World summary ---Uganda

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	UGA
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Uganda
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Region
Level2 Type	District
Number of Units	163
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1980
Ref. Year Last	1991
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	16,227
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	18,642
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	16,457
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	18,935
Difference '90	1.4%
Difference '95	1.5%
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	236,040
Resolution (km)	38
PopPerUnit ('000)	116
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. Republic of Uganda (1992), Provisional results of the 1991 Population and Housing Census, Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Entebbe, Uganda 2. Republic of Uganda (1992), The 1991 Population and Housing Census, District Summary Series, Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Entebbe, Uganda 3. Republic of Uganda (1993), The 1991 Population and Housing Census: Preliminary Estimates of Fertility and Mortality, 1993, Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Entebbe, Uganda 1980 and 1991 county figures from publications. 1969 county population based on district level growth rates 1969-80. Exception: the data for urban municipalities was available from RoU (1992) and were considered explicitly. District growth rates were calculated after subtracting the known municipality figures from the 69 and 80 district totals. P60-90 were calculated from resulting 69-80 and 80-90 county growth rates. Boundary data were produced by the National Statistical Office in collaboration with the UN Statistics Division's Software Development Project.

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