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Metapa Facts

Area	1.3 km²
Population	3,037
Male Population	1,431 (47.1%)
Female Population	1,606 (52.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+86.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+18.7%
Median Age	25.9 years (Male: 24.2, Female: 27.2)
Neighborhoods	Centro, 11 de Septiembre
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.83624, -92.19186
Postal Codes	30860, 30861, 30862

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Metapa Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,627	2,227	2,559	2,808	3,037
Population Density	1,301.6 / km²	1,781.6 / km²	2,047.2 / km²	2,246.4 / km²	2,429.6 / km²

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

Metapa Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 9.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Metapa	+72.6%	+26.1%	+9.7%
Chiapas	+178%	+72.8%	+33.3%
Mexico	+108.7%	+48.4%	+23.5%

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

Metapa Median Age

Median Age: 25.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Metapa	25.9 yrs	27.2 yrs	24.2 yrs
Chiapas	22.2 yrs	22.7 yrs	21.6 yrs
Mexico	26.2 yrs	27 yrs	25.3 yrs

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

Metapa Population Density

Population Density: 2,430 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Metapa	3,037	1.25 km²	2,430 / km²
Chiapas	5.5 million	73,311 km²	75.4 / km²
Mexico	126.8 million	1,965,208 km²	64.5 / km²

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

Metapa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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.

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

Metapa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Metapa	12,225 tn	4.03 tn	9,779.7 tons/km²
Chiapas	17,416,827 tn	3.15 tn	237.6 tons/km²
Mexico	496,865,013 tn	3.92 tn	252.8 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

Metapa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	12,225 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	9,779.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8.5)

* 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 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.
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
7/18/19	4:24 PM	4.9	12.7 km	82,960 m	13km W of Frontera Hidalgo, Mexico	usgs.gov
7/11/19	11:28 AM	4	26.7 km	66,580 m	6km S of Pajapita, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/2/19	9:14 AM	4.2	23.6 km	79,840 m	6km NNE of Puerto Madero, Mexico	usgs.gov
2/1/19	4:14 PM	6.7	33 km	66,000 m	5km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico	usgs.gov
5/21/18	1:38 AM	4.1	18.7 km	113,440 m	8km SE of Catarina, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/14/17	7:52 AM	5.1	21.9 km	91,770 m	8km NNE of Pajapita, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/14/17	7:29 AM	6.9	21.2 km	93,000 m	2km SSW of San Pablo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/18/16	7:02 PM	4.9	31.5 km	70,730 m	4km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico	usgs.gov
5/13/16	4:52 AM	4.2	32.7 km	69,000 m	12km SSE of Puerto Madero, Mexico	usgs.gov
2/28/16	4:39 PM	4.4	26.1 km	100,320 m	1km E of Mazatan, Mexico	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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