1,152,402 49 Bouaké  Côte d'Ivoire 1,126,623 50 Ogbomosho  Nigeria 1,098,912 51 Asmara  Eritrea 1,091,388 52 Zaria  Nigeria 1,018,927 53 Aba  Nigeria 1,012,762 54 Fes  Morocco 1,001,798 See also World largest cities Source World Gazeteer Africa topics Culture Architecture (World Heritage Sites) · Art · Cinema (Film festivals · List of films) · Cuisine · Etiquette · Languages · Literature (Writers by country) · Music (Musicians) · Religion Demographics People · Countries by population · Countries by population density · HIV/AIDS · Urbanization (List of most populous cities · of largest metropolitan areas) Economy Countries by GDP · Countries by HDI · Central banks and currencies · Education · Poverty · Renewable energy · Stock exchanges Geography Countries (by geographical area)  · Ecology · List of impact craters · List of islands · List of rivers · Regions History Colonisation (European exploration · African slave trade · Scramble for Africa) · Decolonisation · Economic history · Empires · Military history (List of conflicts) Politics African Union · Elections · Human rights · Pan-Africanism Society African philosophy · Caste system · Media (List of radio stations · of television stations) Sport African Cricket Association · All-Africa Games · Australian rules football · Confederation of African Football (African Cup of Nations) · Confederation of African Rugby (Africa Cup) · FIBA Africa · Stadiums by capacity · Tour d'Afrique Years 2004 in Africa · 2005 in Africa · 2006 in Africa · 2007 in Africa · 2008 in Africa · 2009 in Africa Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_metropolitan_areas_in_Africa" Categories: Lists of cities by demography | Lists of cities in Africa

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