Population Distribution
Population distribution by place type for Egypt. Dots show individual tagged places, with the maximum, minimum, and median population values highlighted.
Upgrade Candidates
Places whose population is more consistent with the next-higher type's distribution than their own. Ranked by signal strength, then percentile within current type.
| # | Name | Type | Population | Own %ile | %ile among next higher | Signal | Edit | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | العسيرات | village | 80,000 | 100% | 54% | Strong | node/5381423392 | |
| 2 | نجع حمادي | town | 250,000 | 100% | 67% | Weak | node/332074267 | |
| 3 | إدفو | town | 166,102 | 96% | 48% | Weak | node/768078792 | |
| 4 | عرب الغديري | village | 30,000 | 96% | 19% | Weak | node/13025669461 | |
| 5 | طود | village | 27,357 | 92% | 19% | Weak | node/768808943 | |
| 6 | أبو صير بنا | village | 22,214 | 88% | 19% | Weak | node/768600153 | |
| 7 | نقادة | village | 21,530 | 84% | 15% | Weak | node/768083448 | |
| 8 | سنباط | village | 20,599 | 80% | 15% | Weak | node/768565847 |
Downgrade Candidates
Places whose population is more consistent with the next-lower type's distribution than their own. Ranked by signal strength, then percentile within current type.
| # | Name | Type | Population | Own %ile | %ile among next lower | Signal | Edit | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | السلوم | town | 8,445 | 8% | 56% | Strong | node/299612108 | |
| 2 | الشلاتين | city | 6,731 | 4% | 4% | Weak | node/296193469 | |
| 3 | رأس سدر | town | 1,725 | 4% | 8% | Weak | node/29555531 | |
| 4 | العلمين | city | 10,922 | 6% | 8% | Weak | node/768026937 | |
| 5 | نخل | city | 11,023 | 7% | 8% | Weak | node/248035196 | |
| 6 | دهب | city | 12,000 | 9% | 8% | Weak | node/27043265 | |
| 7 | الطور | city | 16,129 | 11% | 12% | Weak | node/768582192 | |
| 8 | الجونة | town | 15,000 | 12% | 72% | Weak | node/27133981 | |
| 9 | نويبع | city | 18,000 | 13% | 12% | Weak | node/768799947 | |
| 10 | القصير | city | 24,344 | 15% | 19% | Weak | node/27136155 | |
| 11 | سفاجا | city | 28,261 | 17% | 19% | Weak | node/27136248 | |
| 12 | شبراخيت | city | 30,829 | 18% | 19% | Weak | node/3235552557 | |
| 13 | الرحمانية | city | 32,093 | 20% | 19% | Weak | node/5650937978 | |
| 14 | رأس غارب | city | 32,318 | 22% | 19% | Weak | node/768582279 | |
| 15 | واحة سيوة | city | 35,000 | 24% | 19% | Weak | node/324629407 | |
| 16 | شرم الشيخ | city | 38,478 | 26% | 31% | Weak | node/428339450 | |
| 17 | الواحات الخارجة | city | 61,500 | 28% | 46% | Weak | node/336215777 | |
| 18 | رشيد | city | 68,947 | 30% | 46% | Weak | node/768815269 | |
| 19 | الشيخ زايد | city | 80,000 | 33% | 54% | Weak | node/330194927 | |
| 20 | طناح | city | 80,000 | 33% | 54% | Weak | node/6091032462 | |
| 21 | الواحات الداخلة | city | 80,209 | 35% | 54% | Weak | node/2662989689 | |
| 22 | أبو كبير | city | 106,000 | 37% | 65% | Weak | node/299571747 | |
| 23 | دسوق | city | 110,000 | 39% | 69% | Weak | node/299569447 | |
| 24 | فاقوس | city | 111,532 | 41% | 69% | Weak | node/768593719 | |
| 25 | مرسى مطروح | city | 140,000 | 43% | 85% | Weak | node/299546351 |
Monitor
Places that are consistent with their current type's distribution but sit at an extreme percentile within it. No reclassification signal yet, but worth revisiting as more population data is tagged.
| # | Name | Type | Population | Own %ile | Edit | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ملوى | town | 142,504 | 92% | node/768554401 | |
| 2 | مرسى علم | city | 1,918 | 2% | node/27135821 |