| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
EGY
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Egypt
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Governate
|
Level2 Type
|
Markaz/ Quisms
|
| Number of Units |
230
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
281
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1996
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
52,452
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
58,217
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
64,631
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
56,223
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
61,991
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
67,884
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
968,071
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
65
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
151
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
7,645,936
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
13,595
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
186,218
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
60
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
10,893
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
2
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
399
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
23,924
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
16,911,000
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,605
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
987,473
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
59,248,400
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
2%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
93%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
43%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
57
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
2
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
1
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: 1996 Egyptian Census. 1986 Muncipal population from 1986 Egyptian Census, digital file, POPMAP application produced by Egyptian Statistical Office in collaboration with the UN Software Development Project (UNSD/DESIPA) |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Omar Mohamed Hamza (Executive Manager, GIS Program), Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) of the Central Agency for Public Mobilaztion and Statistics (CAMPAS). Additional data support provided by Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) Macro International. |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: City Population, NIMA, Times Atlas of the World, 1, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Governorates of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Ismailia and Suez; frontier governorates; and capitals of other governorates as well as district capitals (markaz). |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: The 1986 boundaries and new boundaries were aggregated to six regions (and population summed) so that a rate could be calculated using population from census years 1986 and 1996. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: Boundaries matched to Digital Chart of the World. |
