| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
DZA
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Algeria
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| Leve1 Type |
Wilaya
|
| Number of Units |
48
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
634
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1998
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
24,470
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
27,248
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
30,421
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
24,855
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
27,655
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
30,291
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
2,302,498
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
219
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
151
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
757,537
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
4,213
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
68,918
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
116
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
2,147
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
16
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
182
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
21,163
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
4,142,076
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,443
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
145,702
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
16,901,410
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
56%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
58%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
103
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
13
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: 1987 and 1998 Census data from Statistiques Algırie, http://www.ons.dz/ . |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database, http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de; Recensement General de la Population de l'Habitat 1998 Armature Urbaine Algeria, Census Bureau;World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: Rand McNally Atlas 1994, Times Atlas of the World, 1, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): All communes having as chef-lieu either a city, a rural town or an urban agglomeration. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: -- |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
