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Netherlands Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 15,697   Population 2000 (UN '000) 15,864
Area (km2) 41,364   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 9
Number of Administrative Units 469   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 33
Number of Urban Extents 87   Number of Settlement Points 230

Netherlands Details

Names
ISO3-Code NLD
Continent Europe
Country Name Netherlands
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type Province
Level2 Type Municipality
Number of Units 469
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 33
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2000
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 14,482
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 15,066
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 15,697
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 14,952
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 15,459
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 15,864
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 41,364
Average Input Resolution (km) 9
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 230
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 731,288
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 19,230
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 54,341
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 87
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 4,863
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 2
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 148
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 12,843
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 6,318,707
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,102
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 146,408
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 12,737,534
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 37%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 80%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 90%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 108
Regression-estimated Extents 16
Digital Chart of the World 1
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
1990, 1995 and 2000 municipal data downloaded from Statistics Netherlands, StatLine Databank: http://www.cbs.nl/statline .
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe (SABE) distributed by Eurographics: http://www.eurogeographics.org/eng/03_projects_sabe.asps (SABE 2001 date of release : February 2003).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Municipalities with 2,000 inhabi-tants or more; municipalities with a population of fewer than 2,000 persons but with not more than 20 per cent of their economically active male popula-tion engaged in agriculture; and specific residential municipalities of commuters.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
Boundary changes from 1990 to 2000 were accomodated in the following attribution of population: - In Utrecht: * De Bilt and Maartensdijk are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Harmelen and Woerden are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Utrecht and Vleuten_De Meern are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In North-Holland: * Bergen, Egmond, and Schoorl are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Waterland, Broek in Waterland, Monnickendam, Katwoude, Marken, Ilpendam, Landsmeer, and Purmerend are merged and assigned a single total population value. * In South Holland, Liemeer and Zevenhoven assigned a single total population value. - In Limburg: * Born, Sittard and Geleen are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Belfeld, Tegelen, Venlo, Broekhuizen, Grubbenvorst, and Horst are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Heythuysen, Baexem, Grathem, Hunsel are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In Overijssel: * Brederwiede, Zwartsluis, Genemuiden, Hasselt, Ijsselham, Steenwijk, Ijsselmuiden, Kampen, Zwolle, Dalfsen, Nieuwleusen, and Staphorst are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Den Ham and Vriezenveen are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Denekamp, Ootmarsum, Weerselo, Diepenheim, Goor, Markelo, Stad Delden, Holten, Rijssen, Hengelo, Oldenzaal, Ambt Delden, Almelo, and Borne are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Heino and Raalte are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Wijhe and Olst are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In Gelderland: * Elst, Heteren, and Valburg are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Gendt, Huissen, and Bemmel are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Zaltbommel, Brakel, Kerkwijk, Maasdriel, Hedel, Ammerzoden, Heerewaarden, and Rossum are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Buren, Lienden and Maurik are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In the provinces of Drenthe and Overijssel, the municipalities Westerveld, De Wolden, Vledder, Diever, Dwingeloo, Havelte, Meppel, De Wijk, Ruinen, Ruinerwold, Zuidwolde, Avereest, Hardenberg, Gramsbergen, Hoogeveen, Midden-Drenthe, Coevorden, Dalen, Oosterhesselen, Sleen, Zweelo, Emmen, Odoorn. Borger-Odoorn, Borger, Westerbork, and Schoonebeek are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In North-Brabant: * Cuijk, Sint Anthonis, Beers, Cuijk en Sint Agatha, Haps, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, Oploo c.a., Wanroij, and Boxmeer are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Heusden, Drunen, Vlijmen, ''s-Hertogenbosch, Rosmalen, Maasdonk, Haaren, Esch, Helvoirt, Sint-Michielsgestel, Berlicum, Deb Dungen are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Geertruidenberg and Raamsdonk are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Bernheze, Nistelrode, and Heeswijk-Dinther are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Moerdijk, Zevenbergen, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Klundert, Standdaarbuiten, Willemstad are merged and assigned a single total population value. * Woensdrecht, Huijbergen, Ossendrecht, Putte are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In Zeeland, the municipalities of Veere, Domburg, Mariekerke, Valkenisse, Westkapelle are merged and assigned a single total population value. - In the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen, the municipalities of Tynaarlo, Vries, Eelde, Assen, Roden, Noordenveld, Norg, Peize, Groningen, Leek are merged and assigned a single total population value.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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