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Sololá Facts

Area134.1 km²
Population140,454
Male Population68,033 (48.4%)
Female Population72,421 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+662.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+103.3%
Median Age18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
NeighborhoodsColonia Santa Rosa
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Standard Time
Lat & Lng14.77222, -91.18333
Postal Codes0700007001

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Sololá Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population18,42241,46669,102139,661140,454
Population Density137.3 / km²309.2 / km²515.2 / km²1,041.3 / km²1,047.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sololá Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 102.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sololá+658.1%+236.8%+102.1%
Sololá Department+223.1%+104.4%+52.1%
Guatemala+161.9%+78.4%+39.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sololá Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sololá18.6 yrs19.5 yrs17.8 yrs
Sololá Department18.6 yrs19.5 yrs17.8 yrs
Guatemala18.6 yrs19.5 yrs17.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sololá Population Density

Population Density: 1,047 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sololá140,454134.1 km²1,047 / km²
Sololá Department496,5711,169.9 km²424 / km²
Guatemala16.3 million109,009.9 km²149 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sololá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sololá

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sololá

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

Sololá CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sololá152,170 tn1.08 tn1,134.5 tons/km²
Sololá Department503,114 tn1.01 tn430 tons/km²
Guatemala17,248,451 tn1.06 tn158.2 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
Sololá CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)152,170 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita1.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,134.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (10)
FloodHigh (10)
EarthquakeHigh (8)
LandslideHigh (9)
VolcanoMedium (4)

* 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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
  6. 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
4/30/192:13 PM4.319.6 km232,520 m4km SSW of Tecpan Guatemala, Guatemalausgs.gov
1/5/195:08 PM4.535.1 km148,060 m0km NE of San Andres Xecul, Guatemalausgs.gov
8/5/184:53 AM4.337.7 km112,980 m4km SSW of San Miguel Panan, Guatemalausgs.gov
12/15/179:07 AM5.136.9 km101,120 m7km N of Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemalausgs.gov
11/8/178:28 AM4.313.6 km191,870 m6km W of Tecpan Guatemala, Guatemalausgs.gov
9/20/172:37 AM4.937.1 km178,930 m4km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemalausgs.gov
11/25/163:08 PM4.724.9 km195,310 m2km ESE of Santa Apolonia, Guatemalausgs.gov
1/19/161:00 PM4.632 km100,840 m3km E of San Pablo Jocopilas, Guatemalausgs.gov
11/20/156:17 AM4.428.1 km158,130 m3km W of Totonicapan, Guatemalausgs.gov
8/1/1511:35 PM4.711.7 km205,490 m7km ENE of Concepcion, Guatemalausgs.gov

Sololá

Sololá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá municipality. It resides around lake Atitlan. name is a hispanicized form of its pre-Columbian name, one spelling variant of which is ..

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