Businesses in Rocafuerte

Categories in Rocafuerte

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Agricultural Production Farming Clothing stores Churches Local Government Office Soup Kitchen Electronics Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Education Education Center Preschool Stadiums and arenas Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Burger restaurants Butcher Cafes Cake Shop Candy stores Coffee Shop Dessert Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Latin american restaurants Restaurants Seafood restaurants Banks Health Consultant Hospitals Medical Center Barbers Beauty salons Day spa Hairdresser Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Meeting Planning Service Occupational safety and health Apartment Building Condominium Complex Country House Function Room Facility Housing Complex Cosmetics Store General Store Liquor Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Gym Night Club Playground Public parks Sports club Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Villa Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rocafuerte

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	111
Shopping	65
Grocery stores and supermarkets	61
Bars, pubs and taverns	39
Car repair	26
Health and medical	25
Clothing stores	17
Other accommodation	16
Education	16
Shopping other	16
Ice cream and yogurt shops	15
Hardware store	14

Rocafuerte Facts

Area	231.9 km²
Population	36,537
Male Population	18,458 (50.5%)
Female Population	18,079 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+111.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+24.9%
Median Age	26.3 years (Male: 26.3, Female: 26.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$12,007 (2022)
Area Codes	5, 6
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-0.92360, -80.44946
Postal Codes	131201, 131250

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Rocafuerte Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	17,316	24,258	29,253	35,509	36,537	37,672	38,494
Population Density	74.7 / km²	104.6 / km²	126.1 / km²	153.1 / km²	157.5 / km²	162.4 / km²	166 / km²

* Projected

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

Rocafuerte Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 24.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rocafuerte	+111%	+50.6%	+24.9%
Manabí Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Rocafuerte Median Age

Median Age: 26.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rocafuerte	26.3 yrs	26.3 yrs	26.3 yrs
Manabí Province	24.5 yrs	24.7 yrs	24.3 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Rocafuerte Population Density

Population Density: 158 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rocafuerte	36,537	231.9 km²	158 / km²
Manabí Province	1.5 million	19,393 km²	75.8 / 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

Rocafuerte Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 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 Rocafuerte

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rocafuerte

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

Rocafuerte Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,839	$7,266	$11,876	$10,213	$9,985	$12,534	$11,546	$12,007
Total GDP	$59.3M	$96.9M	$167.1M	$151M	$155.6M	$204.1M	$199.2M	$210.8M

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

Rocafuerte CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rocafuerte	96,895 tn	2.65 tn	417.8 tons/km²
Manabí Province	3,865,816 tn	2.63 tn	199.3 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

Rocafuerte CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	96,895 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.65 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	417.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (7.8)

* 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
3/1/18	4:14 PM	4.6	33.6 km	38,940 m	25km WSW of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador	usgs.gov
1/6/18	7:30 PM	4.3	16.1 km	29,570 m	12km SSW of Tosagua, Ecuador	usgs.gov
12/21/17	9:52 AM	4.5	22.8 km	37,920 m	10km SW of Portoviejo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
12/3/17	11:19 AM	6.1	52.5 km	17,000 m	18km NE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador	usgs.gov
11/10/17	6:56 AM	4.4	36.6 km	25,660 m	2km NW of Sucre, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/26/17	7:59 PM	4.3	21 km	42,640 m	7km SSW of Tosagua, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/15/17	4:12 AM	4.1	49.8 km	27,630 m	12km ESE of Jipijapa, Ecuador	usgs.gov
12/1/16	7:35 PM	4.6	58.4 km	27,650 m	30km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
10/27/16	4:45 AM	4.3	23.8 km	30,790 m	12km NNE of Santa Ana, Ecuador	usgs.gov
8/26/16	4:25 AM	4.8	11.3 km	10,000 m	9km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Rocafuerte

Rocafuerte is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador.

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