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Murraysburg Facts

Area2.1 km²
Population1,943
Male Population950 (48.9%)
Female Population993 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+62.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-40.4%
Median Age22.1 years (Male: 20.1, Female: 23.8)
NeighborhoodsMurraysburg
Local Time
TimezoneSouth Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng-31.96046, 23.76204
Postal Codes6995

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Murraysburg Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,1932,2663,2624,8971,9432,1322,379
Population Density561.4 / km²1,066.4 / km²1,535.1 / km²2,304.5 / km²914.4 / km²1,003.3 / km²1,119.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Murraysburg Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 40.4% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Murraysburg+62.9%-14.3%-40.4%
Western Cape
South Africa
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Murraysburg Median Age

Median Age: 22.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Murraysburg22.1 yrs23.8 yrs20.1 yrs
Western Cape28.2 yrs28.8 yrs27.7 yrs
South Africa25.4 yrs26.3 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Murraysburg Population Density

Population Density: 914 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Murraysburg1,9432.125 km²914 / km²
Western Cape6.3 million129,462.2 km²49 / 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

Murraysburg Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 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

Murraysburg CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Murraysburg13,073 tn6.73 tn6,152.2 tons/km²
Western Cape47,665,323 tn7.51 tn368.2 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
Murraysburg CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)13,073 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.73 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)6,152.2 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.

Murraysburg

Murraysburg is a town of approximately 5,000 people in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in the far northeast of the municipality, about 540 kilometres (340 mi) from the provincial capital Cape Town, and 80 kilometres (50 mi) ..

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