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Ireland Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 3,810   Population 2000 (UN '000) 3,803
Area (km2) 69,474   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 4
Number of Administrative Units 3,440   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 1
Number of Urban Extents 52   Number of Settlement Points 189

Ireland Details

Names
ISO3-Code IRL
Continent Europe
Country Name Ireland
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 4.0
Leve1 Type Province
Level2 Type County/City
Level3 Type Urban/Rural area
Level4 Type Electoral District or Ward
Number of Units 3,440
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 1
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2002
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 3,427
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 3,589
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 3,810
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 3,515
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 3,609
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 3,803
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 69,474
Average Input Resolution (km) 4
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 189
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 491,095
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,003
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 8,848
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 52
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 1,429
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 9
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 109
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 5,684
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,215,159
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 5,167
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 43,774
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 2,276,265
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 8%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 60%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 59%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 121
Regression-estimated Extents 25
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
Census 2002 Preliminary Report, Central Statistics Office, Dublin, Ireland: http://www.cso.ie/census/preliminary.htm .
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:
Ireland Census 2002, http://www.eirestat.cso.ie/Census/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=147
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Cities and towns, including suburbs, with 1,500 inhabitants or more.
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