# List of densest neighborhoods

This is a list of the densest neighborhoods (sometimes also known as, urban subdivisions or urban districts) with over 30,000 inhabitants per square kilometre (78,000/sq mi) in the world with an area of at least 1 km$^2$. Most are districts of large cities and may vary significantly in regional importance. Note this list is not exhaustive as data is hard to come by for many places on earth.

## List

| Subdivision | City | Country | Inhabitants per km$^2$ | Population | Area (km$^2$) |
| Imbaba | Giza | Egypt | 177,038 | 1,465,875 | 8.28 |
| Lalbagh Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 168,151 | 369,933 | 2.2 |
| Ajeromi-Ifelodun | Lagos | Nigeria | 150,689 | 2,094,583 | 13.90 |
| Mushin | Lagos | Nigeria | 137,263 | 1,928,542 | 14.05 |
| Lagos Island | Lagos | Nigeria | 135,509 | 1,254,812 | 9.26 |
| Chowk Bazaar | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 130,122 | 156,147 | 1.2 |
| Zaveri Bazar | Mumbai | India | 114,001 | 202,922 | 1.8 |
| St. Anthony Parish | Macau | China | 111,636 | 122,800 | 1.1 |
| Karanj | Surat | India | 107,288 | 198,482 | 1.85 |
| Shomolu | Lagos | Nigeria | 102,466 | 1,496,003 | 14.60 |
| Dhaka Kotwali Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 101,693 | 210,504 | 2.07 |
| Agege | Lagos | Nigeria | 88,682 | 1,507,591 | 17.00 |
| Zafer, Bahçelievler | Istanbul | Turkey | 78,772 | 85,464 | 1.1 |
| San Andres Bukid | Manila | Philippines | 76,400 | 128,499 | 1.6802 |
| Sutrapur Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 70,202 | 307,483 | 4.38 |
| Tondo District | Manila | Philippines | 69,297 | 630,604 | 9.1 |
| Surulere | Lagos | Nigeria | 68,751 | 1,859,727 | 27.05 |
| 50. Yıl | Istanbul | Turkey | 68,662 | 75,528 | 1.1 |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | South Africa | 68,418 | 74,131 | 1.08 |
| Limbayat | Surat | India | 67,769 | 91,488 | 1.35 |
| Bijam | Shubra El Kheima | Egypt | 65,622 | 435,076 | 6.63 |
| West Point | Monrovia | Liberia | 65,000 | 34,605 | 0.53 |
| Dadar | Mumbai | India | 64,168 | 582,007 | 9.1 |
| Eastleigh South, Kiambiu | Nairobi | Kenya | 63,777 | 66,264 | 1.04 |
| Yorkville | New York City | United States | 60,349 | 77,942 | 1.29 |
| Byculla | Mumbai | India | 59,505 | 440,335 | 7.4 |
| Sagrampura | Surat | India | 59,020 | 77,316 | 1.31 |
| Kayole | Nairobi | Kenya | 58,655 | 140,321 | 2.39 |
| Şirinevler | Istanbul | Turkey | 58,354 | 64,189 | 1.1 |
| Grant Road | Mumbai | India | 57,744 | 382,841 | 6.6 |
| Sultangazi | Istanbul | Turkey | 53,457 | 534,565 | 10 |
| Karadeniz | Istanbul | Turkey | 52,339 | 73,274 | 1.4 |
| Fulpada | Surat | India | 52,146 | 169,476 | 3.25 |
| Kwun Tong District | Hong Kong | China | 51,104 | 562,427 | 11.27 |
| Fındıklı | Istanbul | Turkey | 50,993 | 61,192 | 1.2 |
| Patio Bonito | Bogota | Colombia | 50,168 | 159,033 | 3.17 |
| Demirkapı | Istanbul | Turkey | 49,948 | 54,943 | 1.1 |
| Kanarya | Istanbul | Turkey | 49,631 | 69,484 | 1.4 |
| La Sagrada Família | Barcelona | Spain | 49,040 | 51,539 | 1.05 |
| Kurla | Mumbai | India | 49,006 | 778,218 | 15.9 |
| Mehmet Akif, Küçükçekmece | Istanbul | Turkey | 48,913 | 53,804 | 1.1 |
| Malé Island | Malé | Maldives | 47,870 | 103,693 | 1.952 |
| Motijheel Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 47,692 | 307,483 | 4.69 |
| İstiklal, Ümraniye | Istanbul | Turkey | 47,503 | 47,503 | 1 |
| Our Lady Fatima Parish | Macau | China | 47,000 | 126,000 | 2.7 |
| Lagos Mainland | Lagos | Nigeria | 46,820 | 918,609 | 19.62 |
| Wong Tai Sin District | Hong Kong | China | 46,197 | 444,630 | 9.3 |
| Elphinstone | Mumbai | India | 45,793 | 457,931 | 10.0 |
| District 11 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 45,241 | 232,536 | 5.0 |
| Centro Habana | Havana | Cuba | 44,560 | 152,395 | 3.42 |
| Dandora 'B' | Nairobi | Kenya | 43,918 | 85,569 | 1.95 |
| District 4 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 43,842 | 183,261 | 4.0 |
| La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | Barcelona | Spain | 43,490 | 58,180 | 1.34 |
| Huangpu District | Shanghai | China | 43,425 | 538,900 | 12.41 |
| El Raval | Barcelona | Spain | 43,340 | 47,608 | 1.10 |
| Yau Tsim Mong District | Hong Kong | China | 43,168 | 282,020 | 6.99 |
| Karachi Central | Karachi | Pakistan | 43,000 | 2,972,639 | 69 |
| Khar | Mumbai | India | 42,929 | 580,835 | 13.5 |
| San Francisco | Bogota | Colombia | 42,523 | 76,117 | 1.79 |
| Manhattan Community Board 7 | New York City | United States | 42,387 | 207,699 | 4.90 |
| Tandale | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 42,314 | 44,853 | 1.06 |
| Manhattan Community Board 8 | New York City | United States | 42,312 | 217,063 | 5.13 |
| Gran Britalia | Bogota | Colombia | 42,119 | 75,814 | 1.8 |
| Kowloon City | Hong Kong | China | 41,999 | 418,732 | 9.97 |
| La Villette | Paris | France | 41,718 | 53,650 | 1.29 |
| Malad | Mumbai | India | 41,651 | 796,775 | 19.1 |
| Güngören | Istanbul | Turkey | 41,349 | 289,441 | 7 |
| Yonghe District | New Taipei | Taiwan | 41,139 | 235,059 | 5.71 |
| Anjana | Surat | India | 41,108 | 78,344 | 1.91 |
| Gaziosmanpaşa | Istanbul | Turkey | 40,997 | 491,962 | 12 |
| Cumhuriyet, Küçükçekmece | Istanbul | Turkey | 40,882 | 53,147 | 1.3 |
| District 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 40,785 | 174,154 | 4.0 |
| District 10 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 40,638 | 232,450 | 6.0 |
| Roquette | Paris | France | 40,546 | 47,520 | 1.17 |
| Nanpura | Surat | India | 40,429 | 51,749 | 1.28 |
| Matunga | Mumbai | India | 40,400 | 524,393 | 13.0 |
| Katargam Gotalawadi | Surat | India | 40,057 | 70,500 | 1.76 |
| Güneşli | Istanbul | Turkey | 39,967 | 47,960 | 1.2 |
| 11th arrondissement | Paris | France | 39,567 | 145,208 | 3.67 |
| Chittagong Kotwali Thana | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 39,566 | 246,893 | 6.24 |
| Oshodi-Isolo | Lagos | Nigeria | 39,440 | 1,655,691 | 41.98 |
| Bosa Occidental | Bogota | Colombia | 39,424 | 169,523 | 4.3 |
| Sham Shui Po | Hong Kong | China | 39,262 | 353,550 | 9.35 |
| Clignancourt | Paris | France | 39,243 | 64,868 | 1.65 |
| Manzese | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 38,914 | 66,543 | 1.71 |
| Dong Da | Hanoi | Vietnam | 38,896 | 387,400 | 9.96 |
| İnönü, Küçükçekmece | Istanbul | Turkey | 38,849 | 73,813 | 1.9 |
| District 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 38,403 | 188,945 | 5.0 |
| Yunus Emre, Sultangazi | Istanbul | Turkey | 38,324 | 49,821 | 1.3 |
| Gümüşpala | Istanbul | Turkey | 38,254 | 42,079 | 1.1 |
| La Vila de Gràcia | Barcelona | Spain | 38,210 | 50,662 | 1.33 |
| Minuto de Dios | Bogota | Colombia | 38,023 | 141,825 | 3.73 |
| El Rincón | Bogota | Colombia | 37,749 | 268,018 | 7.1 |
| Bronx Community Board 5 | New York City | United States | 37,736 | 136,982 | 3.63 |
| Sants | Barcelona | Spain | 37,460 | 41,127 | 1.10 |
| Makurumla | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 37,200 | 53,568 | 1.44 |
| Kocasinan | Istanbul | Turkey | 37,041 | 74,081 | 2 |
| 100. Yıl | Istanbul | Turkey | 37,018 | 48,123 | 1.3 |
| Manhattan Community Board 3 | New York City | United States | 36,054 | 164,407 | 4.56 |
| Süvari | Ankara | Turkey | 35,972 | 35,972 | 1 |
| Bahçelievler | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,945 | 611,059 | 17 |
| Phu Nhuan District | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 35,897 | 175,175 | 5.0 |
| Kariobangi North | Nairobi | Kenya | 35,778 | 39,342 | 1.10 |
| Yıldırım | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,543 | 53,315 | 1.5 |
| Esentepe, Sultangazi | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,444 | 63,799 | 1.8 |
| District 6 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 35,254 | 253,474 | 7.0 |
| Grandes-Carrières | Paris | France | 35,232 | 67,152 | 1.91 |
| Armağanevler | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,010 | 38,511 | 1.1 |
| Recoleta | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 34,959 | 188,780 | 5.4 |
| El Carmel | Barcelona | Spain | 34,812 | 32,724 | 0.94 |
| San Lorenzo | Naples | Italy | 34,701 | 49,275 | 1.42 |
| Balvanera | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 34,590 | 152,198 | 4.4 |
| L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample | Barcelona | Spain | 34,254 | 42,284 | 1.23 |
| Hoan Kiem | Hanoi | Vietnam | 34,159 | 180,700 | 5.29 |
| Almagro | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 33,966 | 138,942 | 4.1 |
| Picpus | Paris | France | 33,788 | 62,947 | 1.86 |
| Hongkou District | Shanghai | China | 33,267 | 781,100 | 23.48 |
| Eastern District | Hong Kong | China | 33,004 | 616,199 | 18.7 |
| Saiyadpura | Surat | India | 32,650 | 55,179 | 1.69 |
| 20th arrondissement | Paris | France | 32,607 | 194,994 | 5.98 |
| Les Corts | Barcelona | Spain | 32,570 | 46,009 | 1.41 |
| Umoja 'II' | Nairobi | Kenya | 32,473 | 101,477 | 3.13 |
| Mohammadpur Thana | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 32,439 | 241,343 | 7.44 |
| Bağcılar | Istanbul | Turkey | 32,397 | 745,125 | 23 |
| Épinettes | Paris | France | 32,186 | 44,352 | 1.38 |
| Malazgirt, Sincan | Ankara | Turkey | 35,289 | 32,081 | 1.1 |
| Grenelle | Paris | France | 32,078 | 47,411 | 1.48 |
| Plaisance [fr] | Paris | France | 32,061 | 57,229 | 1.78 |
| 18th arrondissement | Paris | France | 32,024 | 192,468 | 6.01 |
| Xuanwu District | Beijing | China | 31,879 | 526,000 | 16.50 |
| Altıntepe | Istanbul | Turkey | 31,411 | 31,411 | 1 |
| Sant Andreu | Barcelona | Spain | 31,061 | 57,183 | 1.84 |
| Chamberí | Madrid | Spain | 31,029 | 145,934 | 4.69 |
| Atapark | Ankara | Turkey | 30,964 | 49,542 | 1.6 |
| Selçuklu | Ankara | Turkey | 30,775 | 33,853 | 1.1 |
| Plevne | Ankara | Turkey | 30,647 | 30,647 | 1 |
| Bayrampaşa | Istanbul | Turkey | 30,526 | 274,735 | 9 |
| Gatina | Nairobi | Kenya | 30,411 | 45,872 | 1.51 |
| Gençosman | Istanbul | Turkey | 30,473 | 39,615 | 1.3 |
| Breña | Lima | Peru | 30,405 | 97,906 | 3.22 |
| Zyablikovo | Moscow | Russia | 30,394 | 133,096 | 4.38 |
| Amérique [fr] | Paris | France | 30,155 | 55,365 | 1.84 |
| Combat | Paris | France | 30,107 | 38,988 | 1.29 |
| Mwiki | Ruiru | Kenya | 30,107 | 44,760 | 1.49 |
| Charonne | Paris | France | 30,082 | 62,901 | 2.09 |
| Novokosino | Moscow | Russia | 30,056 | 108,204 | 3.60 |
| Talatpaşa, Kağıthane | Istanbul | Turkey | 30,008 | 33,009 | 1.1 |