List of slums

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. 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 and the figure is projected to grow to 2 billion by 2030.

Egypt

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

Ghana

 * Amui Djor
 * Ashiaman
 * Fadama
 * Jamestown/Usshertown, Accra
 * Kojokrom
 * New Takoradi
 * Suame Magazine
 * Nima
 * Agbogbloshie

Kenya



 * Baba Ndogo
 * Dandora
 * Fuata Nyayo
 * 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
 * Viwandani

Liberia

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

Mauritania

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

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

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

South Africa
• Alexandra

• 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

Spain

 * Barrio del Principe, Ceuta

Bangladesh

 * Begun Bari
 * 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)

Hong Kong

 * Kowloon Walled City (demolished)

India



 * 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

Indonesia

 * 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
As of 2022-23 twenty to twenty five million Iranians lived in slums.
 * District 14, Isfahan - Hasseh, Dark,   Zeynabie
 * District 15, Tehran

Japan

 * Kawasaki, Kanagawa
 * Kamagasaki

Pakistan



 * Parts of Machar Colony

Previous Slums in Pakistan

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

South Korea

 * Guryong Village

Sri Lanka

 * Usavi Watta (Usaui Walta)
 * Wanathamulla

Thailand

 * Khlong Toei

Turkey

 * 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

 * Mahwa Aser

Australia

 * 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.

Bulgaria

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

Greece

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

Italy

 * Maregrosso in Messina
 * Rione Taormina in Messina
 * Santa Lucia sopra Contesse in Messina
 * Giostra in Messina
 * Quartiere Zen in Palermo
 * Librino in Catania
 * Numerous neighborhoods in Rosarno
 * Ciambra in Gioia Tauro
 * Arghillà in Reggio Calabria
 * Ciampa di Cavallo in Lamezia Terme
 * Germaneto in Catanzaro
 * Via degli Stadi in Cosenza
 * Timpone Rosso in Cassano allo Ionio
 * Scampia in Naples
 * Secondigliano in Naples
 * Ponticelli in Naples
 * Parco Verde Caivano in Caivano, near Naples
 * Casal di Principe near Caserta
 * San Basilio in Rome
 * Tiburtino III in Rome
 * Corviale in Rome

Malta

 * 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

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

Serbia

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

Spain

 * Las Barranquillas, Madrid
 * Valdemíngomez, Madrid

Bahamas

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

Haiti

 * Cité Soleil

Jamaica

 * Trenchtown
 * Mountain Bay
 * Vikia

Mexico

 * 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

 * La Perla, San Juan

Argentina


In Buenos Aires:
 * Villa 21-24
 * Villa 26
 * Villa 31
 * Villa 1-11-14
 * Villa Zabaleta
 * Villa Rodrigo Bueno

Brazil
Shanty towns in Brazil are referred to as favelas.


 * Vila Parisi, Cubatão
 * 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

 * Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)
 * Siloé (Cali)

Paraguay

 * Bañados del Río Paraguay

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

 * Presidente Kennedy, Punta del Este

Venezuela

 * Miguel Peña Parish
 * Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in Caracas