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Solomon Islands Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 421   Population 2000 (UN '000) 447
Area (km2) 28,707   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 54
Number of Administrative Units 10   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 42
Number of Urban Extents 1   Number of Settlement Points 4

Solomon Islands Details

Names
ISO3-Code SLB
Continent Oceania
Country Name Solomon Islands
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Province
Number of Units 10
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 42
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1999
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 318
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 366
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 421
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 319
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 377
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 447
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 28,707
Average Input Resolution (km) 54
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 4
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 50,951
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,313
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 14,235
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 1
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 75
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 75
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 75
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 75
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,195
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,195
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,195
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,195
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 0%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 12%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 20%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 2
Regression-estimated Extents 2
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Solomon Islands 1999 Population and Housing Census, Main Results. Report to the Government of the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands Census Office.
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World (DCW).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
Solomon Islands 1999 Population and Housing Census
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Places with 1,000 inhabitants or more.
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