| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
KOR
|
| Continent |
Asia
|
| Country Name |
Korea
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
3
|
| Leve1 Type |
Province
|
Level2 Type
|
District
|
| Level3 Type |
Ward/Township
|
| Number of Units |
227
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
204
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2002
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
43,917
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
44,395
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
46,419
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
42,869
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
44,952
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
46,740
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
98,977
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
21
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
129
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
11,155,621
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
22,025
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
310,808
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
55
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
5,770
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
11
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
357
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
19,630
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
20,781,180
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
18,256
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
697,642
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
38,370,283
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
20%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
83%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
83%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
53
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
2
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Population data were downloaded from the National Atlas of Korea 1992?2002, http://210.117.198.3/website_e/ngiatlas/ngiatlas.html . |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: National Atlas of Korea, http://210.117.198.3/website_e/ngiatlas/ngiatlas.html . |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: City Population, NIMA, UNSD, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Cities as administratively defined. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Data are available for most of the South Korea administrative units between 1992?2002. This interval was primarily used to calculate the growth rate and extrapolate to target years using 1995 and 2000 (census years) as base. For the units of Kejang-gun, Sasang-gu, Suyoun-gu,Yonjae-gu, Nam-gu, Chang-won, MasanKyeyang-gu, Pupyong-gu, Yonsu-gu, Kangbuk-gu, Kumchon-gu, and Kwangjin-gu, data is only available between 1995?2002. The growth rate of these units was calculated for the 1995?2002 interval, with 1995 and 2000 as base years. For the units of Chung-gu, Nam-gu, Puk-gu, Tong-gu, and Ulju-gun data is only available between 1997?2002. The growth rate of these units was calculated for the 1997?2002 interval with 2000 as base year. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
