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Jamaica Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 2,583   Population 2000 (UN '000) 2,576
Area (km2) 11,060   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 28
Number of Administrative Units 14   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 185
Number of Urban Extents 17   Number of Settlement Points 18

Jamaica Details

Names
ISO3-Code JAM
Continent North America
Country Name Jamaica
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Parish
Number of Units 14
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 185
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2001
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 2,360
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 2,467
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 2,583
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 2,369
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 2,472
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 2,576
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 11,060
Average Input Resolution (km) 28
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 18
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 658,562
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 3,751
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 65,203
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 17
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 1,117
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 3
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 178
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 3,030
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,102,037
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 2,428
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 88,509
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,504,658
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 27%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 58%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 57%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 23
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Population Census 2001 Jamaica, Volume 1, Country Report and Preliminary Report for 1991''s Urban /Rural. Provided by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, http://www.statinja.com/
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
World Boundary Databank II
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA, UNSD, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Kingston metropolitan area and se-lected main towns.
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