List of cities in East Africa

The following is a list of the largest cities by population and of capital cities in the geographic region of East Africa. Because population counts in each country occur at different times, the list of numbers is meant as a rough indicator of relative size.

List of capital cities

City	Country	Population (approximate)[1]	Year of approximation	Notes	Area	Image
Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	3,384,569	2008	Capital	Horn of Africa	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Alexandria	Egypt	5,200,000	2018		Nile Valley	Alexandria, Egypt
Antananarivo	Madagascar	1,299,080	2013[2]	Capital	Indian Ocean islands	Antananarivo, Madagascar
Asmara	Eritrea	963,000	2020[citation needed]	Capital	Horn of Africa	Asmara, Eritrea
Berbera	Somaliland	60753	2005		Horn of Africa	Berbera, Somaliland
Blantyre	Malawi	994,500	2018		Southeast Africa	Blantyre, Malawi
Bujumbura	Burundi	1,056,169	2019	Former capital	East African Community	Bujumbura, Burundi
Cairo	Egypt	19,500,000	2018	Capital	Nile Valley	Cairo, Egypt
Dakahlia	Egypt	6,577,000	2018		Nile Valley	Dakahlia, Egypt
Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	4,364,541	2012		East African Community	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dire Dawa	Ethiopia	607,321	2008[citation needed]		Horn of Africa	Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Djibouti City	Djibouti	475,322	2009	Capital	Horn of Africa	Djibouti City, Djibouti
Dodoma	Tanzania	410,956	2012	Capital	East African Community	Dodoma, Tanzania
Gharbia Governorate	Egypt	5,066,000	2018		Nile Valley	Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
Gitega	Burundi	125,989	2019[3]	Capital	East African Community	Gitega, Burundi
Giza	Egypt	8,800,000	2018		Nile Valley	Giza, Egypt
Harare	Zimbabwe	1,606,000	2016	Capital	Southeast Africa	Harare, Zimbabwe
Hargeisa	Somaliland	1,960,000	2019	Capital	Horn of Africa	Hargeisa, Somaliland
Helwan	Egypt	1,295,854	2010		Nile Valley	Helwan, Egypt
Hobyo	Somalia	1,211,800	N/A		Horn of Africa	The Beach at Hobyo, Somalia
Juba	South Sudan	525,953	2017	Capital	Nile Valley	Juba, South Sudan
Kampala	Uganda	1,507,114	2014	Capital	East African Community	Kampala, Uganda
Keren	Eritrea	146,483	2012		Horn of Africa	Keren, Eritrea
Khartoum	Sudan	1,974,647		Capital	Nile Valley	Khartoum, Sudan
Kigali	Rwanda	1,132,686	2012	Capital	East African Community	Kigali, Rwanda
Kisumu	Kenya	1,268,826	2017		East African Community	Kisumu, Kenya
Kitwe	Zambia	522,092	2010		Southeast Africa	Kitwe, Zambia
Lilongwe	Malawi	1,227,100	2018	Capital	Southeast Africa
Lindi	Tanzania	41,549	2002		East African Community	Lindi, Tanzania
Lusaka	Zambia	1,742,979	2009	Capital	Southeast Africa	Lusaka, Zambia
Mahajanga	Madagascar	246022	2018		Indian Ocean islands	Mahajanga, Madagascar
Malakal	South Sudan	147,450	2014		Nile Valley
Mamoudzou	Mayotte	71,437	2017	Capital	Indian Ocean islands	Mamoudzou, Mayotte
Maputo	Mozambique	1,101,170	2017	Capital	Southeast Africa	Maputo, Mozambique
Mbarara	Uganda	195,013	2014		East African Community	Mbarara, Uganda
Mogadishu	Somalia	2,425,000	2017	Capital	Horn of Africa	Mogadishu, Somalia
Mombasa	Kenya	1,500,000	2017		East African Community	Mombasa, Kenya
Muhanga	Rwanda	87,613	2015		East African Community	Muhanga, Rwanda
Moroni	Comoros	54,000	2011[citation needed]	Capital	Indian Ocean islands	Moroni, Comoros
Mutsamudu	Comoros	25,471	2010		Indian Ocean islands	Mutsamudu, Comoros
Muyinga	Burundi	100,715	2012		East African Community
Mwanza	Tanzania	706,543	2012		East African Community	Mwanza, Tanzania
Nacala	Mozambique	225,034	2017		Southeast Africa	Nacala, Mozambique
Nairobi	Kenya	6,448,342	2017	Capital	East African Community	Nairobi, Kenya
Ngozi	Burundi	86000	2017		Southeast Africa
Omdurman	Sudan	1,200,000			Nile Valley	Omdurman, Sudan
Port Louis	Mauritius	149,194	2015	Capital	Indian Ocean islands	Port Louis, Mauritius
Qalyubia	Egypt	5,703,000	2018		Nile Valley	Qalyubia, Egypt
Saint-Denis	Réunion	146,985	2015	Capital	Indiban Ocean islands	Saint-Denis, Reunion
Saint-Paul	Réunion	104,646	2015		Indian Ocean islands	Saint-Paul, Reunion
Sharkia	Egypt	1,340,060	2010		Nile Valley
Victoria	Seychelles	26,450	2010	Capital	Indian Ocean islands	Victoria, Seychelles

See also

• List of metropolitan areas in Africa
• Lists of cities in Africa, mostly by country
• List of largest cities in the Arab world
• Urbanization in Africa
• List of largest cities in Africa [de]

References

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