Africapolis urban agglomerations
OECD Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC)
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- Commercial
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- Format
- Shapefile, CSV
- Coverage
- 54 African countries
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 29 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Irregular
Demographic sources plus satellite and aerial imagery feed the agglomerations, which are traced from 1950 to 2050.
Source and attribution
- Publisher
- OECD Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC)
- License
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- Commercial use
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- Attribution required
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- Modification allowed
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- Redistribution allowed
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- Share-alike
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- Region
- AfricaAO, BF, BI, BJ, BW, CD, CF, CG, CI, CM, CV, DJ, DZ, EG, ER, ET, GA, GH, GM, GN, GQ, GW, KE, KM, LR, LS, LY, MA, MG, ML, MR, MU, MW, MZ, NA, NE, NG, RW, SC, SD, SL, SN, SO, SS, ST, SZ, TD, TG, TN, TZ, UG, ZA, ZM, ZW
- Type
- Vector
- Time
- 1950–2020
- Extent
- -25.4-34.963.637.6West, south, east, north. Data extent.
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