| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
NOR
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Norway
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Fylke
|
Level2 Type
|
Kommune
|
| Number of Units |
434
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
10
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
4,236
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
4,344
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
4,461
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
4,241
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
4,359
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
4,469
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
318,524
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
27
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
304
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
766,517
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,017
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
10,314
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
56
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
5,062
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
10
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
347
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
19,412
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,508,335
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,067
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
55,309
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
3,097,299
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
6%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
69%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
75%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
56
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: "2001 Kommune Housing and Population data downloaded from Statistics Norway, http://www.ssb.no/fobhushold_en/tab-2002-09-02-03-en.html . 1993 Kommune population figures downloaded from UNEP GEO data portal." |
| 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: City Population, www.citypopulation.de; StatsNorway, www.ssb.no;World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: Columbia Gazetteer, Getty, Times Atlas of the World, 1999, NIMA, Times Atlas of the World, 1999, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Localities with 200 inhabitants or more. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: -- |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: Boundary clipped with DCW to DCW shoreline boundaries. |
