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De Aar Facts

Area8.4 km²
Population6,650
Male Population3,349 (50.4%)
Female Population3,301 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+170.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+33.2%
Median Age29.8 years (Male: 28.8, Female: 30.9)
Area Codes571
NeighborhoodsDe Aar, Nonzwakazi, Britstown, Sunrise, Waterdal
Local Time
TimezoneSouth Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng-30.64966, 24.01230
Postal Codes7000

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De Aar Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population2,4593,8954,9926,2966,650
Population Density293.6 / km²465.1 / km²596.1 / km²751.8 / km²794 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

De Aar Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 26.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
De Aar+156%+61.6%+26.1%
Northern Cape+139%+58.6%+26.5%
South Africa+111.9%+48.1%+21.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

De Aar Median Age

Median Age: 29.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
De Aar29.8 yrs30.9 yrs28.8 yrs
Northern Cape25.8 yrs26.7 yrs24.9 yrs
South Africa25.4 yrs26.3 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

De Aar Population Density

Population Density: 794 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
De Aar6,6508.4 km²794 / km²
Northern Cape1.2 million372,889.4 km²3.3 / km²
South Africa54.3 million1,219,846.5 km²44.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

De Aar Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for De Aar

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

De Aar CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
De Aar44,095 tn6.63 tn5,265.1 tons/km²
Northern Cape8,446,511 tn6.92 tn22.7 tons/km²
South Africa358,473,408 tn6.6 tn293.9 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
De Aar CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)44,095 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)5,265.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)

* 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
11/19/928:32 AM426 km10,000 mSouth Africausgs.gov
8/28/802:37 PM4.937.4 km33,000 mSouth Africausgs.gov

De Aar

De Aar is a town in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It has a population of around 42,000 inhabitants. is the second-most important railway junction in the country[1], situated on the line between Cape Town and Kimberley. The junction was of particu..

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