Epena Facts

Area0.9 km²
Population9,969
Population change (1975 to 2020)+996800.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+1664.4%
Local Time
TimezoneWest Africa Time
Lat & Lng1.35250, 17.45250

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Epena Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1365659,2629,969
Population Density1.1 / km²41.1 / km²645.7 / km²10,585.1 / km²11,393.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Epena Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 1539.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Epena+926100%+25627.8%+1539.3%
Likouala Department+2825158.3%+29626.5%+1865.3%
Republic of the Congo+199.1%+95.4%+49.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Epena Population Density

Population Density: 11,393 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Epena9,9690.875 km²11,393 / km²
Likouala Department678,06266,772.6 km²10.2 / km²
Republic of the Congo4.6 million343,019.3 km²13.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Epena Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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

Epena CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Epena4,229 tn0.42 tn4,832.7 tons/km²
Likouala Department286,868 tn0.42 tn4.3 tons/km²
Republic of the Congo1,968,031 tn0.43 tn5.7 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
Epena CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)4,229 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.42 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,832.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/13/0510:04 AM4.679.1 km10,000 mRepublic of the Congousgs.gov
3/18/026:34 PM3.431.2 km10,000 mRepublic of the Congousgs.gov
3/25/003:48 PM455.2 km10,000 mRepublic of the Congousgs.gov
4/26/982:16 PM5.256.4 km10,000 mRepublic of the Congousgs.gov
3/5/982:59 AM5.159.7 km10,000 mRepublic of the Congousgs.gov

Epena

Epena is a city and seat of Epena District in the Likouala Region of northeastern Republic of the Congo.

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