Identify statements about the lower limit of the population size for a settlement to be designated as Urban area.

A. 1500 in Colombia
B. 30000 in Japan
C. 3500 in India
D. 2500 in USA

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, B, D only

The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B, D only

Population Size: It is an important criteria used by most countries to define urban areas. The lower limit of the population size for a settlement to be designated as urban is 1,500 in Colombia, 2,000 in Argentina and Portugal, 2,500 in U.S.A. and Thailand, 5,000 in India and 30,000 in Japan. Besides the size of population, density of 400 persons per sq km and share of non-agricultural workers are taken into consideration in India. Countries with low density of population may choose a lower number as the cut-off figure compared to densely populated countries. In Denmark, Sweden and Finland, all places with a population size of 250 persons are called urban. The minimum population for a city is 300 in Iceland, whereas in Canada and Venezuela, it is 1,000 persons.