| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
CRI
|
| Continent |
North America
|
| Country Name |
Costa Rica
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Provincia
|
Level2 Type
|
Cantones
|
| Number of Units |
82
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
46
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2000
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,055
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,405
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,810
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,049
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,554
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
4,024
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
51,015
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
25
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
32
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
309,700
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
19,200
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
44,352
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
9
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
1,979
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
12
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
346
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
3,118
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,064,727
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
23,574
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
260,311
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,342,797
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
6%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
65%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
60%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
8
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
1
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: The population data sources are: (1) Instituto Nacional de Estad¡stica y Censos, INEC. IX Censo Nacional de Poblaci¢n y Vivivenda del 2000: http://www.meic.go.cr/ and (2) 1996 data are estimates provided by the Instituto Nacional de Estad¡stica y Censos of Costa Rica |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Instituto Geogr fico Nacional. 1984. Mapa de Provincias y Cantones. Escala 1:1500000 Prepared by the Centro Internacional de Agricultural Tropical (CIAT). |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Administrative centres of cantons, including adjacent areas with clear urban character?istics such as streets, urban services and electricity. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Population data for cantones (adminstrative level 2) were extrapolated to target years using growth rates calculated between 1996 and 2000. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
