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Gabon Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 1,226   Population 2000 (UN '000) 1,230
Area (km2) 265,146   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 76
Number of Administrative Units 46   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 27
Number of Urban Extents 20   Number of Settlement Points 35

Gabon Details

Names
ISO3-Code GAB
Continent Africa
Country Name Gabon
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type Province
Level2 Type Departement
Level3 Type Canton
Number of Units 46
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 27
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1993
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 932
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 1,069
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 1,226
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 935
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 1,078
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 1,230
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 265,146
Average Input Resolution (km) 76
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 35
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 558,959
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,037
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 27,048
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 20
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 279
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 3
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 42
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 830
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 540,671
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 2,157
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 43,328
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 866,554
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 0%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 68%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 82%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 18
Regression-estimated Extents 19
Digital Chart of the World 1
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Republique Gabonaise (1993), Recensement Generale de la Population et de l''Habitat 1993, Resultats Preliminaires, Direction Generale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, Ministere de la Planification de l''Economie et de l''Amenagement du Territoire, Libreville
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database, http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov .
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
Recensement General de la Population et de L''Habitat - Repertoire de Regroupements & Villages 1, UN Statistical Library
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
AFCities, Columbia Gazetteer, NIMA, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Towns 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:
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