Businesses in Gualán

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gualán

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	38
Grocery stores and supermarkets	36
Churches	26
Education	25
Car repair	22
Shopping	20
Hardware store	16
Cafes	11
Clothing stores	11
Hotels and motels	10
Gas station	9

Gualán Facts

Area	657.0 km²
Population	46,331
Male Population	23,410 (50.5%)
Female Population	22,921 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+60.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+21.0%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
Neighborhoods	Mayuelas, Colonia Mofang
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.11952, -89.35721
Postal Codes	19004

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Gualán Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	28,838	34,812	38,278	42,030	46,331
Population Density	43.9 / km²	53 / km²	58.3 / km²	64 / km²	70.5 / km²

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

Gualán Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 9.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gualán	+45.7%	+20.7%	+9.8%
Zacapa Department	+103.1%	+49.9%	+25.2%
Guatemala	+161.9%	+78.4%	+39.8%

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

Gualán Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gualán	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Zacapa Department	18.7 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)

Gualán Population Density

Population Density: 70.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gualán	46,331	657 km²	70.5 / km²
Zacapa Department	239,678	2,704.8 km²	88.6 / 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

Gualán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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 Gualán

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gualán

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

Gualán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gualán	53,940 tn	1.16 tn	82.1 tons/km²
Zacapa Department	280,696 tn	1.17 tn	103.8 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

Gualán CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	53,940 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	82.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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. 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
4/5/19	11:53 PM	4.4	69.7 km	10,000 m	10km NNE of Sinuapa, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/10/18	5:15 PM	3.9	40.8 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of Panzos, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/9/18	10:19 AM	4.2	54.3 km	10,000 m	19km SSW of Morales, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/10/18	3:43 PM	4.1	99.2 km	246,210 m	11km SW of Monjas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/31/15	11:40 AM	4.6	69.9 km	10,000 m	10km NNE of Sinuapa, Honduras	usgs.gov
1/30/15	3:01 PM	4	70.5 km	1,100 m	6km N of Sinuapa, Honduras	usgs.gov
10/16/14	7:00 PM	4.2	57.9 km	10,000 m	11km SSW of Senahu, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/5/14	12:23 AM	4.1	79.8 km	9,710 m	3km N of El Corozal, Honduras	usgs.gov
1/3/14	10:40 PM	4.1	91.8 km	180,310 m	8km ESE of Sensenti, Honduras	usgs.gov
6/22/13	5:35 PM	4.8	98.7 km	247,600 m	11km WSW of Monjas, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Gualán

Gualán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is located in the Eastern part of the country about 165 Kilometers from Guatemala City on route CA-9.

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