World summary ---Zambia

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	ZMB
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Zambia
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Province
Level2 Type	District
Number of Units	57
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1980
Ref. Year Last	1990
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	7,882
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	9,330
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	7,239
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	8,193
Difference '90	-8.9%
Difference '95	-13.9%
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	752610
Resolution (km)	115
PopPerUnit ('000)	144
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 Zambia (1973), Statistical Yearbook 1971, Central Statistics Office, Lusaka 2. Republic of Zambia (1989), Monthly Digest of Statistics, January-June 1989, Central Statistics Office, Lusaka 3. Republic of Zambia (1990), 1990 Census of Population, Housing, and Agriculture, Preliminary Report, Central Statistics Office, Lusaka P60-90 based on censuses for 1963, 1969, 1980 and 1990. In cases where districts were split between the 63 and 69 censuses, the 63 population was distributed proportional to the 69 figures. Kalengwa Township data for 1990 was redistributed from Mufumbwe to Kasempa District to be consistent with prior data and boundaries.Boundary data set was updated using maps in the census publications.

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