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This is a list of slums. A slum as defined by the United Nations agency UN-Habitat, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing, squalor, and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the developing world between 1990 and 2005.[1] However, due to rising population, and the rise especially in urban populations, the number of slum dwellers is rising. One billion people worldwide live in slums[2] and the figure is projected to grow to 2 billion by 2030.[3]

## Africa

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### Egypt

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* Ezbet el-Haggana, Cairo
* Manshiyat Naser, Cairo

### Ghana

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Main article: List of slums in Ghana

Taxi drivers waiting for fares near the beachfront slum in Accra's Jamestown

* Amui Djor[4]
* Ashiaman[5]
* Fadama[6]
* Jamestown/Usshertown, Accra
* Kojokrom
* New Takoradi
* Suame Magazine
* Nima
* Agbogbloshie

### Kenya

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Main article: List of slums in Kenya

A view of Kibera

* Baba Ndogo
* Dandora
* Fuata Nyayo[7]
* Gatwekera
* Huruma
* Kambi Muru
* Kangemi
* Kawangware
* Kiambiu
* Kianda
* Kibera (described as the largest slum in Kenya)
* Kiamaiko
* Kichinjio
* Kisumu Ndogo
* Korogocho
* Laini Saba
* Lindi
* Majengo, Nairobi
* Juakali-Marurui, Nairobi
* Makongeni
* Mashimoni
* Matopeni
* Mathare
* Mathare Valley
* Mugumoini
* Mukuru kwa Njenga
* Mukuru slums
* Nyalenda
* Pumwani
* Raila
* Sarang'ombe
* Shilanga
* Siranga
* Soweto East
* Soweto West
* Ziwa la Ng'ombe[8]
* Viwandani[9]

### Liberia

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* Brewerville
* Clara Town, Bushrod Island
* Logan Town
* Sinkor
* Slipway
* Sonewein
* South Beach Bay
* West Point

### Mauritania

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Main article: List of slums in Mauritania

* Arafat
* Dar-Naim
* El Mina
* Sebkha
* Toujouonine

### Namibia

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Main article: List of slums in Namibia

* Africa Tongashili
* Freedomland
* Goreangab
* Kahumba ka Ndola
* Okahandja Park
* Okandundu
* Okantunda
* Okuryangava
* One Nation N° 1
* One Nation N° 2
* Ongulumbashe N° 1
* Onyika
* Otjomuise
* Samuel Maherero

### Nigeria

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Main article: List of slums in Nigeria

* Agege
* Ajegunle
* Amukoko[10]
* Badia
* Bariga
* Bodija
* Ijeshatedo/Itire
* Ilaje
* Iwaya[11]
* Makoko[11]
* Mushin[12]
* Oke-Offa Babasale
* Somolu
* Idikan
* Sasa

### South Africa

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Main article: List of slums in South Africa

* Alexandra[13]
* Cato Manor
* Chatsworth
* Fisantekraal
* Freedom Park
* Gamalakhe
* Gugulethu
* Ibhayi
* Inanda
* Joe Slovo Park
* Kennedy Road
* Khayelitsha
* KwaDabeka
* KwaMakhutha
* KwaMashu
* KwaNobuhle
* Langa
* Lwandle
* Mdantsane
* Mitchells Plain
* Motherwell
* Nomzamo
* Ntuzuma
* Nyanga
* Philippi
* Thembalethu
* Wallacedene

## Asia

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### Bangladesh

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Main article: List of slums in Bangladesh

* Begun Bari[14]
* Bhola (Dhaka North)
* City Palli (Dhaka South)
* Driver Colony (Dhaka South)
* Duaripara (Dhaka North)
* Kawnia
* Korail slum (Dhaka North)
* Lalbagh
* Mach Colony
* Mannan (Dhaka South)
* Mohammadpur
* Molla (Dhaka North)
* Monsur Beel / Nama Para
* Mymensingh
* Nubur (Dhaka South)
* Power House (Dhaka South)
* Pura (Dhaka South)
* Rail Line Slums (most of the largest rail lines in Bangladesh have slums)
* BNP Bazar Basti(Dhaka North)
* Comila(Dhaka North)
* Paschim Agargaon(Dhaka North)

### Hong Kong

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* Kowloon Walled City (demolished)

### India

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Main article: List of slums in India

Slum improvement in Delhi, 1983

* Kirti Nagar, Delhi, Delhi
* Munirka, Delhi, Delhi
* Kathputhli Colony, Delhi
* Talkatora, Delhi
* Pilkhana, Kolkata
* Tikiapara, Kolkata
* Basanti, Kolkata
* Chandmari, Guwahati
* Dharavi, Mumbai
* Banganga, Mumbai
* Baiganwadi, Mumbai
* Antop Hill, Mumbai
* Vyasarpadi, Chennai
* Royapuram, Chennai
* Thiruvotriyur, Chennai
* Salia Sahi, Bhubaneswar[15]

### Indonesia

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* Kampung Dao and Kampung Muka, near Jakarta Kota railway station
* Kampung Kalibaru, a 1.6 km2 slum near New Priok Container consisting of substandard housing with bad sanitation and waste management, junk warehouse, metal scrapping field, and fishing boat manufacturer which directly faces Jakarta Bay
* Kampung Tanah Merah Plumpang, where the 2023 Plumpang oil depot fire occurred, killing 33 people
* Kampung Muara Baru, along East towards North side of Pluit Reservoir
* Kampung Kalimati, West side of Karet Bivak Cemetery
* Jalan Bhakti and Jalan Remaja towards Jl. Bukit Duri Utara, officially owned by Kereta Api Indonesia but squatted since the early 1970s
* Tanah Rendah, Kebon Pala, Bukit Duri and surrounding area in Matraman and Manggarai along Ciliwung River
* Kampung Bahari, Kampung Kebon Pisang towards Tanjung Priuk railway station
* Gang Royal, a suspected illegal prostitution area near Harbour Toll Road
* Rawa Malang, a suspected illegal prostitution area near Budi Dharma Cemetery along Cakung River Drainage
* Slums near railway stations and rail lines (particularly in Jakarta, Semarang and Surabaya)

### Iran

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As of 2022-23 twenty to twenty five million Iranians lived in slums.[16][17]

* District 14, Isfahan \- Hasseh,[18][19] Dark, [20][21][22][23] Zeynabie[23]
* District 15, Tehran[24]

### Japan

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* Kamagasaki

### Pakistan

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A slum in Karachi

Main article: List of slums in Pakistan

* Parts of Machar Colony[25]

#### Previous Slums in Pakistan

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* Orangi, previously but status changed to municipality from 2018 onward.

### South Korea

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* Guryong Village

### Sri Lanka

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Main article: List of slums in Sri Lanka

* Usavi Watta (Usaui Walta)
* Wanathamulla

### Thailand

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* Khlong Toei

### Turkey

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A Gecekondu in Istanbul

* Sultanbeyli, Istanbul
* Çinçin, one of the most popular gecekondu (slum) located in Ankara
* Hacıhüsrev, largest slum of İstanbul
* Hürriyet mahallesi, Adana
* Kadifekale, Izmir
* Horozköy, Manisa

### Yemen

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* Mahwa Aser

## Oceania

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### Australia

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* Little Lon district - In the nineteenth century the area consisted of timber and brick cottages, shops and small factories and was home to an ethnically diverse and generally poor population. Today there are few reminders of the area's former notoriety.

## Europe

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### Bulgaria

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* Fakulteta, Sofia
* Filipovtsi, Sofia
* Hristo Botev, Sofia
* Stolipinovo, Plovdiv
* Sheker Mahala, Plovdiv
* Hadji Hassan Mahala, Plovdiv
* Arman Mahala, Plovdiv
* Maksuda, Varna

### Greece

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* Agia Kyriaki, Acharnes, Attica
* Nea zoi, Aspropyrgos, Attica

### Malta

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Model of Valletta's Manderaggio before demolition

* The Manderaggio, an area in Valletta that was a slum area from the 16th to the 20th centuries. It was demolished in the 1950s and replaced by housing estates.

### Portugal

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* Cova da Moura, Amadora, Lisbon
* Fontainhas, Amadora, Lisbon
* Venda Nova, Amadora, Lisbon
* Barruncho, Lisbon
* Bairro da Jamaica, Amora, Seixal

### Serbia

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A living area at the former Cardboard city

* Cardboard city (Serbian: Картон сити, romanized: Karton siti) in Belgrade, depopulated and demolished starting on 31 August 2009, following four years of unsuccessful attempts.

### Spain

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* Las Barranquillas, Madrid
* Valdemíngomez, Madrid

## North America

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Cité Soleil, 2002 Housing development at Iztapalapa A slum in the hillside at Ecatepec, Mexico

### Bahamas

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* Over the Hill, an area south of Nassau, is the largest and most populous slum of the Bahamas with about 2.5 km2

### Haiti

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* Cité Soleil

### Jamaica

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* Trenchtown
* Mountain Bay
* Vikia

### Mexico

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* Neza-Chalco-Ixta in Mexico City, is a Ciudad Perdida, rated as the world's largest mega-slum in 2006. The area extends towards the municipalities of Chimalhuacan, Los Reyes to the west of Ixtapaluca and South of Neza and Ecatepec de Morelos north of Neza in the metropolitan area periphery and with Santa Marta Acatitla in the Distrito Federal's borough of Iztapalapa.

### Puerto Rico

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* La Perla, San Juan

## South America

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### Argentina

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Villa 31 in Buenos Aires

Main article: Villa miseria

In Buenos Aires:

* Villa 21-24
* Villa 26
* Villa 31
* Villa 1-11-14
* Villa Zabaleta
* Villa Rodrigo Bueno

### Brazil

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Main article: List of favelas in Brazil

Shanty towns in Brazil are referred to as favelas.

* Vila Parisi, Cubatão

Rocinha is the largest hill favela in Rio de Janeiro. Although favelas are found in urban areas throughout Brazil, many of the more famous ones exist in Rio — a widely photographed city

* Cidade de Deus, Rio de Janeiro
* Complexo do Alemão, Rio de Janeiro
* Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro
* Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro
* Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro
* Manguinhos, Rio de Jainero
* Morro da Babilônia, Rio de Jainero
* Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro
* Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro
* Vigário Geral, Rio de Janeiro
* Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro
* Heliópolis, São Paulo
* Paraisópolis, São Paulo

### Colombia

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Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)

* Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)
* Siloé (Cali)

### Paraguay

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* Bañados del Río Paraguay

### Peru

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Main article: List of slums in Peru

Pueblos jóvenes is the nickname given to the vast shanty towns that surround Lima and other cities of Peru. Many of these towns have developed into significant districts in Lima such as Villa El Salvador and Comas.

* Comas
* Villa El Salvador
* San Juan de Lurigancho
* Cono Sur

### Uruguay

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Main article: Cantegril

* Presidente Kennedy, Punta del Este

### Venezuela

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Petare slum in Caracas

* Miguel Peña Parish
* Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in Caracas

## See also

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A campamento in Chile

* Campamento (Chile) - a term in Chile to shanty towns.
* Chengzhongcun - less prosperous areas of urban areas in China.
* Cortiço - a Portuguese term commonly used in Brazil and Portugal to describe an area of urban housing where many people live in conditions of poor hygiene and poverty.
* Rugby boy - a common group or gang of street children seen in the Philippines, they are one of the most well known and recognized poverty inflicted people found in the slums of the Philippines.
* Slum upgrading - consists of physical, social, economic, organizational and environmental improvements to slums undertaken cooperatively and locally among citizens, community groups, businesses and local authorities.[26]
* Villa miseria - a type of shanty town or slum found in Argentina
* Geography portal
* Lists portal

## References

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## External links

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