Businesses in Yala, Kenya

Categories in Yala, Kenya

Clothing stores Churches Electronics Store Hardware store Education Higher Secondary School Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Money Transfer Service Hospitals Apartment Building Hotels and motels Housing Society

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Yala, Kenya

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Finance other	10
Shopping	9
Hotels and motels	8
Education	8
Secondary education	6
Other accommodation	5
Clothing stores	5
Banks	5

Yala, Kenya Facts

Area	1.1 km²
Population	11,651
Male Population	5,435 (46.6%)
Female Population	6,216 (53.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+131.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+49.7%
Median Age	16.9 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 18.5)
Area Codes	57
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	0.09906, 34.53757

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Yala, Kenya Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	5,044	4,846	7,784	10,377	11,651
Population Density	4,747.3 / km²	4,560.9 / km²	7,326.1 / km²	9,766.6 / km²	10,965.6 / km²

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

Yala, Kenya Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 33.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Yala, Kenya	+105.7%	+114.1%	+33.3%
Kenya	+241.7%	+96.8%	+48.4%

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

Yala, Kenya Median Age

Median Age: 16.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Yala, Kenya	16.9 yrs	18.5 yrs	15.4 yrs
Kenya	18 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Yala, Kenya Population Density

Population Density: 10,966 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Yala, Kenya	11,651	1.063 km²	10,966 / km²
Kenya	45.8 million	582,723.1 km²	78.6 / km²

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

Yala, Kenya 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 Yala, Kenya

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Yala, Kenya

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

Yala, Kenya CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Yala, Kenya	10,004 tn	0.86 tn	9,415.6 tons/km²
Kenya	27,341,523 tn	0.6 tn	46.9 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

Yala, Kenya CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,004 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.86 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	9,415.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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. 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
6/13/10	12:13 PM	5	33.6 km	10,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Kenya	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Yala, Kenya

Yala is one of two divisions of Gem Constituency, Siaya County, western Kenya. It is situated 42 kilometres northwest of Kisumu City. In 1999 it had a population of 25,769 and Yala town had a population of 2,438.

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