Businesses in Cauquenes

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cauquenes

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	26
Shopping	23
Public administration	15
Restaurants	14
Education	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Post office	11
Hospitals	9

Cauquenes Facts

Area	43.8 km²
Population	29,978
Male Population	14,673 (48.9%)
Female Population	15,305 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-0.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-24.0%
Median Age	34.4 years (Male: 33.5, Female: 35.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$17,056 (2022)
Area Codes	73
Neighborhoods	Porongo, Barrio Esración, DP A, Of A, Talca
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-35.96710, -72.32248
Postal Codes	3690000

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Cauquenes Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	30,216	37,117	39,423	38,422	29,978	29,279	28,069
Population Density	690.7 / km²	848.4 / km²	901.1 / km²	878.2 / km²	685.2 / km²	669.2 / km²	641.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cauquenes Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 24% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cauquenes	-0.8%	-19.2%	-24%
Maule Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cauquenes Median Age

Median Age: 34.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cauquenes	34.4 yrs	35.2 yrs	33.5 yrs
Maule Region	32.1 yrs	32.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cauquenes Population Density

Population Density: 685 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cauquenes	29,978	43.8 km²	685 / km²
Maule Region	1 million	30,309.7 km²	33.9 / km²
Chile	17.8 million	751,744.8 km²	23.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cauquenes Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Neighborhoods in Cauquenes

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Cauquenes

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cauquenes

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

Cauquenes Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,809	$9,247	$10,191	$10,528	$10,525	$15,585	$15,707	$17,056
Total GDP	$4.4M	$4.9M	$5M	$4.3M	$3.6M	$4.9M	$5.1M	$5.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Cauquenes CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cauquenes	118,825 tn	3.96 tn	2,716 tons/km²
Maule Region	4,565,743 tn	4.44 tn	150.6 tons/km²
Chile	87,296,657 tn	4.91 tn	116.1 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

Cauquenes CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	118,825 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,716 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (7)

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

Sources:

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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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.
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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/18/15	12:48 PM	4.8	31.2 km	50,000 m	31km W of Cauquenes, Chile	usgs.gov
4/7/15	11:32 AM	4.5	27.1 km	62,700 m	27km SSE of Cauquenes, Chile	usgs.gov
10/8/14	8:27 AM	4	17.2 km	29,600 m	17km ESE of Cauquenes, Chile	usgs.gov
1/2/13	2:41 PM	4.3	11.1 km	50,400 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
3/21/12	2:41 AM	4.6	33.1 km	67,000 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
7/10/11	9:17 PM	4.6	36.9 km	52,200 m	Bio-Bio, Chile	usgs.gov
11/5/10	4:53 AM	4.6	28.2 km	28,800 m	Bio-Bio, Chile	usgs.gov
10/6/10	8:48 PM	4.4	8.6 km	49,300 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
7/1/10	8:58 PM	5.1	34.8 km	24,400 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
6/4/10	2:00 AM	4.3	28.6 km	64,500 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Cauquenes

Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region.

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