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Simacota Facts

Area	744.6 km²
Population	8,395
Male Population	4,154 (49.5%)
Female Population	4,241 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-9.9%
Median Age	25.9 years (Male: 24.9, Female: 26.8)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	6.44290, -73.33688
Postal Codes	683561, 683567, 683568

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Simacota Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	8,583	9,590	9,319	7,943	8,395
Population Density	11.5 / km²	12.9 / km²	12.5 / km²	10.7 / km²	11.3 / km²

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

Simacota Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 14.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Simacota	-7.5%	-17.2%	-14.8%
Santander Department	+50.2%	+25.1%	+11.9%
Colombia	+94.6%	+40.7%	+19.4%

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

Simacota Median Age

Median Age: 25.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Simacota	25.9 yrs	26.8 yrs	24.9 yrs
Santander Department	25.9 yrs	26.8 yrs	24.9 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Simacota Population Density

Population Density: 11.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Simacota	8,395	744.6 km²	11.3 / km²
Santander Department	2.1 million	30,559.6 km²	69.1 / 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

Simacota 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

Simacota CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Simacota	24,523 tn	2.92 tn	32.9 tons/km²
Santander Department	6,159,623 tn	2.92 tn	201.6 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

Simacota CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	24,523 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.92 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	32.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6.6)
Landslide	High (9)

* 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. 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
2/25/18	12:38 AM	4.4	10.1 km	132,150 m	10km NW of Simacota, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/26/16	1:50 AM	4.3	24.2 km	127,420 m	12km S of El Carmen, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/15	6:47 PM	4.4	20.2 km	136,560 m	17km S of El Carmen, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/11/15	4:29 AM	4.5	22.9 km	51,040 m	6km S of Valle de San Jose, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/9/15	1:55 PM	4.3	6.4 km	138,920 m	6km SSW of Socorro, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/14/14	1:30 PM	4.5	28 km	136,770 m	8km S of El Carmen, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/7/14	9:58 PM	4.7	40 km	146,580 m	3km SE of Zapatoca, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/11/14	4:28 PM	4.3	8.9 km	149,110 m	2km S of Socorro, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/11/13	1:17 AM	4.3	40.6 km	169,410 m	9km NE of Villanueva, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/20/12	1:00 PM	4.1	40.5 km	155,900 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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