Kapoeta Facts

Area27774.8 km²
Population1,275,286
Male Population644,414 (50.5%)
Female Population630,872 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+12427.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+1066.5%
Median Age16.7 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 17.7)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng4.77375, 33.59168

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Kapoeta Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population10,18036,610109,3301,145,6121,275,286
Population Density0.4 / km²1.3 / km²3.9 / km²41.2 / km²45.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapoeta Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 947.8% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kapoeta+11153.6%+3029.2%+947.8%
Eastern Equatoria+18623.9%+3538.8%+865.4%
South Sudan+198.2%+114.7%+84%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapoeta Median Age

Median Age: 16.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kapoeta16.7 yrs17.7 yrs15.8 yrs
Eastern Equatoria16.8 yrs17.5 yrs16.1 yrs
South Sudan17.1 yrs17.7 yrs16.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kapoeta Population Density

Population Density: 45.9 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kapoeta1.3 million27,774.8 km²45.9 / km²
Eastern Equatoria2.9 million70,033.4 km²41.3 / km²
South Sudan12.2 million642,441.1 km²19.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapoeta Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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

Kapoeta CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kapoeta2,999 tn0 tn0.1 tons/km²
Eastern Equatoria7,071 tn0 tn0.1 tons/km²
South Sudan28,708 tn0 tn0 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
Kapoeta CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)2,999 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)0.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (3.5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/29/914:54 PM4.899.6 km10,000 mSudanusgs.gov
5/26/902:39 PM4.68.5 km10,000 mSudanusgs.gov
12/18/852:15 AM4.344.4 km10,000 mSudanusgs.gov

Kapoeta

Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan. It is located in Kapoeta South County, in Eastern Equatoria State, in southeastern South Sudan.

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