Businesses in Huasco

Categories in Huasco

Fruit and Vegetable Wholesaler Import Export Company Clothing stores Post Office Education Tourist Attraction Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Pub Restaurants Seafood restaurants Hair Salon Liquor Store Supermarket Campground Hotels and motels Lodging Unreachable

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Huasco

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	16
Restaurants	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	14

Huasco Facts

Area	9.4 km²
Population	3,833
Male Population	1,926 (50.3%)
Female Population	1,907 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+336.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+28.3%
Median Age	32.6 years (Male: 32.3, Female: 32.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,336 (2022)
Area Codes	51
Neighborhoods	puerto huasco
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-28.46599, -71.22276

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Huasco Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	879	2,594	2,988	3,980	3,833	3,646	3,421
Population Density	93.8 / km²	276.7 / km²	318.7 / km²	424.5 / km²	408.9 / km²	388.9 / km²	364.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Huasco Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 28.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Huasco	+336.1%	+47.8%	+28.3%
Atacama Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Huasco Median Age

Median Age: 32.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Huasco	32.6 yrs	32.9 yrs	32.3 yrs
Atacama Region	30.2 yrs	30.1 yrs	30.2 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

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

Huasco Population Density

Population Density: 409 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Huasco	3,833	9.4 km²	409 / km²
Atacama Region	284,485	75,688.1 km²	3.8 / 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

Huasco Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Huasco

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

Huasco Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$13,126	$16,613	$19,377	$22,741	$18,797	$22,728	$23,537	$26,336
Total GDP	$69.4M	$90M	$103.7M	$118.9M	$96.8M	$115.2M	$118.7M	$130.2M

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

Huasco CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Huasco	7,997 tn	2.09 tn	853.1 tons/km²
Atacama Region	1,426,161 tn	5.01 tn	18.8 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

Huasco CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,997 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.09 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	853.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	High (8.6)

* 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. 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
3/19/18	1:45 AM	3.9	14.1 km	24,450 m	60km W of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
9/26/17	2:07 PM	4.2	16.5 km	20,760 m	61km WNW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
9/25/17	12:24 PM	4.4	19.6 km	34,260 m	58km WNW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
8/24/17	9:13 AM	4.1	10.4 km	33,190 m	57km WNW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
8/2/17	9:30 PM	4.3	3.7 km	41,160 m	50km WNW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
8/2/17	8:03 PM	5.3	3.1 km	41,070 m	47km W of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
9/30/16	12:39 AM	4.5	18.1 km	52,100 m	49km NW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
6/7/15	3:09 AM	4.5	26.3 km	28,370 m	67km WNW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
2/1/15	10:27 AM	4	8.8 km	45,500 m	43km W of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov
8/19/14	4:07 AM	4.2	20.2 km	62,800 m	46km NW of Vallenar, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Huasco

Huasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwasko]) is a Chilean city and commune, in the Huasco Province, Atacama Region. port city of Huasco is located 50 km west of Vallenar and close to the town of Huasco Bajo, which lies on the southern bank of the Huasco..

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