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Reunion Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 719   Population 2000 (UN '000) 721
Area (km2) 2,548   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 50
Number of Administrative Units 1   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 719
Number of Urban Extents 4   Number of Settlement Points 24

Reunion Details

Names
ISO3-Code REU
Continent Africa
Country Name Reunion
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 0.0
Number of Units 1
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 719
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1999
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 604
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 659
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 719
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 604
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 664
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 721
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 2,548
Average Input Resolution (km) 50
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 24
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 132,664
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 3,530
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 30,016
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 4
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 1,019
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 8
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 262
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 1,049
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 682,331
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 5,225
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 175,251
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 701,006
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 41%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 97%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 72%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 4
Regression-estimated Extents 2
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
L''Institut national de la statistique et des etudes economiques (INSEE): Recensement March 1999 (March 1999 Census) www.recensement.insee.fr for 1990 and 1999 population estimates.
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World.
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA, UNSD, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Not available.
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