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Western Samoa Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 175   Population 2000 (UN '000) 159
Area (km2) 2,888   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 31
Number of Administrative Units 3   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 58
Number of Urban Extents 2   Number of Settlement Points 20

Western Samoa Details

Names
ISO3-Code WSM
Continent Oceania
Country Name Western Samoa
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type Region
Level2 Type District
Number of Units 3
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 58
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2001
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 160
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 167
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 175
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 160
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 158
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 159
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 2,888
Average Input Resolution (km) 31
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 20
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 38,337
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,096
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 3,636
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 2
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 83
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 42
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 62
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 124
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 86,098
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 7,106
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 46,602
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 93,204
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 4%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 53%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 22%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 1
Regression-estimated Extents 6
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
The 2001 Population and Housing Census . Government of Samoa website at: http://www.govt.ws/gi_listing.cfm
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World (DCW).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
2001 Western Samoa Census, http://www.spc.int/prism/Country/WS/stats/; City Population, www.citypopulation.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
Map, NIMA, Samoa Maps, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Urban area of Apia, comprising the Faipule districts of Vaimuga West and Foleata East, and other urban areas.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
National growth rate from 1991 to 2001 applied to 2001 population to project to target years of 1990, 1995 and 2000.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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