Businesses in Monjas

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Monjas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Shopping	6	4.1

Monjas Facts

Area	124.0 km²
Population	29,328
Male Population	13,333 (45.5%)
Female Population	15,995 (54.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+136.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+39.5%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.50000, -89.86667
Postal Codes	21006

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Monjas Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	12,394	17,323	21,024	26,331	29,328
Population Density	100 / km²	139.7 / km²	169.5 / km²	212.3 / km²	236.5 / km²

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

Monjas Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 25.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Monjas	+112.4%	+52%	+25.2%
Jalapa Department	+227.2%	+100.7%	+48.6%
Guatemala	+161.9%	+78.4%	+39.8%

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

Monjas Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Monjas	18.7 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Jalapa 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)

Monjas Population Density

Population Density: 237 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Monjas	29,328	124 km²	237 / km²
Jalapa Department	358,384	2,021.7 km²	177 / 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

Monjas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 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 Monjas

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Monjas

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

Monjas CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Monjas	31,142 tn	1.06 tn	251.1 tons/km²
Jalapa Department	380,285 tn	1.06 tn	188.1 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

Monjas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	31,142 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.06 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	251.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
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. 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
5/27/18	7:16 PM	4.4	26.3 km	188,830 m	3km SE of Jutiapa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/29/18	5:19 PM	4.2	43.5 km	10,000 m	5km SE of Atescatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/25/18	10:18 PM	4.9	27.8 km	192,890 m	5km ENE of Quesada, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/21/18	11:14 AM	4.4	46.3 km	193,230 m	4km SSE of Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/10/18	3:43 PM	4.1	11.7 km	246,210 m	11km SW of Monjas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/15/17	2:13 PM	4.6	36.6 km	211,920 m	6km ESE of Casillas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/9/16	10:55 PM	4.8	35.1 km	195,820 m	4km N of San Jose Acatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/31/16	4:46 AM	4.2	51.4 km	2,090 m	5km SE of Jerez, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/29/16	1:05 PM	4.6	48.1 km	10,000 m	0km NE of Candelaria de La Frontera, El Salvador	usgs.gov
2/14/16	8:18 AM	4.6	50.2 km	166,910 m	4km S of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Monjas

Monjas is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala, approximately 50 miles from Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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