Gestalgar Facts

Area73.0 km²
Population742
Male Population383 (51.6%)
Female Population359 (48.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+37.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+14.9%
Median Age50.6 years (Male: 49.6, Female: 51.8)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng39.60000, -0.83333
Postal Codes46166

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Gestalgar Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population539609646740742
Population Density7.4 / km²8.3 / km²8.8 / km²10.1 / km²10.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gestalgar Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 14.6% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gestalgar+37.3%+21.5%+14.6%
Spain+28.4%+17.7%+13.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gestalgar Median Age

Median Age: 50.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Gestalgar50.6 yrs51.8 yrs49.6 yrs
Spain40.8 yrs42 yrs39.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gestalgar Population Density

Population Density: 10.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Gestalgar74273 km²10.2 / km²
Spain45.3 million505,993.5 km²89.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gestalgar 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.

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

Gestalgar CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Gestalgar5,172 tn6.97 tn70.8 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
Gestalgar CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)5,172 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.97 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)70.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8)
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeLow (2.1)

* 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, 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
9/29/098:44 PM3.291.2 km15,500 mSpainusgs.gov
7/21/082:30 AM473.9 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
6/15/088:55 PM3.473.8 km4,700 mSpainusgs.gov
1/31/0812:35 AM3.261 km10,100 mSpainusgs.gov
7/9/074:32 AM3.329.7 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
7/28/065:13 PM3.180.2 km10,800 mSpainusgs.gov
7/23/067:50 PM3.678.1 km15,000 mSpainusgs.gov
7/23/066:59 PM3.677.8 km15,800 mSpainusgs.gov
3/10/067:33 PM4.459.4 km7,000 mSpainusgs.gov
10/1/059:32 PM3.165.7 km7,000 mSpainusgs.gov

Gestalgar

Gestalgar is a municipality of the comarca of Los Serranos in the Valencian Community, Spain. The name in Valencian is Xestalgar, but the local language is Spanish, not Valencian.

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