| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
BHS
|
| Continent |
North America
|
| Country Name |
Bahamas
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| Leve1 Type |
Island/ Supervisory District
|
| Number of Units |
17
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
18
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2000
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
255
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
280
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
304
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
255
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
283
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
304
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
13,162
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
28
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
12
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
210,832
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,178
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
23,229
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
4
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
219
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
11
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
126
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
503
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
201,986
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
9,388
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
61,667
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
246,669
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
4%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
81%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
89%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
4
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: The Official Site of the The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Total Population by Sex and by Island and Number of Households 2000 Census, http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/BahamasWeb/aboutbahamas.nsf/Subjects/General+Statistics . |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: -- |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: Map, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Not available. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: -- |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: "ú Spanish Wells Is and Harbor are merged with Eleutera.ú Rum Cay is merged with Long Island." |
