Businesses in Catacocha

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Catacocha

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	30
Education	23
Corporate management	14
Public parks	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Shopping	12
Public administration	10
Pharmacies and drug stores	9
Hardware store	7

Catacocha Facts

Area	355.1 km²
Population	13,498
Male Population	6,579 (48.7%)
Female Population	6,919 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+74.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.6%
Median Age	26.2 years (Male: 24.9, Female: 27.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,280 (2022)
Area Codes	7
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-4.04974, -79.64944
Postal Codes	110301, 110959

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Catacocha Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,732	10,124	11,581	13,099	13,498	13,635	13,676
Population Density	21.8 / km²	28.5 / km²	32.6 / km²	36.9 / km²	38 / km²	38.4 / km²	38.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Catacocha Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 16.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Catacocha	+74.6%	+33.3%	+16.6%
Loja Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Catacocha Median Age

Median Age: 26.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Catacocha	26.2 yrs	27.5 yrs	24.9 yrs
Loja Province	24.6 yrs	25.5 yrs	23.7 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Catacocha Population Density

Population Density: 38 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Catacocha	13,498	355.1 km²	38 / km²
Loja Province	487,297	11,095 km²	43.9 / 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

Catacocha 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Catacocha

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

Catacocha Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,521	$6,677	$10,192	$8,994	$4,575	$5,756	$4,772	$5,280
Total GDP	$80.2M	$86.8M	$137.1M	$126.1M	$67.1M	$87.1M	$74.8M	$83.1M

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

Catacocha CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Catacocha	38,241 tn	2.83 tn	107.7 tons/km²
Loja Province	1,379,443 tn	2.83 tn	124.3 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

Catacocha CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	38,241 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.83 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	107.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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 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
7/4/19	6:21 PM	4.8	84.4 km	61,730 m	42km ESE of Papayal, Peru	usgs.gov
4/29/19	3:15 AM	4.1	80.2 km	71,190 m	35km SSE of Tumbes, Peru	usgs.gov
10/29/18	12:20 PM	4.5	84.2 km	58,160 m	19km SE of Tumbes, Peru	usgs.gov
12/7/17	2:37 AM	4.4	58.6 km	68,620 m	25km W of Celica, Ecuador	usgs.gov
11/18/17	11:03 PM	4	92.5 km	44,980 m	30km ESE of Papayal, Peru	usgs.gov
6/25/17	3:03 AM	4.3	62.2 km	77,890 m	12km SW of Macara, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/8/17	4:27 AM	4.5	89.1 km	57,260 m	31km E of Papayal, Peru	usgs.gov
6/5/17	11:34 AM	5.6	78.8 km	49,000 m	41km E of Papayal, Peru	usgs.gov
5/21/17	10:14 AM	4.8	75.3 km	86,670 m	17km WSW of Ayabaca, Peru	usgs.gov
10/14/16	9:36 AM	3.9	77.8 km	8,580 m	45km SSE of Tumbes, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Catacocha

Catacocha is a town in the Loja Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Paltas Canton.

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