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Puquio Facts

Area	725.7 km²
Population	15,038
Male Population	7,196 (47.9%)
Female Population	7,842 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+80.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+9.5%
Median Age	23.2 years (Male: 22.1, Female: 24.2)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-14.70000, -74.13333
Postal Codes	05501

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Puquio Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	8,315	11,986	13,731	14,766	15,038
Population Density	11.5 / km²	16.5 / km²	18.9 / km²	20.3 / km²	20.7 / km²

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

Puquio Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 7.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Puquio	+77.6%	+23.2%	+7.5%
Ayacucho Region	+120.9%	+50%	+22.1%
Peru	+104.4%	+42.6%	+20.2%

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

Puquio Median Age

Median Age: 23.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Puquio	23.2 yrs	24.2 yrs	22.1 yrs
Ayacucho Region	22.3 yrs	23.1 yrs	21.5 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Puquio Population Density

Population Density: 20.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Puquio	15,038	725.7 km²	20.7 / km²
Ayacucho Region	702,571	43,598.3 km²	16.1 / 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

Puquio 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.

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

Puquio CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Puquio	30,871 tn	2.05 tn	42.5 tons/km²
Ayacucho Region	1,442,241 tn	2.05 tn	33.1 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

Puquio CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	30,871 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.05 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	42.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8.1)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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. 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
5/13/19	12:41 PM	5	76.3 km	83,450 m	76km NNW of Puquio, Peru	usgs.gov
11/23/18	10:04 PM	4.6	21.9 km	93,250 m	5km W of Tambo, Peru	usgs.gov
11/4/18	11:54 AM	4.9	70.4 km	67,330 m	41km ENE of Acari, Peru	usgs.gov
7/29/18	3:43 AM	4.6	46.3 km	67,980 m	21km E of Tambo, Peru	usgs.gov
7/1/18	4:24 AM	4.3	47.9 km	70,330 m	47km SSW of Puquio, Peru	usgs.gov
4/24/18	2:44 AM	4.6	45.6 km	73,080 m	45km NNW of Puquio, Peru	usgs.gov
12/24/17	7:33 PM	4.7	61.6 km	65,870 m	61km NNW of Puquio, Peru	usgs.gov
10/22/17	1:37 AM	5	54.1 km	84,170 m	25km SW of Coracora, Peru	usgs.gov
9/25/17	6:32 PM	4.3	29 km	85,330 m	29km NNE of Puquio, Peru	usgs.gov
8/23/17	11:57 AM	4.6	67.3 km	68,280 m	39km SW of Coracora, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Puquio

Puquio (from Quechua: Pukyu meaning "spring of water") is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Lucanas in the region Ayacucho.

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