| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
ARM
|
| Continent |
Asia
|
| Country Name |
Armenia
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| Leve1 Type |
Marzes
|
Level2 Type
|
Rayon
|
| Number of Units |
11
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
293
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,280
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,246
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,218
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,545
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,760
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,787
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
28,277
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
51
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
42
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,246,202
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,679
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
57,385
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
33
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
594
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
1
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
48
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
1,590
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,651,491
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,519
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
81,868
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,701,634
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
6%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
84%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
67%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
16
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
8
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
9
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: "2001 Census marzes (administrative 1 level) were provided by the National Statistical Service of Armenia and downloaded at: http://docs.armstat.am/census/engcontent.php .1989 rayon (administrative 2 level) population data were obtained via the Australian Centre of the Asian Spatial Information and Analysis Network (ACASIAN), http://www.asian.gu.edu.au/ . " |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Australian Centre of the Asian Spatial Information and Analysis Network (ACASIAN), http://www.asian.gu.edu.au/ . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: Armenia Census 2001, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (NSS of RA), UN Statiscal Library; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: ASCities, Getty, NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to the criteria of number of inhabitants and predominance of agricultural or non-agricultural workers and their families. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: The National Statistics of the Republic of Armenia reported that because the 1989 census took place under difficult conditions, the census data resulted in an undercount. The Rayon population was aggregated to the Marzes level. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: The rayon (administrative 2 level) boundaries were dissolved to the marzes (administrative 1 level) level. |
