| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
BEN
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Benin
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Province
|
Level2 Type
|
District
|
| Number of Units |
78
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
80
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1992
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
4,608
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
5,437
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
6,209
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
4,655
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
5,492
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
6,272
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
115,828
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
39
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
38
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
781,469
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,416
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
61,634
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
36
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
195
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
7
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
40
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
1,433
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
966,152
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
6,406
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
66,938
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,409,763
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
39%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
43%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
8
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
28
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Institut National de la Staistique et de L'analyse Economique, Bureau Central du Recensement, Republique du Benin February 1992. Deuxieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation du Benin. Available at: http://www.afrikinfo.com/lois/gouvern . |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database, http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: AFCities, Data provided by Uwe Deichman at the World Bank; City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: AFCities, Columbia Gazetteer, NIMA, Times Atlas of the World, 1 |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Localities with 10,000 inhabitants or more. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Population data were extrapolated to target years of 1990, 1995 and 2000 using growth rates derived from United Nations national level estimates and projections. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: The Athieme District (administrative 2 level , in the Mono Province (administrative 1 level), was split to form Athieme District and Lokossa District. The division was based on a map found at: http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~atlas308/c_benin/projects/c1_1/html/english/bframe_en_c1_1b.htm . Population was estimated for the two newly created units based on their relative distributions in 1992. |
