| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
POL
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Poland
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
3
|
| Leve1 Type |
Voivod
|
Level2 Type
|
Poviativ
|
| Level3 Type |
Gmina
|
| Number of Units |
2,489
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
16
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2001
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
38,845
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
38,719
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
38,644
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
38,111
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
38,595
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
38,605
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
311,195
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
11
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
226
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,666,203
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
19,482
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
83,410
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
167
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
2,368
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
8
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
158
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
26,337
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
3,152,734
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,480
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
133,169
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
22,239,194
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
8%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
58%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
63%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
166
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
1
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Downloaded from the Regional Data Bank, Polish Official Statistics, http://www.stat.gov.pl/english/index.htm, Population by living location in a gmina (as of 31 XII) --Unit of measure: person. |
| 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 |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Towns and settlements of an urban type (for example, workers' settlements, fisher?men's settlements and health resorts). |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: A population growth rate was calculated between 1998 and 2001 to extrapolate to target years. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
