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Business Distribution by Industry in Chalán

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	5

Chalán Facts

Area	62.6 km²
Population	3,359
Male Population	1,702 (50.7%)
Female Population	1,657 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-14.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-23.0%
Median Age	22.7 years (Male: 22.4, Female: 23.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,466 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.54765, -75.31128
Postal Codes	701010, 701017

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Chalán Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,905	4,423	4,360	3,769	3,359	3,058	2,712
Population Density	62.4 / km²	70.6 / km²	69.6 / km²	60.2 / km²	53.6 / km²	48.8 / km²	43.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Chalán Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 23% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chalán	-14%	-24.1%	-23%
Sucre Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Chalán Median Age

Median Age: 22.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chalán	22.7 yrs	23.1 yrs	22.4 yrs
Sucre Department	22.7 yrs	23.1 yrs	22.3 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Chalán Population Density

Population Density: 53.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chalán	3,359	62.6 km²	53.6 / km²
Sucre Department	814,200	10,725.2 km²	75.9 / km²
Colombia	47.8 million	1,136,620.4 km²	42.1 / km²

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

Chalán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

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

Chalán Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,148	$2,781	$2,855	$2,739	$3,403	$4,171	$3,673	$3,466
Total GDP	$6.7M	$5.6M	$5.3M	$5M	$5.9M	$6.7M	$5.6M	$5.1M

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

Chalán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chalán	7,953 tn	2.37 tn	127 tons/km²
Sucre Department	1,915,532 tn	2.35 tn	178.6 tons/km²
Colombia	116,035,326 tn	2.43 tn	102.1 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

Chalán CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,953 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	127 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (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 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
1/26/18	3:03 PM	4.4	46.6 km	16,410 m	14km SE of San Pedro, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/17	5:17 AM	4.5	71.6 km	45,560 m	8km E of Plato, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/13/17	7:52 AM	4.1	39.5 km	73,880 m	11km ENE of San Pedro, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/27/14	7:43 PM	4.4	40.5 km	26,290 m	9km SSE of San Juan de Betulia, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/7/10	8:38 PM	5	75.6 km	39,300 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
6/18/08	2:40 AM	3.9	63.4 km	41,700 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
6/6/06	2:23 PM	4	98.6 km	19,900 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
12/30/04	3:02 PM	4.8	38 km	42,900 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
6/1/92	3:40 AM	4.3	87.5 km	43,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
10/27/84	11:56 AM	5	59.1 km	64,700 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chalán

Chalán is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia.

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