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Oman Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 2,233   Population 2000 (UN '000) 2,538
Area (km2) 304,190   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 134
Number of Administrative Units 60   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 37
Number of Urban Extents 13   Number of Settlement Points 25

Oman Details

Names
ISO3-Code OMN
Continent Asia
Country Name Oman
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type Governorate
Level2 Type Wilayat
Number of Units 60
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 37
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2003
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 1,937
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 2,074
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 2,233
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 1,785
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 2,154
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 2,538
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 304,190
Average Input Resolution (km) 134
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 25
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 236,849
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 26,741
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 83,851
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 13
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 2,787
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 33
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 436
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 5,666
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,151,756
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 6,288
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 146,725
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,907,420
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 2%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 78%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 77%
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 data were obtained via the Sulatanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy, Information and Documentation Center: http://www.moneoman.gov.om/stb_web/tables/population/pop_2-2.htm .
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Department of Biology & Earth Sciences, University of Wisconsin at Superior.
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Not available.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
(1) Population data were extrapolated to target years using a growth rate caluclated between the census years 1993 and 2003. (2) A 5% rate cap was applied to one unit.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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