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New Zealand Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 3,772   Population 2000 (UN '000) 3,778
Area (km2) 265,334   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 27
Number of Administrative Units 371   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 10
Number of Urban Extents 51   Number of Settlement Points 113

New Zealand Details

Names
ISO3-Code NZL
Continent Oceania
Country Name New Zealand
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type District/ City
Level2 Type Ward
Number of Units 371
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 10
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2001
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 3,341
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 3,580
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 3,772
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 3,360
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 3,604
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 3,778
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 265,334
Average Input Resolution (km) 27
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 113
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 355,100
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,195
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 29,206
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 51
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 977
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 1
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 159
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 8,114
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,021,537
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,634
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 59,822
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,050,902
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 3%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 80%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 86%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 104
Regression-estimated Extents 4
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
1991, 1996 and 2001 census population data obtained from Statistics New Zealand. Downloaded from http://www.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/pasfull/pasfull.nsf/web/Standard+Tables+2001+Census+of+Population+and+Dwellings%3A+Final+Counts+2001?open
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Ward level boundary coverage obtained from Statistics New Zealand.
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, UN Statistical Library, hard copy; City Population, www.citypopulation.de;World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
Getty, Map, NIMA, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Twenty-four urban areas plus all boroughs, town districts, townships and country towns with a population of 1,000 or more.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
The Census population values used are based on "Usually resident population." Ward (administrative level 2) population data for 2001 are not available. Thus, a District (administrative level 1) growth rate between 1991 and 2001 was used to extrapolate the Ward (administrative level 2) population to target years.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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