Businesses in Cuilapa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cuilapa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	35
Grocery stores and supermarkets	22
Churches	21
Education	20
Other accommodation	20
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	13
Hotels and motels	12
Corporate management	11
Public administration	11
Shopping	10
Pharmacies and drug stores	9
Hospitals	9
Bars, pubs and taverns	8

Cuilapa Facts

Area	179.0 km²
Population	50,676
Male Population	24,555 (48.5%)
Female Population	26,121 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+296.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+63.5%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,831 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.27639, -90.29889
Postal Codes	06001, 06019, 06022, 06024, 06025

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Cuilapa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,769	22,450	30,994	49,189	50,676	53,236	55,780
Population Density	71.3 / km²	125.4 / km²	173.2 / km²	274.8 / km²	283.1 / km²	297.4 / km²	311.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Cuilapa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 63.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cuilapa	+296.9%	+125.7%	+63.5%
Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Cuilapa Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cuilapa	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala	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)

Cuilapa Population Density

Population Density: 283 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cuilapa	50,676	179 km²	283 / km²
Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala	384,676	3,169.2 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

Cuilapa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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 Cuilapa

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cuilapa

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

Cuilapa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,773	$2,980	$4,755	$6,208	$5,307	$5,850	$5,371	$5,831
Total GDP	$62.6M	$78.1M	$138.9M	$214.3M	$210.2M	$234.9M	$218.3M	$254.8M

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

Cuilapa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cuilapa	57,807 tn	1.14 tn	322.9 tons/km²
Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala	429,551 tn	1.12 tn	135.5 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

Cuilapa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	57,807 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	322.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (7.8)
Landslide	High (9)

* 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
7/5/19	12:20 AM	4.3	16.7 km	176,700 m	7km WSW of Santa Cruz Naranjo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/13/19	3:31 AM	4.8	21.2 km	204,470 m	4km SE of Fraijanes, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/20/18	5:01 PM	4.6	18.9 km	165,540 m	5km NE of San Juan Tecuaco, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/21/18	11:14 AM	4.4	8.3 km	193,230 m	4km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/31/17	8:52 PM	3.9	20.4 km	10,000 m	5km NNW of Pueblo Nuevo Vinas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/19/17	11:26 AM	4.8	26.7 km	194,890 m	3km WSW of Fraijanes, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/15/17	2:13 PM	4.6	17.9 km	211,920 m	6km ESE of Casillas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/9/16	10:55 PM	4.8	18.9 km	195,820 m	4km N of San Jose Acatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/14/16	11:36 AM	4.3	27 km	10,000 m	12km S of Villa Canales, Guatemala	usgs.gov
5/3/16	3:13 AM	4.3	30.7 km	49,410 m	5km E of Villa Canales, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Cuilapa

Cuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Santa Rosa and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa. marks the geographic center of the Americas.

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