| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
IRL
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Ireland
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
4
|
| 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) |
986,999
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,010
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
12,111
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
57
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
1,411
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
9
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
100
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
5,697
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,238,952
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,094
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
41,251
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,351,327
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
8%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
62%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
59%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
57
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| 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. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: -- |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
