List of the most densely populated country subdivisions

This is a list of the most densely populated country subdivisions in the world. Most are districts of large cities and may vary significantly in regional importance.

Subdivision City Country Inhabitants
per km²		 Population Area
(km²)
Marine Lines Mumbai India 114,001[1] 202,922 1.8
Anjana Surat India 110,875[2] 4,435 0.04
Karanj Surat India 107,288[2] 198,482 1.85
Dhaka Kotwali Thana Dhaka Bangladesh 101,693 210,504[3] 2.07
St. Anthony Parish Macau China 98,776 109,000 1.1
Gopipura Surat India 87,773[2] 19,310 0.22
Kisimamajongoo Zanzibar City Tanzania 83,240 4,162[4] 0.05[5]
Sutrapur Thana Dhaka Bangladesh 70,202 307,483[3] 4.38
Kwaalimsha Zanzibar City Tanzania 69,420 3,471[4] 0.05[5]
Tondo District Manila Philippines 69,297 630,604[6] 9.1
Wadifalia Surat India 68,229[2] 9,552 0.14
Jabalia Camp Gaza strip Palestinian Occupied Territory 66,754 93,455 1.4
Limbayat Surat India 67,769[2] 91,488 1.35
Salabatpura Surat India 66,280[2] 55,675 0.84
Dadar Mumbai India 64,168[1] 582,007 9.1
Sonifalia Surat India 60,108[2] 14,426 0.24
Shahpor Surat India 59,654[2] 23,265 0.39
Byculla Mumbai India 59,505[1] 440,335 7.4
Sagrampura Surat India 59,020[2] 77,316 1.31
Grant Road Mumbai India 57,744[1] 382,841 6.6
Sanhurst Road Mumbai India 56,936[1] 140,633 26
District IV L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain 55,950[7] 44,773 0.80
Mahidharpura Surat India 55,047[2] 19,817 0.36
Haripura Surat India 54,626[2] 12,564 0.23
St. Lazarus Parish Macau China 52,370 45,600 0.9
District II L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain 52,718[7] 50,072 0.95
Fulpada Surat India 52,146[2] 169,476 3.25
Kwun Tong District Hong Kong China 51,104[8] 562,427 11.27
St. Lawrence Parish Macau China 50,904 45,600 0.9
Begumpura Surat India 49,280[2] 45,830 0.93
Kurla Mumbai India 49,006[1] 778,218 15.9
Malé Island Malé Maldives 47,870[9] 103,693[9] 1.952
Motijheel Thana Dhaka Bangladesh 47,692 307,483[3] 4.69
Our Lady Fatima Parish Macau China 47,000 126,000 2.7
Wong Tai Sin District Hong Kong China 46,197[8] 444,630 9.3
Mwembetanga Zanzibar City Tanzania 46,100 2,766[4] 0.06[5]
Elphinstone Mumbai India 45,793[1] 457,931 10.0
District 11 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 45,241[10] 232,536 5.0
Centro Habana Havana Cuba 44,560 152,395[11] 3.42[11]
District V L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain 44,031[7] 40,094 0.91
District 4 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 43,842[10] 183,261 4.0
Huangpu District Shanghai China 43,425[12] 538,900[12] 12.41
Yau Tsim Mong District Hong Kong China 43,168[8] 282,020 6.99
Nanavat Surat India 42,943[2] 19,754 0.46
Khar Mumbai India 42,929[1] 580,835 13.5
Tandale Dar es Salaam Tanzania 42,314 44,853[4] 1.06[5]
Manhattan Community Board 8 New York City United States 42,312 217,063 5.13
Malad Mumbai India 41,651[1] 796,775 19.1
11th arrondissement Paris France 41,598 152,500 3.67
Amroli Surat India 41,493[2] 17,138 0.41
Yonghe District New Taipei Taiwan 41,139 235,059 5.71
TPS - 7 Anjana Surat India 41,108[2] 78,344 1.91
District 5 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 40,785[10] 174,154 4.0
Kowloon City Hong Kong China 40,722[8] 381,352 10.02
District 10 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 40,638[10] 232,450 6.0
Nanpura Surat India 40,429[2] 51,749 1.28
Matunga Mumbai India 40,400[1] 524,393 13.0
Katargam Gotalawadi Surat India 40,057[2] 70,500 1.76
Chittagong Kotwali Thana Chittagong Bangladesh 39,566 246,893 6.24
Sham Shui Po Hong Kong China 39,262[8] 353,550 9.35
Manzese Dar es Salaam Tanzania 38,914 66,543[4] 1.71[5]
Dong Da Hanoi Vietnam 38,896[13] 387,400 9.96
District 3 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 38,403[10] 188,945 5.0
Manhattan Community Board 7 New York City United States 37,970 207,699 5.47
Makurumla Dar es Salaam Tanzania 37,200 53,568[4] 1.44[5]
Manhattan Community Board 3 New York City United States 36,054 164,407 4.56
Phu Nhuan District Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 35,897[10] 175,175 5.0
Vikokotoni Zanzibar City Tanzania 35,860 1,793[4] 0.05[5]
District 6 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 35,254[10] 253,474 7.0
Recoleta Buenos Aires Argentina 34,959 188,780 5.4
San Lorenzo Naples Italy 34,701 49,275[14] 1.42[14]
Balvanera Buenos Aires Argentina 34,590 152,198 4.4
Luwan District Shanghai China 34,099[12] 274,500[12] 8.05
Hoan Kiem Hanoi Vietnam 34,159[13] 180,700 5.29
Almagro Buenos Aires Argentina 33,966 138,942 4.1
Jing'an District Shanghai China 33,832[12] 257,800[12] 7.62
Hongkou District Shanghai China 33,267[12] 781,100[12] 23.48
Shangani Zanzibar City Tanzania 33,242 3,989[4] 0.12[5]
Mwembe Ladu Zanzibar City Tanzania 33,140 3,314[4] 0.10[5]
Eastern District Hong Kong China 33,004[8] 616,199 18.7
Saiyadpura Surat India 32,650[2] 55,179 1.69
Sampaloc District Manila Philippines 32,355 354,514[6] 7.9
20th arrondissement Paris France 32,052 191,800 5.98
Xuanwu District Beijing China 31,879 526,000 16.50
18th arrondissement Paris France 31,424 188,700 6.01
10th arrondissement Paris France 30,705 88,800 2.89
3rd arrondissement Paris France 29,974 35,100 1.17
Sinsing District Kaohsiung Taiwan 29,706 58,711 1.98
Erzsébetváros Budapest Hungary 29,681 62,034 2.09
District III L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain 29,604[7] 40,557 1.37
Breña District Lima Peru 29,443.5 94,808 3.22
El Chorrillo Panama City Panama 29,363[15] 18,302 0.6233
17th arrondissement Paris France 28,277 160,300 5.67
Yangcheon-gu Seoul South Korea 27,879 485,098 17.40
Azimio Dar es Salaam Tanzania 27,824 60,934[4] 2.19[5]
Kidongo Chekundu Zanzibar City Tanzania 27,713 2,217[4] 0.08[5]
19th arrondissement Paris France 27,586 187,200 6.79
Makumbusho Dar es Salaam Tanzania 27,578 55,432[4] 2.01[5]
Daan District Taipei Taiwan 27,476 312,166 11.36
15th arrondissement Paris France 27,335 232,400 8.50
Central District Taichung Taiwan 27,334 24,062 0.88
Dongdaemun-gu Seoul South Korea 27,175 386,433 14.22
Mohammadpur Thana Dhaka Bangladesh 27,142 316,203[3] 11.65
9th arrondissement Paris France 26,847 58,500 2.18
Sogea Zanzibar City Tanzania 26,847 4,564[4] 0.17[5]
Kisutu Dar es Salaam Tanzania 26,404 6,337[4] 0.24[5]
Tandika Dar es Salaam Tanzania 26,142 41,827[4] 1.60[5]
Levallois-Perret Paris France 26,058 62,800 2.41
Margareten Vienna Austria 25,885 52,548 2.03
Manhattan New York City United States 25,850 1,537,195 59.47
Caballito Buenos Aires Argentina 25,830 183,396 7.1
Kwamtipura Zanzibar City Tanzania 25,553 9,199[4] 0.36[5]
Zhabei District Shanghai China 25,461[12] 745,000[12] 29.26
13th arrondissement Paris France 25,371 181,300 7.15
Kwahani Zanzibar City Tanzania 25,253 4,293[4] 0.17[5]
Tejgaon Thana Dhaka Bangladesh 25,144 220,012[3] 8.75
Many less populated

Notes and references

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  3. ^ a b c d e TABLE S04: SELECTED STATISTICS BY THANA, 1991 (ENUMERATED) data from census 1991
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q National Bureau of Statistics, Tanzania; 2002 Population and Housing Census - Village Statistics Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q International Livestock Research Institute, GIS Services, Tanzania Wards Data from downloadable shapefile map. Retrieved on 2010-05-17, by using ArcExplorer.
  6. ^ a b 2007 Census of Population Census Bureau of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 June 2009
  7. ^ a b c d 1.1. Superfície, població i densitat on page 23
  8. ^ a b c d e f 2001 census, December 2004 land survey.
  9. ^ a b "Male'". Isles: The Provincial Information Management System. http://isles.egov.mv//Island/?id=432. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Population and population density in 2010 by district (pdf)
  11. ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas, Cuba; La Habana (pdf) Population and area 2009-12-31. Retrieved on 2010-09-06.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Population And Population Density (year-end of 2008)". Shanghai Municipal Government. http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node17256/node17432/node17435/userobject22ai17.html. Retrieved 14 December 2009. 
  13. ^ a b [1] Hanoi Districts
  14. ^ a b "Naples population data 2001 census". http://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/2842. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
  15. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama; Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República, según Provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y Corregimiento: Censos de 1990, 2000 y 2010 (excel) Population and area at the 2010 Population Census. Retrieved on 1 january 2011.
  • 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.

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Lists of administrative country subdivisions

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