Businesses in Balzar

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Balzar

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	48
Shopping	47
Grocery stores and supermarkets	40
Education	29
Churches	15
Other accommodation	15
Bars, pubs and taverns	15
Bakeries	12
Hardware store	12
Clothing stores	12
Hotels and motels	12
Pharmacies and drug stores	12
Car repair	11
Electronics stores	11

Balzar Facts

Area	973.0 km²
Population	64,431
Male Population	33,447 (51.9%)
Female Population	30,984 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+146.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+36.3%
Median Age	22.9 years (Male: 23.2, Female: 22.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,377 (2022)
Area Codes	4
Neighborhoods	Urdesa
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-1.36501, -79.90494
Postal Codes	090450, 091302

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Balzar Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	26,102	38,297	47,261	59,914	64,431	67,274	69,602
Population Density	26.8 / km²	39.4 / km²	48.6 / km²	61.6 / km²	66.2 / km²	69.1 / km²	71.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Balzar Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 36.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Balzar	+146.8%	+68.2%	+36.3%
Guayas Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Balzar Median Age

Median Age: 22.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Balzar	22.9 yrs	22.6 yrs	23.2 yrs
Guayas Province	26.1 yrs	26.5 yrs	25.8 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Balzar Population Density

Population Density: 66.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Balzar	64,431	973 km²	66.2 / km²
Guayas Province	4 million	15,835.7 km²	252 / km²
Ecuador	15.8 million	256,053.3 km²	61.9 / km²

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

Balzar 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Balzar

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

Balzar Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$8,699	$8,276	$8,170	$10,350	$10,285	$11,713	$11,187	$11,377
Total GDP	$364.6M	$380.8M	$403.5M	$553.3M	$596.7M	$727.3M	$743.8M	$769.3M

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

Balzar CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Balzar	214,062 tn	3.32 tn	220 tons/km²
Guayas Province	12,787,309 tn	3.2 tn	807.5 tons/km²
Ecuador	43,886,500 tn	2.77 tn	171.4 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

Balzar CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	214,062 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.32 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	220 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8.5)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (6.8)

* 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 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
10/21/18	9:08 PM	5.1	54.2 km	68,880 m	13km NE of El Triunfo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/15/18	1:35 PM	4.4	77.5 km	98,040 m	12km NNE of Yaguachi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
4/16/18	3:03 AM	3.8	83.4 km	10,000 m	5km S of Montalvo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
1/6/18	7:30 PM	4.3	70.4 km	29,570 m	12km SSW of Tosagua, Ecuador	usgs.gov
12/21/17	9:52 AM	4.5	74.1 km	37,920 m	10km SW of Portoviejo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
11/28/17	2:04 AM	5	77.4 km	70,020 m	13km NNE of Santa Lucia, Ecuador	usgs.gov
11/10/17	6:56 AM	4.4	62 km	25,660 m	2km NW of Sucre, Ecuador	usgs.gov
11/6/17	6:06 AM	4.1	77.4 km	105,470 m	3km S of Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/26/17	7:59 PM	4.3	71 km	42,640 m	7km SSW of Tosagua, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/15/17	4:12 AM	4.1	63.8 km	27,630 m	12km ESE of Jipijapa, Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Balzar

Balzar is a city located in northern Guayas Province, Ecuador, on the Daule River, near Los Ríos Province. It is the seat of Balzar Canton, and the agricultural center in northern Guayas. of the census of 2001, there are 48,470 people residing withi..

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