| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
BOL
|
| Continent |
South America
|
| Country Name |
Bolivia
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Departmento
|
Level2 Type
|
Provincia
|
| Number of Units |
100
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
80
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
6,090
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
6,965
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
8,038
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
6,573
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
7,414
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
8,329
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
1,069,350
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
103
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
95
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,077,218
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,277
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
53,240
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
67
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
783
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
3
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
92
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
6,175
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,263,761
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,101
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
74,985
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,024,028
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
64%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
63%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
36
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
30
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
1
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Instituto Nacional de estad¡stica, INE. Indicadores Socio-demogr ficospor Provincias. Censo de 1992. La Paz, Bolivia. 2001 population from Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de estad¡stica, INE: http://www.ine.gov.bo |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Instituto Geogr fico Militar. Mapa de la Rep£blica de Bolivia. Escala 1:1500000. Proyecci¢n C¢nica Comforme de Lambert. Prepared by the Centro Internacional de Agricultural Tropical (CIAT). |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: CELADE, Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) - Population Division of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: Celade, NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or more. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Based on Department maps from Informacion Geografica, http://www.ine.gov.bo/cgi-bin/PIWDGEOxx.EXE, the following edits were made: (1) in La Paz, population of Jose Manuel Pando was added to Pacajes; and Caranavi was added to Nor Yungas; (2) in Cochabamba, Bolivar was added to Arani; and Tiraque was added to Arque; (3) in Oruro, Tomas Baron was added to Cercado; Sud Carangas, San Pedro de Totora, and Nor Carangas were added to Carangas; Sebastian Pagador was added to Avaroa; and Puerto Mujillones was added to Atahualpa; (4) in Potosi, Enrique Baldivieso was added to Nor Lipez; and (5) In Santa Cruz, German Busch was added to Chiquito; and Guarayos was added to Nuflo de Chavez; Population figures were extrapolated to target years using a growth rate calculated between 1992 and 2001. A 5% growth rate cap was used for select units. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
