| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
LUX
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Luxembourg
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Commune
|
Level2 Type
|
Localite
|
| Number of Units |
118
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
4
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
382
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
397
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
436
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
382
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
410
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
437
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
2,587
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
5
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
82
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
76,602
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,000
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
3,987
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
3
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
666
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
25
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
268
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
804
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
286,821
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
7,450
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
108,522
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
325,567
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
31%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
75%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
92%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
3
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Central Service for Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC), Luxemburg, http://statec.gouvernement.lu/html_fr/RP_2001/rp01_commune_localite.html . |
| 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: Population Census 2001, Le Service central de la statistique et des études économiques, www.statec.lu/html_fr/RP_2001/resultats.html |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Communes having more than 2,000 inhabitants in the administrative center. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: Population was extrapolated to target years using a growth rate calculated between the census years of 1991 and 2001. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
