Talk:List of most populous cities in Africa
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Hmmm. I can't seem to find the year this was published. Nezzadar 17:21, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
The information here is grossly out of date. Johannesburg's official municipal population (excluding East & West Rand) is 3.2 million. The metropolitan area population is around 7.5 million, while the Gauteng City Region (including Pretoria & the Vaal) has a population of almost 10 million. Soweto is part of the official municipal area of Johannesburg, and should not be listed separately.
[edit] Improved List
The list needs to be improved. This includes layout. I propose using an improved layout as follows:
| Rank | City | Population (City Limits) | Population (Metropolitan Area) | Area (km²) | Population density (/km²) | Country |
| 1 | Lagos | 8,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 787 | 1,380 |  Nigeria |
| 2 | Cairo | 7,500,000 | 15,750,000 [1] | 214 | 35,047 |  Egypt |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 3,225,812 | 7,500,000 | 1,644 | 1,962 |  South Africa |
| 4 | Nairobi | 2,940,911.[2] | 4,000,000 | 684 | 4,230 |  Kenya |
| 5 | Abuja | 1,320,000 | 1,814,000 | 713 | 2,544 | Nigeria |
| 6 | Dakar | 1,030,594 [3] | 2,452,656 [3] | 82 | 12,510 |  Senegal |
| 7 | Windhoek | 230,000 | 250,305 | 645 | 357 |  Namibia |
etc. The list also needs to provide more up-to-date and sourced information.
Mkimemia 11:42, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lagos or Cairo most populous?
Is Lagos or Cairo the most populous city in Africa? If I am clicking on either of those two cities, than both articles say that Cairo is larger. So why is Lagos number one on this list? --Robster1983 16:29, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
Yes, why? 70.245.158.169 (talk) 14:37, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
