Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bog Walk

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Restaurants11
Bars, pubs and taverns10

Bog Walk Facts

Area64.5 km²
Population11,496
Male Population5,575 (48.5%)
Female Population5,921 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+99.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+33.0%
Median Age27.6 years (Male: 26.6, Female: 28.5)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng18.10205, -77.00541
Postal CodesJMACE04JMACE27

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Bog Walk Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population5,7657,1908,64511,35311,496
Population Density89.4 / km²111.5 / km²134 / km²176 / km²178.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bog Walk Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 31.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bog Walk+96.9%+57.9%+31.3%
Saint Catherine Parish+58.8%+27.3%+12.9%
Jamaica+38.7%+17.2%+7.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bog Walk Median Age

Median Age: 27.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Bog Walk27.6 yrs28.5 yrs26.6 yrs
Saint Catherine Parish27.6 yrs28.5 yrs26.7 yrs
Jamaica27.7 yrs28.3 yrs27.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bog Walk Population Density

Population Density: 178 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bog Walk11,49664.5 km²178 / km²
Saint Catherine Parish541,6471,188.3 km²456 / km²
Jamaica2.8 million10,985.3 km²252 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bog Walk Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Bog Walk

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

Bog Walk CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bog Walk46,012 tn4 tn713.4 tons/km²
Saint Catherine Parish2,180,994 tn4.03 tn1,835.4 tons/km²
Jamaica10,854,676 tn3.92 tn988.1 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
Bog Walk CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)46,012 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)713.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)
EarthquakeMedium (7)
LandslideMedium (6)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. 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
10/8/182:28 AM3.447.2 km10,000 m2km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaicausgs.gov
9/16/186:46 PM3.315.2 km10,000 m4km SW of Richmond, Jamaicausgs.gov
3/3/186:53 PM442 km14,190 m6km WSW of Hope Bay, Jamaicausgs.gov
12/21/166:00 PM4.357.3 km10,000 m6km ENE of Yallahs, Jamaicausgs.gov
3/28/164:42 AM3.730.1 km15,160 m5km WNW of Kellits, Jamaicausgs.gov
5/12/141:44 AM3.322.5 km10,000 m7km N of Stony Hill, Jamaicausgs.gov
9/20/135:34 AM3.242.2 km16,480 m10km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaicausgs.gov
9/9/131:20 AM3.231.3 km10,000 m11km SSW of Port Royal, Jamaicausgs.gov
5/16/113:07 PM4.798.9 km27,900 mJamaica regionusgs.gov
5/6/119:29 AM4.242.9 km4,900 mJamaica regionusgs.gov

Bog Walk

Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica. 1898 work started on hydroelectric power plant on river Rio Cobre near Bog Walk. The plant (1,500 H.P.) was completed next year and used to power Kingston's tramway system (until then the..

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