Pilot census carried out in Abu Dhabi
June 11th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANSAbu Dhabi, June 11 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates’ Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has carried out a pilot census covering a select sample of the population in all regions of Abu Dhabi emirate.
Abu Dhabhi is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The pilot census is a small scale exercise carried out as part of the groundwork for the real major national project.
The Abu Dhabi Census 2011 is scheduled to take place during the last quarter of 2011, and is expected to yield a full and realistic picture of the emirate’s population, both nationals and non-nationals.
It will provide official statistics and build an up-to-date database on the demographic characteristics of all the people living in the in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the western region.
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