Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cortegada

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Religion11
Bars, pubs and taverns10

Cortegada Facts

Area28.9 km²
Population1,046
Male Population530 (50.6%)
Female Population516 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-39.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-23.8%
Median Age54.8 years (Male: 51.5, Female: 59.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)$35,626 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng42.20983, -8.16820
Postal Codes322003221132213

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Cortegada Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,7331,5211,3731,2081,046949894
Population Density60 / km²52.7 / km²47.5 / km²41.8 / km²36.2 / km²32.9 / km²31 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cortegada Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 23.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Cortegada-39.6%-31.2%-23.8%
Spain
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cortegada Median Age

Median Age: 54.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Cortegada54.8 yrs59.3 yrs51.5 yrs
Spain40.8 yrs42 yrs39.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cortegada Population Density

Population Density: 36.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Cortegada1,04628.9 km²36.2 / km²
Spain45.3 million505,993.5 km²89.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cortegada Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Cortegada

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

Cortegada Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$21,979$23,103$27,538$31,177$31,796$31,517$31,967$35,626
Total GDP$43.9M$44.7M$51.4M$60M$61.9M$54.7M$51.5M$55.7M
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

Cortegada CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Cortegada8,577 tn8.2 tn297 tons/km²
Spain330,097,501 tn7.29 tn652.4 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
Cortegada CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)8,577 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.2 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)297 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/2/151:43 AM3.380.5 km20,700 m4km SSW of Braga, Portugalusgs.gov
10/24/1011:42 PM3.135 km10,000 mSpainusgs.gov
11/1/0612:11 AM3.291.4 km10,400 mSpainusgs.gov
4/2/0612:39 PM3.242.3 km10,600 mSpainusgs.gov
1/9/052:31 PM3.799 km10,000 mSpainusgs.gov
7/25/048:54 AM3.424.6 km15,600 mSpainusgs.gov
5/24/0412:40 AM3.642.9 km10,300 mSpainusgs.gov
12/27/0211:55 PM3.132.3 km11,200 mSpainusgs.gov
12/2/0211:08 AM3.19.6 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
10/3/0210:37 AM389 km0 mSpainusgs.gov

Cortegada

Cortegada is a municipality in the Ourense, Galicia, Spain. It has a population of 1,407 (2004) and an area of 27 km2 (10 sq mi). It contains the abandoned hamlet of A Barca.

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