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World Cities & Urban Areas Database

2025

Free

Open dataset

Sample structure: 100 / 100

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Seller: waseemahmad

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Source / creator: Not documented
Collection method: uploaded
Coverage / snapshot: 2025
Data last updated: Not documented
Update schedule: Not documented

Sample structure score: 100 / 100

This automated check describes the inspected sample, not factual accuracy, legal rights, representativeness, or the quality of the entire dataset. It is not a customer rating.

Assessed 10 sample records (CSV) on 2026-10-09. All records in the provided sample were checked.

Check	Points	Evidence
Populated cells	50 / 50	140 of 140 top-level cells contain a value. Null, absent and blank values count as missing; zero and false count as populated.
Consistent value types	30 / 30	140 of 140 populated cells match their column's most common observed type. Types are inferred, not checked against real-world truth.
Consistent record shape	20 / 20	10 of 10 records have the expected fields. CSV/TSV use the header width; JSON uses the union of observed keys.

Field-level findings and improvements

Check missing cells and mixed types below. Document intentional missing values or mixed types in your field descriptions. Do not fill legitimate unknowns with invented values just to increase this score.

Field	Missing cells	Most common type	Other populated types
city_name	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
country_name	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
country_code	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
continent	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
latitude	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
longitude	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
population	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
elevation_m	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
timezone	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
is_capital	0 / 10	boolean	0 / 10
climate_zone	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
gdp_per_capita_usd	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
language	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
currency_code	0 / 10	string	0 / 10

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About this data

Geographic and demographic records for 10,500 cities across 179 countries, including coordinates, population estimates, elevation, timezone, climate classification, GDP per capita, primary language, and capital indicators.

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python3 retrieve-dataset.py 148ce1aa-ce99-4baa-a9b2-cb27c01a905a --output dataset.bin

Full supplier documentation

Original supplier listing: World Cities & Urban Areas Database — 2025 Long-running dataset of 10,500 cities across 179 countries and 6 continents. Includes geographic coordinates, population estimates, elevation, timezone, climate classification (simplified Köppen), GDP per capita, primary language, currency, and capital city indicators. Ideal for geospatial analysis, urban planning research, demographic studies, and machine learning applications.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
city_name	string
country_name	string
country_code	string
continent	string
latitude	string
longitude	string
population	string
elevation_m	string
timezone	string
is_capital	string
climate_zone	string
gdp_per_capita_usd	string
language	string
currency_code	string

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