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Guyana Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 788   Population 2000 (UN '000) 761
Area (km2) 211,156   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 145
Number of Administrative Units 10   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 79
Number of Urban Extents 9   Number of Settlement Points 11

Guyana Details

Names
ISO3-Code GUY
Continent South America
Country Name Guyana
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type Region
Level2 Type Subregion
Number of Units 10
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 79
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1991
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 754
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 771
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 788
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 731
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 743
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 761
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 211,156
Average Input Resolution (km) 145
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 11
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 36,471
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,167
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 9,732
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 9
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 181
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 19
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 71
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 640
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 26,503
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 4,246
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 11,811
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 106,295
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 0%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 14%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 37%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 10
Regression-estimated Extents 6
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Guyana Bureau of Statistics, 1991.
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Guyana North-East Sheet compiled in the Cartographic Division. Lands Department, Ministry of Agriculture
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
Map, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Cities of Georgetown, New Amster-dam and Upper Demerara River.
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