Population Distribution
Population distribution by place type for Iraq. 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 | أبو الخصيب | town | 240,300 | 100% | 33% | Strong | node/2487918582 | |
| 2 | قرية اولاد زيد | village | 30,000 | 99% | 44% | Strong | node/2486637365 | |
| 3 | زاخۆ | town | 197,163 | 98% | 27% | Strong | node/213402531 | |
| 4 | القحطانية | village | 28,000 | 98% | 39% | Strong | node/2488243485 | |
| 5 | اولاد زيد | village | 20,000 | 97% | 24% | Strong | node/2486637343 | |
| 6 | حي الحسين | village | 100,000 | 100% | 84% | Weak | node/7140661692 | |
| 7 | خانقين | town | 170,000 | 97% | 24% | Weak | node/2488546069 | |
| 8 | Chey | village | 17,000 | 96% | 18% | Weak | node/8643468887 | |
| 9 | قەڵادزێ | town | 140,836 | 95% | 18% | Weak | node/2488312897 | |
| 10 | رنجي | village | 7,093 | 95% | 8% | Weak | node/2482641452 | |
| 11 | Avrike | village | 7,000 | 94% | 8% | Weak | node/13200305724 | |
| 12 | ڕانیە | town | 130,000 | 94% | 18% | Weak | node/598459803 | |
| 13 | سۆران | town | 125,000 | 92% | 18% | Weak | node/1413814168 | |
| 14 | يثرب | town | 120,000 | 90% | 18% | Weak | node/2488475713 |
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 | ئیلینجاغی گەورە | town | 750 | 2% | 68% | Strong | node/10057969357 | |
| 2 | هيت | city | 95,800 | 3% | 84% | Weak | node/1936469536 | |
| 3 | بجیل | town | 3,000 | 3% | 86% | Weak | node/2488259403 | |
| 4 | سرێشمە | town | 5,185 | 5% | 93% | Weak | node/2488260215 | |
| 5 | القائم | city | 103,000 | 6% | 84% | Weak | node/2488327033 | |
| 6 | أم قصر | city | 107,620 | 9% | 86% | Weak | node/297446410 | |
| 7 | أبي غرق | city | 108,212 | 12% | 86% | Weak | node/2483902120 | |
| 8 | الهندية | city | 115,000 | 15% | 89% | Weak | node/2488022349 | |
| 9 | الرميثة | city | 115,431 | 18% | 89% | Weak | node/297453585 |
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 | بني حطيط الوائليين | village | 5,000 | 93% | node/2487982391 | |
| 2 | شیوەرەش حاجی فەیسەل هەرکی | village | 5,000 | 93% | node/9869310078 | |
| 3 | ئۆمەرکان | village | 4,500 | 91% | node/2485315505 | |
| 4 | الشنافية | town | 8,824 | 10% | node/2486559430 | |
| 5 | ئازادی | town | 7,000 | 8% | node/5567762249 | |
| 6 | ئامێدی | town | 6,000 | 6% | node/213526185 |