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-Gizeh Flag of Egypt Egypt 15,907,574
2 Lagos Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 11,615,563
3 Kinshasa-Brazzaville Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo /
Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo		 9,575,626
4 Khartoum-Umm Durman-Bahri Flag of Sudan Sudan 8,363,915
5 Johannesburg-Soweto Flag of South Africa South Africa 7,372,314
6 Algiers Flag of Algeria Algeria 5,937,183
7 Abidjan Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 5,317,003
8 Ibadan Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 4,712,877
9 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 4,709,212
10 Alexandria Flag of Egypt Egypt 4,368,095
11 Luanda Flag of Angola Angola 4,040,762
12 Kano Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 4,033,069
13 Nairobi Flag of Kenya Kenya 3,922,110
14 Accra Flag of Ghana Ghana 3,554,218
15 Durban Flag of South Africa South Africa 3,368,631
16 Casablanca Flag of Morocco Morocco 3,209,054
17 Harare-Chitungwiza Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2,919,512
18 Dar es Salaam Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 2,915,979
19 Addis Abeba Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 2,888,248
20 Mogadishu Flag of Somalia Somalia 2,855,805
21 Dakar Flag of Senegal Senegal 2,461,682
22 Lusaka Flag of Zambia Zambia 2,389,572
23 Pretoria-Verwoerdburg Flag of South Africa South Africa 2,187,172
24 Conakry Flag of Guinea Guinea 2,064,236
25 Tunis-Aryanah-at-Tadaman Dawwar Hisar Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 2,028,662
26 Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 1,928,882
27 Maputo-Matola Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 1,926,940
28 Tripoli Flag of Libya Libya 1,894,852
29 Douala Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 1,834,817
30 Bamako Flag of Mali Mali 1,761,659
31 Monrovia Flag of Liberia Liberia 1,751,688
32 Kampala Flag of Uganda Uganda 1,735,918
33 Antanarivo Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 1,733,226
34 Rabat Flag of Morocco Morocco 1,721,760
35 Oshogbo-Ede-Inisa Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,675,704
36 Kaduna Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,652,844
37 Kumasi Flag of Ghana Ghana 1,604,909
38 Port Harcourt Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,499,603
39 Lubumbashi Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,485,288
40 N'Djaména-Kousséri Flag of Chad Chad/Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 1,471,881
41 Kisangani Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,326,778
42 Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage Flag of South Africa South Africa 1,319,177
43 Mbuji-Mayi Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,221,333
44 Maiduguri Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,197,497
45 Benin Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,167,327
46 Benghazi Flag of Libya Libya 1,166,063
47 Onitsha-Nnewi-Okpoko-Obosi Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,156,380
48 Ouagadougou Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1,152,402
49 Bouaké Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 1,126,623
50 Ogbomosho Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,098,912
51 Asmara Flag of Eritrea Eritrea 1,091,388
52 Zaria Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,018,927
53 Aba Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,012,762
54 Fes Flag of Morocco Morocco 1,001,798

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