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Singapore Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 3,905   Population 2000 (UN '000) 4,018
Area (km2) 597   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 9
Number of Administrative Units 8   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 488
Number of Urban Extents 8   Number of Settlement Points 1

Singapore Details

Names
ISO3-Code SGP
Continent Asia
Country Name Singapore
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Region
Level2 Type DGP Zone
Level3 Type Subzone
Number of Units 8
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 488
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2001
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 2,932
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 3,378
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 3,905
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 3,016
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 3,476
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 4,018
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 597
Average Input Resolution (km) 9
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 1
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 4,017,733
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 4,017,733
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 4,017,733
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 8
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 541
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 0
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 71
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 566
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,607,681
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,288
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 478,513
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,828,106
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 96%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 95%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 100%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 11
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Singapore Department of Statistics, Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 4, Geographic Distribution and Travel.
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Boundaries from the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) were update using a digitized paper map provided by the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
Singapore Census of Population 2000, UN Statistical Library
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
City of Singapore.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
The non-resident population (1,054,570) was added proportionatly across units. 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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