A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty.
2. • While the number of people living the five biggest slums in the
world amounts to 5.7 million, this is only just a drop in the ocean.
• Here is the list of five largest slum area in the world.
• 1. Khayelitsha in Cape Town (South Africa): 400,000
• 2. Kibera in Nairobi (Kenya): 700,000
• 3. Dharavi in Mumbai (India): 1,000,000
• 4. Neza (Mexico): 1,200,000
• 5. Orangi Town in Karachi (Pakistan): 2,400,000