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San Ignacio, Belize Facts

Area5.3 km²
Population18,240
Population change (1975 to 2020)+152.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+55.1%
Area Codes8
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Standard Time
Lat & Lng17.15297, -89.08058

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San Ignacio, Belize Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population7,2358,96811,75916,82118,240
Population Density1,378.1 / km²1,708.2 / km²2,239.8 / km²3,204 / km²3,474.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

San Ignacio, Belize Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 43% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
San Ignacio, Belize+132.5%+87.6%+43%
Cayo District+251.9%+124.3%+59.2%
Belize+172.3%+92.8%+45.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

San Ignacio, Belize Population Density

Population Density: 3,474 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
San Ignacio, Belize18,2405.3 km²3,474 / km²
Cayo District86,1355,249.7 km²16.4 / km²
Belize349,96822,282.9 km²15.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

San Ignacio, Belize Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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 San Ignacio, Belize

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

San Ignacio, Belize CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
San Ignacio, Belize49,089 tn2.69 tn9,350.4 tons/km²
Cayo District229,849 tn2.67 tn43.8 tons/km²
Belize920,961 tn2.63 tn41.3 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
San Ignacio, Belize CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)49,089 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.69 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)9,350.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)
CycloneMedium (7)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

San Ignacio, Belize

Ignacio and Santa Elena are towns in western Belize. San Ignacio serves as the cultural-economic hub of Cayo District. It got its start from Mahogany and chicle production during British colonialism. Over time, it attracted different people from th..

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