| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
CMR
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Cameroon
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Province
|
Level2 Type
|
Department
|
| Number of Units |
49
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
255
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1987
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
9,755
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
11,040
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
12,494
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
11,614
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
13,273
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
14,876
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
465,765
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
97
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
166
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,512,379
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,038
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
42,558
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
101
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
384
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
3
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
41
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
4,092
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,753,849
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,048
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
62,907
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
6,353,627
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
40%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
50%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
15
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
83
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
3
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: The 1990 population figure is based on the OECD/Club du Sahel West Africa Long Term Perspective Study (WALTPS), and was estimated by Benoit Ninnin, based on these sources Republique du Cameroun: Demo 87: 7 millions et demi en 1976, 10 millions et demi en 1987. |
| 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 et de l'habitat de 1987 de Cameroon: donnees provisiores, Census Bureau, Migration, Urbanization and Development of Cameroon, published by the Institute of the Formation and Research of Demographics by Joseph-Pierre Timnou |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: Columbia Gazetteer, NIMA, Times Atlas of the World, 1, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Urban centres. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Population data were extrapolated to the target years using growth rates derived from United Nations national level estimates and projections. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
