| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
BTN
|
| Continent |
Asia
|
| Country Name |
Bhutan
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| Leve1 Type |
District
|
| Number of Units |
19
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
110
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1985
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
1,697
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
1,847
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
2,085
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
1,696
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
1,831
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
2,085
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
38,040
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
45
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
18
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
53,600
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,100
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
10,064
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
5
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
95
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
21
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
41
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
206
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
59,533
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
14,674
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
29,811
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
149,055
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
8%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
7%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
2
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
3
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Europa World Yearbook, (administrative 1 level) |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Asia Population Database: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Not available. |
| 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: -- |
