Businesses in Plato

Categories in Plato

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle Dealer Motorcycle Parts Store Motorcycle repair Farming Clothing stores Fashion Accessories Store Shoe stores Internet Service Provider Mobile phone stores Churches Government Office Pentecostal Church Religion Electronics Store Building Materials Store Hardware store Home Goods Store Education Education Center Elementary School High School Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Brunch Restaurant Burger restaurants Butcher Coffee Shop Colombian Restaurant Dessert Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Restaurants Atm's Banks Financial Institution Money Transfer Service Hospitals Medical laboratories Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Business Park Apartment Building Condominium Complex Country House Housing Complex Drug Store Farm and ranch General Store Pharmacy Ranch Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Gym Night Club Public parks Soccer Field Sports club Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Motel Transportation Service Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Plato

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	77
Shopping	49
Grocery stores and supermarkets	41
Education	35
Hotels and motels	35
Bars, pubs and taverns	29
Clothing stores	25
Pharmacies and drug stores	24
Other accommodation	20
Public parks	17
Gas station	17
Churches	15

Plato Facts

Area	1228.1 km²
Population	53,633
Male Population	27,046 (50.4%)
Female Population	26,587 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+112.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+15.3%
Median Age	21.8 years (Male: 21.5, Female: 22.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,057 (2022)
Neighborhoods	El Centro, Los Guayacanes, El Carmen, Alto Prado, Siete de Agosto
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.79029, -74.78244
Postal Codes	475030, 475037, 475038

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Plato Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	25,202	38,591	46,513	54,175	53,633	53,003	51,105
Population Density	20.5 / km²	31.4 / km²	37.9 / km²	44.1 / km²	43.7 / km²	43.2 / km²	41.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Plato Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 15.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Plato	+112.8%	+39%	+15.3%
Magdalena Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Plato Median Age

Median Age: 21.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Plato	21.8 yrs	22.2 yrs	21.5 yrs
Magdalena Department	21.9 yrs	22.2 yrs	21.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Plato Population Density

Population Density: 43.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Plato	53,633	1,228.1 km²	43.7 / km²
Magdalena Department	1.3 million	23,040.3 km²	54.4 / 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

Plato 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.

Neighborhoods in Plato

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Plato

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Plato

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

Plato Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,534	$4,027	$4,404	$4,391	$5,492	$4,399	$4,851	$4,057
Total GDP	$171.9M	$217.9M	$257.8M	$266.8M	$341.5M	$260.7M	$299.3M	$245.7M

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

Plato CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Plato	130,906 tn	2.44 tn	106.6 tons/km²
Magdalena Department	2,983,116 tn	2.38 tn	129.5 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

Plato CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	130,906 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.44 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	106.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
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	55.2 km	16,410 m	14km SE of San Pedro, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/17	5:17 AM	4.5	8.3 km	45,560 m	8km E of Plato, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/13/17	7:52 AM	4.1	43.8 km	73,880 m	11km ENE of San Pedro, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/27/14	7:43 PM	4.4	81.9 km	26,290 m	9km SSE of San Juan de Betulia, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/2/06	6:16 PM	4.7	99.7 km	27,700 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
12/30/04	3:02 PM	4.8	35.9 km	42,900 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
11/2/00	4:19 AM	4.2	77.4 km	33,000 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
12/30/99	4:59 PM	4.4	85.3 km	89,400 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
12/8/92	2:56 PM	3.8	37.7 km	65,900 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
6/1/92	3:40 AM	4.3	27.7 km	43,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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