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Bhutan Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 2,085   Population 2000 (UN '000) 2,085
Area (km2) 38,040   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 45
Number of Administrative Units 19   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 110
Number of Urban Extents 5   Number of Settlement Points 18

Bhutan Details

Names
ISO3-Code BTN
Continent Asia
Country Name Bhutan
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type District
Number of Units 19
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 110
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1985
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 1,697
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 1,847
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 2,085
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 1,696
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 1,831
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 2,085
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 38,040
Average Input Resolution (km) 45
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 18
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 53,600
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,100
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 10,002
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 5
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 95
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 14
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 40
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 200
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,559
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 12,423
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 25,577
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 127,887
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 1%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 7%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 7%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 4
Regression-estimated Extents 14
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Europa World Yearbook, (administrative 1 level)
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Asia Population Database: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov .
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Not available.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
Population data were extrapolated to target years of 1990, 1995 and 2000 using growth rates derived from United Nations national level estimates and projections.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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