| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
CAF
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Central African Republic
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Prefecture
|
Level2 Type
|
Sous-Prefecture
|
| Number of Units |
51
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
69
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1988
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
2,804
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,187
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,540
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
2,945
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,347
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,717
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
622,868
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
111
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
37
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
648,782
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
6,063
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
38,243
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
31
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
249
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
3
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
42
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
1,288
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
695,677
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,937
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
45,223
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,401,908
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
0%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
40%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
42%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
2
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
25
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
4
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: 1988 census figures, National Statistical Office, digital file. |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database, http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: Recensement General de la Population de December 1988 Central African Republic, Census Bureau |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: AFCities, NIMA, Times Atlas of the World, 1, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Twenty principal centres with a population of over 3,000 each. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Population data were extrapolated to the target years 1990, 1995, and 2000 using growth rates derived from United Nations national level estimates and projections. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
