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Saint Lucia Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 148   Population 2000 (UN '000) 148
Area (km2) 620   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 25
Number of Administrative Units 1   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 148
Number of Urban Extents 3   Number of Settlement Points 9

Saint Lucia Details

Names
ISO3-Code LCA
Continent North America
Country Name Saint Lucia
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 0.0
Number of Units 1
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 148
National Population Estimates
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 131
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 140
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 148
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 131
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 140
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 148
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 620
Average Input Resolution (km) 25
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 9
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 54,680
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,128
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 8,234
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 3
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 221
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 32
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 120
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 360
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 66,586
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 9,152
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 33,658
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 100,974
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 58%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 65%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 38%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 3
Regression-estimated Extents 1
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
"World Population Prospects: 2000 Revision. Vol 1. Comprehensive Tables," UN: NY 2001. The values given are for estimates.
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World (DCW).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Castries (capital city).
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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