| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
BLZ
|
| Continent |
North America
|
| Country Name |
Belize
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| Leve1 Type |
District
|
| Number of Units |
6
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
40
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2000
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
185
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
210
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
240
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
186
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
203
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
226
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
22,290
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
61
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
9
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
49,050
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
4,329
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
12,727
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
6
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
127
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
27
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
89
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
532
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
45,030
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
7,270
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
15,520
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
93,122
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
2%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
39%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
48%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
6
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: National Population and Housing Census 2000 and 1991 from the Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance. |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Mapa de la Regionalizaci¢n de la Rep£blica de Guatemala. Ministerio de Agricultura. Escala 1:750000. Copia heliogr fica. Prepared by the Centro Internacional de Agricultural Tropical (CIAT). |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: Belize 2000 Census, http://www.cso.gov.bz |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Not available. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: -- |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
