Raposa Facts

Area15.2 km²
Population22,093
Male Population11,043 (50.0%)
Female Population11,050 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+635.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+96.7%
Median Age23.9 years (Male: 23.7, Female: 24.1)
NeighborhoodsTibiri
Local Time
TimezoneBrasilia Standard Time
Lat & Lng-2.42306, -44.10333
Postal Codes65138

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Raposa Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population3,0026,93511,22921,14922,093
Population Density197.7 / km²456.6 / km²739.4 / km²1,392.5 / km²1,454.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Raposa Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 88.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Raposa+604.5%+205%+88.3%
Maranhão+118%+50.4%+24.6%
Brazil+91.5%+38.1%+18.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Raposa Median Age

Median Age: 23.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Raposa23.9 yrs24.1 yrs23.7 yrs
Maranhão24.4 yrs24.9 yrs23.9 yrs
Brazil29.5 yrs30.3 yrs28.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Raposa Population Density

Population Density: 1,455 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Raposa22,09315.2 km²1,455 / km²
Maranhão7.3 million331,937 km²22 / km²
Brazil206.1 million8,479,487.1 km²24.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Raposa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1920 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Raposa

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Raposa CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Raposa55,867 tn2.53 tn3,678.5 tons/km²
Maranhão15,970,204 tn2.19 tn48.1 tons/km²
Brazil561,829,904 tn2.73 tn66.3 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Raposa CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)55,867 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,678.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Raposa

Raposa is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. It is the smallest municipality of Maranhão.

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