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| Asia - Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of Summary |
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| Names
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| ISO3-Code |
PRK
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| Continent |
Asia
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| Country Name |
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of
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| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
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| Leve1 Type |
Province
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Level2 Type
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Counties
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| Number of Units |
136
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| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
169
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| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
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| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
20,618
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| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
21,775
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| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
22,996
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| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
19,956
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| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
21,373
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| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
22,268
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| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
122,440
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| Average Input Resolution (km) |
30
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| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
24
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| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
2,694,997
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| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
113,844
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| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
362,397
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| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
21
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| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
440
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| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
2
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| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
54
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| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
1,135
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| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,445,031
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| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
65,822
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| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
272,482
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| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,722,116
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| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
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| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
25%
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| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
61%
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| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
14
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| Regression-estimated Extents |
2
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| Digital Chart of the World |
5
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| Other |
0
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| Notes |
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Population Source Data: "2001 census data is from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Government.1991 census data from is from the DPRK 1991 Population Census (unpublished, mimeo. data sheet) and Eberstatdt, Nichola and Banister, Judith, The Population of North Korea, Institute of East Asian Studies: Center for Korean Studies, Berkeley, CA, 1992. " |
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Boundary Source Data: Province (administrative level 1) boundaries were obtained via UNEP/GRID Tsukuba, Japan, based originally on World Data Bank II. County (administrative level 2) boundaries were obtained via the DPRK Government Data. |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: Census 2001, DPRK Government Data; City Population, www.citypopulation.de;Eberstadt, N. and J. Banister. The Population of North Korea., UC Berkeley and Ctr for Korean Studies. Research Monograph, UN Statistical Library |
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Point Coordinate Source Data: Getty, Map, NIMA |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Not available. |
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Population Edits and Notes: "In 2001, every province (administrative level 1) had some counties (administrative level 2) with missing population data. Units missing population data were merged together per province to form a multi-part polygon. Population values were attributed to these aggregated units as follows: (1) A United Nations population growth rate for 1990?1995, and 1995?2000 was applied to the 1991 province level population (2) The 1991 provinces were extrapolated forward to 2001 (3) The difference between the extrapolated 2001 province populations and the actual 2001 province populations was calculated (4) The difference between the extrapolated and actual 2001 province populations was applied to the missing units. The units that were missing population values are: Chagang Province (Junggang, Jasong, Hwaphyong, Manpo City, Janggang, Sijung, Rangrim, Kanggye City, Songgang, Jonchon, Ryongrim, Huichon City counties); Kaesong Province (Jangphung, Kaesong City, Phanmun counties); Kangwon Province (Munchon City, Wonsan City, Hoiyang, Kosong, Changdo, Kumgang, Phyonggang, Kimhwa, Cholwon, counties); North Hamgyong Province (Hoiryong City, Sonbong S. Zone, Rajin S. Zone, Yonsa, Puyun, Myongchon, Hwadae, Kimchaek City, Hwadae counties); North Hwanghae (Songrim City, Yonthan, Sariwon City, Pongsan, Unpha, Phyongsan, Thosan counties); North Phyongan (Changsong, Taegwan, Chonma, Nyongbyon, Sindo counties); Pyongyang (Unjong county); Ryanggang (Paekam, Kimhyongjik, Kimjongsuk counties); South Hamgyong (Pujon, Hochon, Jangjin, Yodok, Sudong counties); South Hwanghae (Jangyon, Ryongyon, Ongjin, Taehung, Dukjang counties). The population data were extrapolated to the target years of 1990, 1995, and 2000 via the application of a 1991?2001 province growth rate to the 2001counties." |
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Spatial Edits and Notes: Geometrically transformed data in unknown projection to match Digital Chart of the World (DCW) boundaries using 16 control points. The result was an RMS error of 0.035653; the data are not appropriate for detailed or large scale analysis. |
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