World summary --- Rwanda

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	RWA
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Rwanda
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Prefecture
Level2 Type	Commune
Number of Units	142
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1978
Ref. Year Last	1991
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	6,891
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	5,259
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	6,987
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	5,259
Difference '90	1.4%
Difference '95	0.0%
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	26,340
Resolution (km)	14
PopPerUnit ('000)	37
Resources
Web Site 1	http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

Data sources This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov The 1980 and 1990 estimates produced for this database were used to produce the P95E estimate. Pop data sources: 1. United Nations (1973), Demographic Yearbook 1973, Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, New York 2. Republique Rwandaise (19XX), Atlas du Rwanda, 3. Republique Rwandaise (1991), Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat Au 15 Aout 1991, Resultats Provisoires, Service National de Recensement, Kigali 4. Michigan State University (undated), Rwanda District Level Administrative Unit GIS Coverage Department of Geography, East Lansing. District level population was available for 1978 and 1991. Only prefecture population was available for 1970. P80 and P90 calculated from R7891. P70 estimated assuming constant growth within each prefecture. P60 estimated using P70P78 rates by prefecture. Exception: Kigali (Nyarugenge) figures for 60 and 70 were available from UNSTAT urban database. Rather than using 1980-1990 growth rates to compute P95E, the estimates were adjusted so that the total national population matches the UN estimate for 1995, which due to recent events in the country are significantly lower than the estimates based on recent growth rates would imply. The boundary data set was produced by the Department of Geography at Michigan State University.

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