Watsa Facts

Area13286.4 km²
Population311,944
Male Population155,044 (49.7%)
Female Population156,900 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+291.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+70.5%
Median Age17 years (Male: 16.8, Female: 17.2)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng3.03716, 29.53551

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Watsa Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population79,746132,251183,001274,628311,944
Population Density6 / km²10 / km²13.8 / km²20.7 / km²23.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Watsa Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 50.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Watsa+244.4%+107.7%+50.1%
Orientale Province+246.9%+108.5%+50.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo+237%+120.6%+60.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Watsa Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Watsa17 yrs17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
Orientale Province17 yrs17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
Democratic Republic of the Congo17 yrs17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Watsa Population Density

Population Density: 23.5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Watsa311,94413,286.4 km²23.5 / km²
Orientale Province9.5 million500,467.4 km²18.9 / km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo77.3 million2,329,724.8 km²33.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Watsa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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.

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

Watsa CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Watsa35,140 tn0.11 tn2.6 tons/km²
Orientale Province1,067,235 tn0.11 tn2.1 tons/km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo8,769,681 tn0.11 tn3.8 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
Watsa CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)35,140 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2.6 tons/km²

Watsa

Watsa is a community in Province Orientale of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, administrative center of the Watsa Territory. It is served by Watsa Airport, a grass airstrip 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the town. was the location of the VI bat..

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