Definitions and issues

1. 'Code' indicates the source of data, as follows:
   CDFC - Census, de facto, complete tabulation
   CDFS - Census, de facto, sample tabulation
   CDJC - Census, de jure, complete tabulation
   CDJS - Census, de jure, sample tabulation
   SSDF - Sample survey, de facto
   SSDJ - Sample survey, de jure
   ESDF - Estimates, de facto
   ESDJ - Estimates, de jure
   Le 'Code' indique la source des données, comme suit:
   CDFC - Recensement, population de fait, tabulation complète
   CDFS - Recensement, population de fait, tabulation par sondage
   CDJC - Recensement, population de droit, tabulation complète
   CDJS - Recensement, population de droit, tabulation par sondage
   SSDF - Enquête par sondage, population de fait
   SSDJ - Enquête par sondage, population de droit
   ESDF - Données estimées, population de fait
   ESDJ - Données estimées, population de droit
2. Dual capitals
3. For the urban commune of Antananarivo
4. Data for city proper refer to population in municipalities
5. Data include those for two or more cities
6. Data for cities proper refer to communes
7. For communes which may contain rural areas as well as urban centre
8. Included in urban agglomeration of Dakar
9. Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town the legislative capital
10. Excluding persons residing in institutions
11. For municipalities which may contain an urban centre as well as a rural area
12. The definition of locality is based on the 2000 Population census
13. Urban agglomeration (Metropolitan area) refers to 2 or more municipalities where there is only one urban concentration où il y a seulement une concentration urbaine.
14. Including municipalities of Bella Vista, Betania, Calidonia, Curundu, El Chorillo, Juan Diaz, Parque Lefevre, Pedregal, Pueblo Nuevo, Rio Abajo, San Felipe, San Francisco and Santa Ana
15. Including armed forces stationed in the area
16. Excluding armed forces overseas and civilian citizens absent from country for extended period of time
17. City refers to a type of incorporated place in 49 states and the District of Columbia, that has an elected government and provides a range of government functions and services. Also included are Honolulu, Hawaii Census Designated Place (CDP), for which the Census Bureau reports data under agreement with the State of Hawaii (instead of the combined city and county of Honolulu), and Arlington, VA CDP (which is coextensive with Arlington County - an entirely urban county that provides the same levels of services and functions as a municipality
18. Included in urban agglomeration of Washington, DC--VA--MD
19. Included in urban agglomeration of Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA
20. Included in urban agglomeration of Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX
21. Included in urban agglomeration of Denver--Aurora, CO
22. Included in urban agglomeration of Chicago, IL--IN
23. Included in urban agglomeration of Seattle, WA
24. Included in urban agglomeration of San Francisco--Oakland, CA
25. Included in urban agglomeration of Boston, MA--NH--RI
26. Included in urban agglomeration of Phoenix--Mesa, AZ
27. Included in urban agglomeration of Virginia Beach, VA
28. Included in urban agglomeration of San Diego, CA
29. Included in urban agglomeration of Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL
30. Included in urban agglomeration of Miami, FL
31. Included in urban agglomeration of Riverside--San Bernardino, CA
32. Included in urban agglomeration of New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT
33. Included in urban agglomeration of Las Vegas, NV
34. Included in urban agglomeration of Kansas City, MO--KS
35. Data for urban agglomeration refer to Killeen-Temple 'metropolitan statistical area'
36. Included in urban agglomeration of Lancaster--Palmdale, CA
37. Included in urban agglomeration of Houston, TX
38. Included in urban agglomeration of Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN
39. Included in urban agglomeration of Oxnard, CA
40. Included in urban agglomeration of San Jose, CA
41. Included in urban agglomeration of Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY
42. Included in urban agglomeration of Detroit, MI
43. Included in urban agglomeration of Portland, OR--WA
44. Included in urban agglomeration of Salt Lake City, UT
45. La Paz is the actual capital and the seat of the Government but Sucre is the legal capital and the seat of the judiciary
46. 'Metropolitan area' Grand Santiago
47. Urban agglomeration refers to the urban part of the municipality with a proper city center
48. Data for urban agglomeration refer to 'metropolitan area', comprising Asuncion proper and localities of Trinidad, Zeballos Cué, Campo Grande and Lamboré
49. City population refers to urban population of districts within the city
50. For municipalities which may contain rural area as well as urban centre
51. Lefkosia urban agglomeration is composed of Lefkosia municipality, Agios Dometios, Egkomi, Strovolos, Aglangia, Lakatameia, Anthoupoli, Latsia and Geri
52. Lemesos urban agglomeration is composed of Lemesos municipality, Mesa Geitonia, Agios Athanasios, Germasogeia, Pano Polemidia, Ypsonas, Kato Polemidia, and parts of Mouttagiaka, Agios Tychon, Parekklisia, Monagrouli, Moni, Pyrgos and Tserkezoi
53. Including data for the India-held part of Jammu and Kashmir, the final status of which has not yet been determined. Excluding cities for Assam state
54. Data for urban agglomeration includes New Delhi
55. Data for urban agglomeration include Bally, Baranagar, Barrackpur, Bhatpara, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, Chandan Nagar, Garden Reach, Houghly-Chinsura, Howrah, Jadarpur, Kamarhati, Naihati, Panihati, Serampore, South Dum Dum, South Suburban, and Titagarh
56. Included in urban agglomeration of Delhi
57. Data refer to the New Delhi Municipal Council
58. Including Karkh, Rassaiah, Adhamiya and Kadhimain Qadha Centres and Maamoon, Mansour and Karradah-Sharqiyah Nahlyas
59. Designation and data provided by Israel. The position of the United Nations on the question of Jerusalem is contained in General Assembly resolution 181 (II) and subsequent resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council concerning this question
60. Including East Jerusalem
61. Excluding diplomatic personnel outside country and foreign military and civilian personnel and their dependants stationed in the area
62. Except for Tokyo, all data refer to shi, a minor division which may include some scattered or rural population as well as an urban centre
63. Data excluding Hokkaido region
64. Including Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu and Yahata (Yawata)
65. Data for city proper refer to 23 wards (ku) of the old city. The urban agglomeration figures refer to Tokyo-to (Tokyo Prefecture), comprising the 23 wards plus 14 urban counties (shi), 18 towns (machi) and
66. villages (mura). The 'Tokyo Metropolitan Area' comprises the 23 wards of Tokyo-to plus 21 cities, 20 towns and 2 villages. The 'Keihin Metropolitan Area' (Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area) plus 9 cities (one of which is Yokohama City) and two towns, with a total population of 20 485 542 on 1 October 1965
67. Excluding data for the Pakistan-held part of Jammu and Kashmir, the final status of which has not yet been determined, and for Junagardh, Manavadar, Gilgit and Baltistan
68. Covers Seyhan and Yuregir districts in Adana
69. Covers Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Kecioren, Mamak, Sincan, and Yenimahalle districts in Ankara
70. Covers Nilufer, Osmangazi and Yildirim districts in Bursa
71. District centre
72. Covers Sahinbey and Sehitkamil districts in Gaziantep
73. Covers Adalar, Avcilar, Bagcilar, Bahcelievler, Bakirkoy, Bayrampasa, Besiktas, Beykoz, Beyoglu, Eminonu, Esenler, Eyup, Fatih, Gaziosmanpasa, Gungoren, Kadikoy, Kagithane, Kartal, Kucukcekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Sariyer, Sisli, Sultanbeyli, Tuzla, Umraniye, Uskudar, Zentinburnu districts in Istanbul
74. Covers Bolcova, Bornova, Buca, Cigli, Gaziemir, Guzelbahce, Karsiyaka, Konak and Narlidere districts in Izmir
75. Covers Kocasinan and Melikgazi districts in Kayseri
76. Covers Karatay, Meram and Selcuklu districts Konya
77. Including Cholon
78. City is defined as a residential center that has a zoning and urbanisation plan approved by law
79. City proper refers to commune or municipality
80. Urban agglomeration refers to core area of an urban region. The core area consists of a densely inhabited area and of urban localities in short distance as well as of next situated urban localities, agglomerated in case of mutual commuting to work (at least 35 index points)
81. Data for cities proper refer to communes which may contain an urban centre and a rural area
82. City is a settlement with a status of city according to the administrative-territorial division of the country at the end of the respective year
83. Data for cities proper refer to communes which are centres for urban agglomeration
84. De jure population, but excluding diplomatic personnel outside the country and including foreign diplomatic personnel not living in embassies or consulates
85. Data refer to French territory of this international agglomeration
86. Including Villeurbanne
87. Including armed forces stationed outside the country but excluding alien armed forces stationed in the area
88. Data refer to the Vatican City State
89. The boundaries of a city are related to the boundaries of a commune
90. The urban agglomeration of the capital area is much bigger and includes the following communes: Bessastaðahreppur, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður, Kjósarhreppur, Kópavogur, Mosfellsbær ,Reykjavík, Seltjarnarnes. -
91. City is populated area with no less than 2 000 resident population, which is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers'
92. Population is not classified as 'urban' or 'rural'. About 95% of the population in Liechtenstein are living in a community with a population of 2000 and more
93. Including civilian nationals temporarily outside the country
94. Data for cities proper refer to administrative units (municipalities)
95. City is defined as administratively separated area entitled to civil (municipal) rights. Urban agglomeration is not defined
96. City is defined as industrial and cultural centers according to the legislation
97. Urban agglomeration includes the city and its populated localities subordinated to its authority
98. Data for Urban agglomeration refer to communes which are administrative division.- Les données pour l'agglomération urbaine se rapportent aux communes qui sont des divisions administrative.
99. 2001 data refer to municipals with 100 000 + population
100. Data to urban areas with 100,000+ residents
101. Capital of Northern Ireland
102. Capital of Wales for certain purposes
103. Capital of Scotland
104. 'Greater London' conurbation as reconstituted in 1965 and comprising 32 new Greater London Boroughs
105. For all regions it is not possible to distinguish between 'city proper' and 'urban agglomeration' areas, therefore data has been include under 'city proper'
106. Statistical division, which is a relatively stable area that includes a large buffer around each city to reduce the need to change boundaries as the city grows
107. Statistical district, which includes a much smaller buffer and basically just represent the urban area of that city
108. Excludes inland water and oceanic areas
109. A city is a territorial authority which is a distinct entity, is predominantly urban in character, has a minimum population of 50,000 and is a major centre of activity within its parent region
110. Urban agglomerations refer to main urban areas that are centres with populations of 30,000 or more
111. The Territorial Authority of Dunedin City (3341.53 sq km) includes a large hinterland of rural area. The Dunedin 'Urban Area' (255.13 sq km) is the area of Dunedin City that is urban territoriale de Dunedin (3 341,53 kilomètres carrés) comprend de vastes étendues rurales. La 'zone urbaine' de Dunedin (255,13 kilomètres carrés) correspond à la zone urbanisée de la ville de Dunedin.