| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
LTU
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Lithuania
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Province
|
Level2 Type
|
District
|
| Number of Units |
51
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
69
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,675
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,601
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,533
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
3,722
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
3,715
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
3,696
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
64,995
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
36
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
98
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
545,078
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,029
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
23,828
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
52
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
670
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
13
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
95
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
4,941
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
619,327
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,244
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
46,739
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,430,443
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
8%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
69%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
69%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
52
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: 2001 population from Statistics Lithuania, url: http://www.std.lt/web/main.php ; 1989 population from UNEP/GRID Arendal, http://www.grida.no/ |
| 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: Lithuania Population and Housing Census 2001, Statistics Lithuania, http://www.std.lt/web/main.php?parent=755&module=7 |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: NIMA, UNSD, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the pre?dominance of non-agricultural workers and their families. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: "Population growth rate between 1989 and 2001 was used to extrapolate to target years.Recent boundary divisions were accomodated in the following attribution of population: (1) In the province of marijampole, the following districts are merged and assigned a single total population value - Sakiai, Kalvarijos, Kazlu Ruda, Marijampole, and Vilkaviskis.(2) The population of Pagegiai in province of Taurage added to Silute in province of Klaipeda. (3) In Telsiai, population of Rietavas addded to Plunge. (4) In Utena, the districts of Ignalinos and Visaginas are merged and assigned a single total population value. (5) Trakai in Vilnius and Kaisiadorys in Kaunas are merged and population value assigned is the total of the two merged districts plus population of Elektrenai (in Vilnius)." |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
