Businesses in Illapel

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Illapel

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	23
Restaurants	17
Post office	15
Construction of buildings	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Education	10
Hotels and motels	9
All food and beverage	7

Illapel Facts

Area	26.9 km²
Population	20,396
Male Population	10,126 (49.6%)
Female Population	10,270 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-8.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-27.9%
Median Age	33.3 years (Male: 32.3, Female: 34.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$19,923 (2022)
Area Codes	53
Neighborhoods	Conquimbo, P, Edif. Maray
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-31.63349, -71.16967
Postal Codes	1930000

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Illapel Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	22,397	27,436	28,301	27,106	20,396	18,544	16,253
Population Density	833.4 / km²	1,020.9 / km²	1,053.1 / km²	1,008.6 / km²	758.9 / km²	690 / km²	604.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Illapel Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 27.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Illapel	-8.9%	-25.7%	-27.9%
Coquimbo Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Illapel Median Age

Median Age: 33.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Illapel	33.3 yrs	34.2 yrs	32.3 yrs
Coquimbo Region	31 yrs	31.6 yrs	30.4 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

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

Illapel Population Density

Population Density: 759 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Illapel	20,396	26.9 km²	759 / km²
Coquimbo Region	764,187	40,632.7 km²	18.8 / 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

Illapel 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Illapel

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

Illapel Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,972	$11,436	$19,119	$12,698	$16,985	$13,909	$19,412	$19,923
Total GDP	$74.7M	$119.6M	$216.9M	$155.8M	$219.1M	$182.3M	$252.8M	$249.8M

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

Illapel CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Illapel	84,944 tn	4.16 tn	3,160.7 tons/km²
Coquimbo Region	3,426,763 tn	4.48 tn	84.3 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

Illapel CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	84,944 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,160.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (9)
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
1/29/19	11:02 AM	4.3	21.3 km	46,820 m	21km WSW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
12/18/16	4:25 PM	4	13.9 km	54,400 m	14km SW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
4/18/16	11:38 AM	5.2	15.2 km	42,040 m	15km SW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
3/20/16	10:30 PM	4.3	18.7 km	51,960 m	19km WSW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
2/12/16	9:43 PM	4.3	17 km	55,100 m	17km SW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
10/1/15	9:28 AM	4	22.3 km	47,800 m	22km SW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
9/23/15	12:23 AM	4.3	9.9 km	44,500 m	10km W of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
9/22/15	7:13 AM	6	22.9 km	58,000 m	22km NNW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
9/21/15	5:40 PM	6.6	22.4 km	35,000 m	22km WSW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
7/31/14	8:40 PM	4.8	20.7 km	74,500 m	21km SSW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Illapel

Illapel is a Chilean city, which is the capital of the Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region. It lies along the Illapel River and marks the country's narrowest point along a parallel (94 km). It is located to the east of Los Vilos.

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