| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
ERI
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Eritrea
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Region
|
Level2 Type
|
Awraja
|
| Number of Units |
38
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
94
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1984
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,033
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,293
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,576
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,103
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,189
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,659
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
121,863
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
57
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
9
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
529,985
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
13,746
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
90,781
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
9
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
131
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
9
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
37
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
337
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
246,671
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
7,303
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
65,573
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
590,156
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
0%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
16%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
19%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
7
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
2
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Estimates of population in 1990 were based on the Census of Ethiopia 1984, Digital File obtained from EROS Data Center through the Int'l Livestock Research Institute; contains population figures for 3rd level administrative units (2nd level for Eritrea); |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: GIS coverage produced by USGS/EDC USAID/FEWS and obtained through the International Livestock Research Institute. UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov. |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: AFCities, Data provided by Uwe Deichman at the World Bank; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or more. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Population data were extrapolated to target years using growth rates derived from United Nations national level estimates and projections. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
