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Puerto Rico Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 3,974   Population 2000 (UN '000) 3,915
Area (km2) 8,985   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 11
Number of Administrative Units 78   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 51
Number of Urban Extents 1   Number of Settlement Points 216

Puerto Rico Details

Names
ISO3-Code PRI
Continent North America
Country Name Puerto Rico
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Number of Units 78
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 51
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1997
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 3,522
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 3,724
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 3,974
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 3,528
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 3,718
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 3,915
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 8,985
Average Input Resolution (km) 11
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 216
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 421,958
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,024
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 10,487
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 1
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 8,537
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 8,537
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 8,537
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 8,537
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,746,260
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,746,260
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,746,260
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,746,260
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 95%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 98%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 76%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 8
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
US Census Bureau: 1990 Decennial Census and 1997 Population Estimates
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
US Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
2000 US Census, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
2000 US Census
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Places with 2,500 inhabitants or more and urbanized areas.
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