| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
BGR
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Bulgaria
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
District (Oblast)
|
Level2 Type
|
Municipality
|
| Number of Units |
261
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
30
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
9,008
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
8,444
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
7,920
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
8,718
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
8,406
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
7,949
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
111,307
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
21
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
41
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,098,433
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
24,965
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
101,323
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
36
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
1,155
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
26
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
170
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
6,107
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,268,624
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
14,254
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
118,996
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
4,283,856
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
5%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
54%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
67%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
36
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: "Census 2001. Republic of Bulgaria. National Institute of Statistics, downloaded from: http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/Census_e.htm . 1995 District (administrative level 1) data from Statistical Yearbook. Republic of Bulgaria. National Institute of Statistics." |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB), United Nations, http://www3.who.int/whosis/gis/salb/salb_home.htm . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Towns, that is, localities legally es?tablished as urban. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: The District (administrative level 1) population growth rate between 1995 and 2001 was applied to the 2001 Municipality (administrative level 2) population data. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: In January 1999, Bulgaria changed its number of districts from 9 to 21 districts. By comparing pre-1999 and post-1999 districts maps, it is assumed that the municiplaity of Topolovgrad (2001 pop of 15179) now in the district of Haskovo was part of the district of Bourgas in 1995. |
