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Cities in Eastern Africa

Every capital plus every city over 100,000 people — 6,355 in all.

CitiesCountryPopulation
Dar es SalaamTanzania5,383,728
NairobiCapitalKenya4,397,073
Addis AbabaCapitalEthiopia3,860,000
MogadishuCapitalSomalia2,587,183
LusakaCapitalZambia2,212,301
KakamegaKenya1,867,579
KampalaCapitalUganda1,680,600
HarareCapitalZimbabwe1,542,813
AntananarivoCapitalMadagascar1,349,501
MaputoCapitalMozambique1,254,837
MombasaKenya1,208,333
MatolaMozambique1,198,988
KigaliCapitalRwanda1,132,686
LilongweCapitalMalawi1,115,815
MwanzaTanzania1,104,521
BlantyreMalawi902,588
NampulaMozambique770,379
BujumburaBurundi769,317
DodomaCapitalTanzania765,179
ZanzibarTanzania709,809
BeiraMozambique687,764
KitweZambia665,961
BulawayoZimbabwe665,952
NdolaZambia627,503
DjiboutiCapitalDjibouti626,512
ArushaTanzania617,631
BoramaSomalia597,842
NakuruKenya570,674
AsmaraCapitalEritrea563,930
BalbalaDjibouti554,350
MbeyaTanzania541,603
NansanaUganda532,800
RuiruKenya490,120
JijigaEthiopia483,000
HargeysaSomalia477,876
EldoretKenya475,716
MorogoroTanzania471,409
GonderEthiopia466,000
KiraUganda462,900
Mek'eleEthiopia457,900
NazrētEthiopia456,900
KahamaTanzania453,654
WarderEthiopia450,400
AwasaEthiopia422,200
ChimoioMozambique422,046
BunamwayaUganda413,400
KisumuKenya397,957
TangaTanzania393,429
ChitungwizaZimbabwe371,246
TeteMozambique357,000
Bahir DarEthiopia350,000
QuelimaneMozambique349,842
ToamasinaMadagascar345,107
Dire DawaEthiopia343,000
ChipataZambia327,059
KikuyuKenya323,881
GeitaTanzania318,006
TaboraTanzania308,741
SumbawangaTanzania303,986
SolweziZambia301,370
KabweZambia288,598
SongeaTanzania286,285
KyengeraUganda285,400
LichingaMozambique281,341
DessieEthiopia270,400
KibahaTanzania265,360
BariadiTanzania260,927
AntsirabeMadagascar260,907
MahajangaMadagascar260,556
ChingolaZambia256,560
ThikaKenya251,407
JimmaEthiopia250,900
MzuzuMalawi249,564
BerberaSomalia242,344
NacalaMozambique239,808
KasuluTanzania238,321
KismayoSomalia234,852
PembaMozambique232,932
SingidaTanzania232,459
KigomaTanzania232,388
MarkaSomalia230,100
MutareZimbabwe224,802
MoshiTanzania221,733
MbararaUganda221,300
TundumaTanzania219,309
ShashamaneEthiopia208,400
KasangatiUganda207,800
BishoftuEthiopia207,400
EpworthZimbabwe206,365
IfakaraTanzania205,843
MpandaTanzania204,338
SodoEthiopia204,100
FianarantsoaMadagascar203,105
IringaTanzania202,490
Arba MinchEthiopia201,000
El DibirSomalia200,000
NaivashaKenya198,444
MocubaMozambique196,001
KaruriKenya194,342
KaruriKenya194,342
MatugaKenya194,252
LuanshyaZambia193,293
MukonoUganda191,300
Hosa’inaEthiopia188,200
BundaTanzania182,970
MwalaKenya181,896
KasamaZambia179,636
NjeruUganda178,800
ToliaraMadagascar178,725
LivingstoneZambia178,361
GuluUganda177,400
Ongata RongaiKenya172,569
Lang'ataKenya172,569
GisenyiRwanda172,357
MansaZambia170,965
MufuliraZambia169,136
GurúèMozambique168,971
MusomaTanzania164,172
JomvuKenya163,415
GarissaKenya163,399
KitaleKenya162,174
LimuruKenya159,314
DīlaEthiopia158,800
GweruZimbabwe158,200
HararEthiopia157,000
JujaKenya156,041
Nek’emtēEthiopia156,000
Port LouisCapitalMauritius155,226
Saint-DenisCapitalRéunion154,765
KitengelaKenya154,436
Xai-XaiMozambique154,356
KatabiUganda154,300
MusanzeRwanda153,368
ĀrabīEthiopia148,933
RuqiSomalia148,702
KiambuKenya147,870
Debre BirhanEthiopia146,900
BukobaTanzania144,938
MtwaraTanzania140,793
Debre Mark’osEthiopia140,700
ShinyangaTanzania139,727
ĀselaEthiopia139,500
AntsirananaMadagascar136,959
MlolongoKenya136,351
KajansiUganda135,600
TarimeTanzania133,043
KombolchaEthiopia132,100
BaidoaSomalia129,839
LugaziUganda128,400
MaxixeMozambique126,408
Debre TaborEthiopia125,300
NzegaTanzania125,193
HoimaUganda122,700
ĀdīgratEthiopia121,800
MubendeUganda121,600
CabudwaaqSomalia120,000
KwekweZimbabwe119,863
MalindiKenya119,859
LiraUganda119,323
MandimbaMozambique118,922
ZombaMalawi118,440
IbandaUganda117,700
KadomaZimbabwe117,381
MasakaUganda116,600
MakumbakoTanzania116,232
ChungaZambia115,539
KaseseUganda115,400
VacoasMauritius115,289
ManderaKenya114,718
ChililabombweZambia113,876
KhwiseroKenya113,294
KisiiKenya112,417
MonguZambia111,450
Beau Bassin-Rose HillMauritius111,355
MbaleUganda111,300
MasindiUganda110,500
SengeremaTanzania110,000
Ressano GarciaMozambique110,000
HandeniTanzania108,968
KatumbaTanzania108,558
Saint-PaulRéunion105,240
MityanaUganda105,200
AngocheMozambique104,540
MazabukaZambia104,412
KafueZambia104,174
KalulushiZambia104,046
WeldiyaEthiopia104,000
EntebbeUganda102,600
NgongKenya102,323
SebetaEthiopia102,300
BurayuEthiopia101,400
Inda SilasēEthiopia100,100
NyagatareRwanda100,000
MoroniCapitalComoros74,749
GitegaCapitalBurundi64,904
MamoudzouCapitalMayotte54,831
VictoriaCapitalSeychelles22,881

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)