Businesses in Salitrillos

Categories in Salitrillos

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Clothing stores Housing Development Bars, pubs and taverns Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Barbers Beauty salons Manicures and pedicures Apartment Building Housing Complex Shopping Supermarket Playground Housing Society Lodging

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Salitrillos

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17
Car repair	11
Restaurants	9
Beauty salons	7
Apartments	7
Other accommodation	7
Shopping	7
Education	5
Churches	5

Salitrillos Facts

Area	11.9 km²
Population	15,734
Male Population	7,688 (48.9%)
Female Population	8,046 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+251.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+40.9%
Median Age	27.9 years (Male: 27.2, Female: 28.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$29,964 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Barrio San Luis, Las Mercedes
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.85259, -84.09062
Postal Codes	10607

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Salitrillos Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,483	8,030	11,169	15,196	15,734	16,623	17,478
Population Density	377.5 / km²	676.2 / km²	940.5 / km²	1,279.7 / km²	1,325 / km²	1,399.8 / km²	1,471.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Salitrillos Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 40.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Salitrillos	+251%	+95.9%	+40.9%
San José Province	—	—	—
Costa Rica	—	—	—

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

Salitrillos Median Age

Median Age: 27.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Salitrillos	27.9 yrs	28.7 yrs	27.2 yrs
San José Province	29.8 yrs	30.9 yrs	28.8 yrs
Costa Rica	28.5 yrs	29.2 yrs	27.9 yrs

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

Salitrillos Population Density

Population Density: 1,325 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Salitrillos	15,734	11.9 km²	1,325 / km²
San José Province	1.5 million	4,968.7 km²	307 / km²
Costa Rica	4.8 million	51,352.9 km²	93.3 / km²

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

Salitrillos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 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 Salitrillos

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

Salitrillos Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$9,226	$10,069	$12,484	$14,065	$19,434	$21,321	$25,692	$29,964
Total GDP	$1.9B	$2.4B	$3.4B	$3.9B	$5.6B	$6.4B	$8B	$9.4B

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

Salitrillos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Salitrillos	42,283 tn	2.69 tn	3,560.6 tons/km²
San José Province	4,070,866 tn	2.67 tn	819.3 tons/km²
Costa Rica	12,018,133 tn	2.51 tn	234 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

Salitrillos CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	42,283 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.69 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,560.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	High (10)
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, 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 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
5/13/19	1:01 AM	4.5	33.2 km	40,730 m	13km SW of Tejar, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
11/23/18	4:39 AM	3.8	10.8 km	10,000 m	1km S of Salitral, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/15/18	6:15 AM	4.5	25 km	10,000 m	6km S of Tejar, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
7/27/18	5:50 PM	4	18.3 km	11,770 m	9km ESE of Tejar, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
7/27/18	3:33 PM	3.5	14.2 km	11,130 m	7km SSE of San Ignacio, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
3/23/18	7:37 AM	4.8	22.1 km	36,650 m	9km W of San Marcos, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
9/28/17	1:41 AM	3.4	26.4 km	12,210 m	8km N of Cot, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
12/1/16	12:25 AM	5.3	32.9 km	1,320 m	9km NE of Cot, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
9/1/16	3:00 AM	4.2	28 km	78,550 m	3km ENE of Sabanilla, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/17/16	4:06 PM	4.7	24.3 km	19,660 m	10km WSW of San Marcos, Costa Rica	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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