Businesses in Aplao

Categories in Aplao

Gas Station Churches Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Pharmacy Shopping Mall Shopping other City Park Hotels and motels Villa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Aplao

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	28
Hotels and motels	9
Public administration	7
Shopping	6
Education	5
Other accommodation	5

Aplao Facts

Area	518.6 km²
Population	9,588
Male Population	4,781 (49.9%)
Female Population	4,807 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+53.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.3%
Median Age	27.1 years (Male: 28, Female: 26.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$17,337 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-16.07583, -72.49389
Postal Codes	04606

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Aplao Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,248	8,309	9,018	8,934	9,588	9,913	10,244
Population Density	12 / km²	16 / km²	17.4 / km²	17.2 / km²	18.5 / km²	19.1 / km²	19.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Aplao Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Aplao	+53.5%	+15.4%	+6.3%
Arequipa Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Aplao Median Age

Median Age: 27.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Aplao	27.1 yrs	26.2 yrs	28 yrs
Arequipa Region	27.2 yrs	27.8 yrs	26.6 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Aplao Population Density

Population Density: 18.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Aplao	9,588	518.6 km²	18.5 / km²
Arequipa Region	1.3 million	63,234.3 km²	21.3 / km²
Peru	31 million	1,291,975 km²	24 / km²

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

Aplao Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Aplao

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

Aplao Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,893	$5,652	$5,934	$7,292	$11,611	$16,680	$18,013	$17,337
Total GDP	$2.3M	$2.9M	$3.2M	$3.9M	$5.8M	$8.1M	$9.4M	$9.2M

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

Aplao CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Aplao	27,524 tn	2.87 tn	53.1 tons/km²
Arequipa Region	3,868,500 tn	2.87 tn	61.2 tons/km²
Peru	71,626,946 tn	2.31 tn	55.4 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

Aplao CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	27,524 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.87 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	53.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (6.5)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8.4)

* 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, 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
5/26/19	11:42 PM	4.3	41.6 km	12,550 m	10km WSW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
5/21/19	12:55 PM	4.6	49.6 km	39,850 m	2km WSW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
4/7/19	1:15 AM	4.7	29.2 km	82,150 m	68km WNW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
5/11/18	6:48 PM	5	28.1 km	87,170 m	31km SW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
4/6/18	11:33 AM	4.2	50 km	99,840 m	27km NNW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
11/12/17	12:10 PM	4.2	40.5 km	95,330 m	15km SW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
9/29/17	7:12 PM	4.5	19.1 km	162,710 m	62km N of Camana, Peru	usgs.gov
6/15/17	6:27 PM	4.4	24 km	79,760 m	41km NNE of Camana, Peru	usgs.gov
4/30/17	1:35 PM	4.8	27.2 km	14,890 m	56km WNW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov
4/29/17	8:58 PM	4.1	24.9 km	100,440 m	45km WNW of Lluta, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Aplao

Aplao is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Castilla in the region Arequipa.

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