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Graskop Facts

Area2.7 km²
Population2,322
Male Population1,145 (49.3%)
Female Population1,177 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+160.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+39.6%
Median Age32.1 years (Male: 31.1, Female: 33.3)
NeighborhoodsGraskop, Bushbuckridge
Local Time
TimezoneSouth Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng-24.93144, 30.84191
Postal Codes1270

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Graskop Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population8931,2911,6632,2842,322
Population Density332.3 / km²480.4 / km²618.8 / km²849.9 / km²864 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Graskop Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 37.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Graskop+155.8%+76.9%+37.3%
Mpumalanga+151.2%+62.9%+28%
South Africa+111.9%+48.1%+21.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Graskop Median Age

Median Age: 32.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Graskop32.1 yrs33.3 yrs31.1 yrs
Mpumalanga23.9 yrs24.6 yrs23.2 yrs
South Africa25.4 yrs26.3 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Graskop Population Density

Population Density: 864 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Graskop2,3222.688 km²864 / km²
Mpumalanga4.3 million76,494.7 km²56.2 / 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

Graskop Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Graskop

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Graskop

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

Graskop CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Graskop14,351 tn6.18 tn5,340 tons/km²
Mpumalanga29,616,574 tn6.89 tn387.2 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
Graskop CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)14,351 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)5,340 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (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
6/12/163:39 AM4.195.7 km5,000 m25km WSW of Phalaborwa, South Africausgs.gov
7/7/132:52 PM4.683 km5,000 m50km W of Barberton, South Africausgs.gov

Graskop

Graskop is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. The name is Afrikaans for grassy peak. “God’s Window”, a scenic view fr..

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