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Chisec Facts

Area	923.0 km²
Population	69,770
Male Population	35,190 (50.4%)
Female Population	34,580 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+232.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+56.0%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.81667, -90.28333

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Chisec Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	20,999	34,533	44,713	62,627	69,770
Population Density	22.8 / km²	37.4 / km²	48.4 / km²	67.9 / km²	75.6 / km²

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

Chisec Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 40.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chisec	+198.2%	+81.4%	+40.1%
Alta Verapaz Department	+278.3%	+117.5%	+56.5%
Guatemala	+161.9%	+78.4%	+39.8%

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

Chisec Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chisec	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Alta Verapaz Department	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Guatemala	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs

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

Chisec Population Density

Population Density: 75.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chisec	69,770	923 km²	75.6 / km²
Alta Verapaz Department	1.3 million	10,597.4 km²	121 / km²
Guatemala	16.3 million	109,009.9 km²	149 / km²

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

Chisec Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 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.

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

Chisec CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chisec	65,353 tn	0.94 tn	70.8 tons/km²
Alta Verapaz Department	1,219,332 tn	0.95 tn	115.1 tons/km²
Guatemala	17,248,451 tn	1.06 tn	158.2 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

Chisec CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	65,353 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.94 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	70.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	High (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 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
7/22/19	1:08 AM	4.5	82.9 km	10,000 m	11km SSE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/14/19	1:57 AM	4.8	80.6 km	10,000 m	10km SE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/3/19	10:13 AM	4.2	77.5 km	10,000 m	18km SE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/3/19	12:55 AM	4.5	73.1 km	10,000 m	15km NE of Chajul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/4/18	12:38 AM	4	96.4 km	10,000 m	7km SSE of Cunen, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/3/18	11:51 PM	4	95.1 km	10,000 m	8km NW of San Andres Sajcabaja, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/10/18	5:15 PM	3.9	85.1 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of Panzos, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/2/18	12:22 PM	3.9	58.1 km	10,000 m	7km SW of Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/4/18	11:43 AM	4.6	46.5 km	40,450 m	20km NW of Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/18/15	7:03 PM	4.3	77.4 km	9,910 m	9km E of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chisec

Chisec is a municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz that was founded in 1813. It is situated at 230m above sea level. The municipality covers a territory of 1488 km². Approximately 95% of the municipality's inhabitants ..

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