Businesses in Rivas, Nicaragua

Categories in Rivas, Nicaragua

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Motorcycle Dealer Motorcycle Parts Store Motorcycle repair Motorcycle Shop Agricultural Production Handicraft Industrial Equipment Supplier Boutique Clothing stores Shoe stores Mobile phone stores Churches Government Office Non-Profit Organization Shipping Company Shipping Service Soup Kitchen Electronics Store Building Materials Store Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Interior Construction Contractor Tool Store Education Education Center Elementary School Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Internet cafes Nicaraguan Restaurant Restaurants Seafood restaurants Banks Financial Institution Legal Services Money Transfer Service Dental Clinic Dentists Funeral Home Hospitals Medical clinic Veterinarian Barbers Beauty salons Day spa Fitness centers Manicures and pedicures Advertising Agency Business Management Consultant Consulting & Advisory Services Laboratory Condominium Complex Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands Convenience stores Cosmetics Store General Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket General & Multi-Sport Venues Gym Playground Public parks Recreation Center Sports club Bed and breakfasts Holiday Home Hostels Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Resort Transportation Service Travel Agency Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rivas, Nicaragua

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	64
Shopping	54
Clothing stores	54
Hotels and motels	40
Grocery stores and supermarkets	36
Bars, pubs and taverns	32
Other accommodation	27
Pharmacies and drug stores	25
Hardware store	25
Car repair	23
Churches	20
Corporate management	20
Health and medical	18

Rivas, Nicaragua Facts

Area	376.3 km²
Population	47,593
Male Population	23,215 (48.8%)
Female Population	24,378 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+74.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+13.1%
Median Age	23.8 years (Male: 22.8, Female: 24.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,449 (2022)
Area Codes	246
Neighborhoods	Magdalena, Iguana, Las Marias, Playa El Yankee, Barrio San Isidro
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	11.43716, -85.82632

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Rivas, Nicaragua Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	27,325	37,302	42,081	44,005	47,593	49,048	49,888
Population Density	72.6 / km²	99.1 / km²	111.8 / km²	117 / km²	126.5 / km²	130.4 / km²	132.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Rivas, Nicaragua Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 13.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rivas, Nicaragua	+74.2%	+27.6%	+13.1%
Rivas Department	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

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

Rivas, Nicaragua Median Age

Median Age: 23.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rivas, Nicaragua	23.8 yrs	24.7 yrs	22.8 yrs
Rivas Department	22 yrs	22.6 yrs	21.4 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

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

Rivas, Nicaragua Population Density

Population Density: 127 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rivas, Nicaragua	47,593	376.3 km²	127 / km²
Rivas Department	157,525	2,198.6 km²	71.6 / km²
Nicaragua	6.1 million	128,508.4 km²	47.1 / km²

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

Rivas, Nicaragua Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 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.

Neighborhoods in Rivas, Nicaragua

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Rivas, Nicaragua

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Rivas, Nicaragua

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rivas, Nicaragua

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

Rivas, Nicaragua Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,619	$2,641	$3,319	$3,971	$4,098	$5,097	$4,905	$5,449
Total GDP	$80.6M	$86M	$110.3M	$144.4M	$136.2M	$167.4M	$175.6M	$201.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Rivas, Nicaragua CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rivas, Nicaragua	48,869 tn	1.03 tn	129.9 tons/km²
Rivas Department	162,413 tn	1.03 tn	73.9 tons/km²
Nicaragua	5,658,022 tn	0.93 tn	44 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

Rivas, Nicaragua CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	48,869 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	129.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8.2)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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, 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
7/3/19	10:20 PM	4.3	13.6 km	199,880 m	6km S of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
1/18/19	12:07 AM	4.2	29.4 km	175,870 m	14km WNW of Cardenas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/9/17	10:48 AM	4.3	2.9 km	151,150 m	2km WNW of Rivas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/28/17	7:53 AM	4.6	24.7 km	177,130 m	14km NNW of Belen, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
9/8/16	1:35 PM	4.5	31.2 km	84,770 m	15km SE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/3/16	12:05 PM	4.7	24 km	88,840 m	3km SSE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/28/16	4:42 PM	4.4	15.8 km	170,790 m	5km NW of Belen, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/26/16	1:02 AM	5.2	13.1 km	196,730 m	5km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
1/14/16	5:15 AM	4.8	21.9 km	190,170 m	18km SSE of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
7/6/15	2:17 PM	4.7	26 km	160,690 m	17km NW of Cardenas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Rivas, Nicaragua

Rivas is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

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