| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
SOM
|
| Continent |
Africa
|
| Country Name |
Somalia
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
Region
|
Level2 Type
|
District
|
| Number of Units |
74
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
110
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2000
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
7,869
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
8,010
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
8,154
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
7,163
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
7,348
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
8,778
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
634,315
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
93
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
8
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,118,395
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
22,496
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
244,629
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
7
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
171
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
7
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
40
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
280
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
1,093,811
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
33,018
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
294,714
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
2,062,995
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
0%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
25%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
28%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
5
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
2
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: World Health Organization population data provided by the Information Food Security Analysis Unit of Somalia, FSA |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: AFCities, Data provided by Uwe Deichman at the World Bank; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: AFCities, NIMA, World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Towns with 5,000 inhabitants or more. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: -- |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
