| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
ALB
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Albania
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| Leve1 Type |
District
|
| Number of Units |
26
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
119
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,314
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,144
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,086
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,289
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,185
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,134
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
28,346
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
33
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
47
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
342,760
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
3,185
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
28,850
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
39
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
283
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
7
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
39
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
1,524
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
322,647
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,170
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
33,078
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,290,033
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
5%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
42%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
43%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
21
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
18
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: "2001 Population data: Albania, Institute of Statistics, http://www.instat.gov.al/repoba/english/default_english.htm . Preliminary Results of the General Census of Population and Housing, 1 April 2001 (table 5). 1990 Population data: Statistisches Bundesamt (1993), Laenderbericht Albanien, J.B. Metzler & C.E. Poeschel Verlag, Wiesbaden. 1995 data were based on these and national level growth rates derived from United Nations Population Division figures." |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Boundaries from Eurostat (distributed by UNEP GRID Geneva) |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: 2001 Preliminary Albania Population Census, INSTAT, http://pages.albaniaonline.net/repoba/zyra_shtypit/prel_e; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Towns and other industrial centres with more than 400 inhabitants. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: "Since 1991, Albania has disaggregated some of its districts (administrative level 1). Such changes resulted in 36 districts, compared to the previous 26 districts. Recent boundary divisions were accomodated in the following attribution of population: - The population of the new district of Has is absorbed into Kukes; - Kurbin into Lezhe; - Kavaje into Tirana; - Bulqize into Mat; - Peqin into Elbasan; - Mallakaster into Fier; - Kucove into Berat; - Delvine into Sarande; - Korce and Devoll comprise Koritza; - Shkoder and Malsi E Madhe comprise Skutari." |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
