| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
CZE
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Czech Republic
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
3
|
| Leve1 Type |
Kraje
|
Level2 Type
|
Okresy
|
| Level3 Type |
Obec
|
| Number of Units |
6,258
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
2
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
10,423
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
10,333
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
10,247
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
10,306
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
10,331
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
10,272
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
78,616
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
4
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
131
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,181,877
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
10,038
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
42,736
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
93
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
1,273
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
26
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
122
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
11,374
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,463,049
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
10,477
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
79,640
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
7,406,475
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
14%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
72%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
75%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
91
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
2
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Population data from the Czech Statistical Office. 2001 data from Population and Housing Census 2001, downloaded from 'Basic data about municipalities': http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/basic_data_about_municipalities ; 1996 population data from the Czech Statistical Office: http://www.czso.cz/eng/angl.htm . |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe (SABE) distributed by Eurographics: http://www.eurogeographics.org/eng/03_projects_sabe.asps (SABE 2001 date of release : February 2003). |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: Czech Republic Population and Housing Census March 2001, http://www.czso.cz/eng/angl.htm |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or more |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Okres (administrative level 2) growth rate between 1996 and 2001 applied to 2001 Obec (administrative level 3) population to project to target years. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
