Businesses in Colesberg

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Colesberg

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	50
Restaurants	10
Shopping	10
Gas station	8
Museums	7
Banks	7
Sports and recreation	7
Cemeteries and crematoriums	7
Clothing stores	6
Public administration	6
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Hotels and motels	6
Cafes	5
Health and medical	5
Wine, beer and liquor stores	5

Colesberg Facts

Area	3.9 km²
Population	3,693
Male Population	1,834 (49.7%)
Female Population	1,859 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+166.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+14.3%
Median Age	28.1 years (Male: 27.6, Female: 28.7)
Neighborhoods	Colesberg, Kuyasa, Noupoort, Northern Cape Province, Bellville
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-30.71999, 25.09718

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Colesberg Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,388	2,485	3,232	4,121	3,693	3,801	3,973
Population Density	358.2 / km²	641.3 / km²	834.1 / km²	1,063.5 / km²	953 / km²	980.9 / km²	1,025.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Colesberg Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 14.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Colesberg	+166.1%	+48.6%	+14.3%
Northern Cape	—	—	—
South Africa	—	—	—

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

Colesberg Median Age

Median Age: 28.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Colesberg	28.1 yrs	28.7 yrs	27.6 yrs
Northern Cape	25.8 yrs	26.7 yrs	24.9 yrs
South Africa	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Colesberg Population Density

Population Density: 953 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Colesberg	3,693	3.875 km²	953 / km²
Northern Cape	1.2 million	372,889.4 km²	3.3 / km²
South Africa	54.3 million	1,219,846.5 km²	44.5 / km²

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

Colesberg Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Colesberg

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Colesberg

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

Colesberg CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Colesberg	25,126 tn	6.8 tn	6,484.1 tons/km²
Northern Cape	8,446,511 tn	6.92 tn	22.7 tons/km²
South Africa	358,473,408 tn	6.6 tn	293.9 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

Colesberg CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	25,126 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.8 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,484.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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 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
8/28/80	2:37 PM	4.9	66.9 km	33,000 m	South Africa	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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