San Marcos de Caiquín

Human Settlement

Area of San Marcos de Caiquín	96.6 km²
Population	5,442
Male Population	2,797 (51.4%)
Female Population	2,645 (48.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+252.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+42.8%
Median Age	17.9 years
Male Median Age	18.1 years
Female Median Age	17.7 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of San Marcos de Caiquín

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,544	2,772	3,810	5,442
Population Density	16.0 / km²	28.7 / km²	39.4 / km²	56.3 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 42.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
San Marcos de Caiquín	+252.5%	+96.3%	+42.8%
Lempira Department	+167.3%	+68.1%	+30.9%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

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

Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
San Marcos de Caiquín	17.9 years	18.1 years	17.7 years
Lempira Department	18.9 years	18.5 years	19.3 years

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

Population By Age and Gender

San Marcos de Caiquín Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	396	403	799
5-9	382	385	768
10-14	410	380	791
15-19	338	289	627
20-24	280	253	534
25-29	176	190	367
30-34	154	155	309
35-39	147	134	282
40-44	119	100	219
45-49	85	84	170
50-54	84	93	177
55-59	80	44	125
60-64	40	40	80
65-69	44	35	80
70-74	22	32	55
75-79	18	7	26
80-84	15	13	28
85 Plus	7	7	14

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

Population Density

Population Density: 56.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
San Marcos de Caiquín	5,442	96.6 km²	56.3 / km²
Lempira Department	310,704	4,286.2 km²	72.5 / km²

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

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	435	n/a	n/a
1910	478	9.9%	43
1920	521	9%	43
1930	647	24.2%	126
1940	806	24.6%	159
1950	1,013	25.7%	207
1960	1,258	24.2%	245
1970	1,514	20.3%	256
1990	2,772	35.3%	629
2000	3,810	37.4%	1,038
2020	5,901	24.5%	1,045
2030	6,642	12.6%	741
2040	7,206	8.5%	564
2050	7,570	5.1%	364
2060	7,761	2.5%	191
2070	7,809	0.6%	48
2080	7,740	-0.9%	-69
2090	7,585	-2%	-155
2100	7,372	-2.8%	-213

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.

Sources: [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

Other Cities in Lempira Department

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Belén, Honduras	198.8 km²	7,021	91.5 / mi²
Candelaria, Honduras	53.2 km²	6,419	312.5 / mi²
Cololaca	225.3 km²	7,762	89.2 / mi²
Erandique	296.7 km²	14,883	129.9 / mi²
Gracias	449.1 km²	47,457	273.7 / mi²
Gualcinse	162.8 km²	10,966	174.5 / mi²
Guarita	180.3 km²	7,275	104.5 / mi²
La Campa, Honduras	108.3 km²	6,557	156.8 / mi²
La Iguala	349 km²	24,804	184.1 / mi²
La Unión	85.3 km²	12,284	372.8 / mi²
La Virtud	89 km²	6,444	187.6 / mi²
Las Flores, Honduras	80.8 km²	9,269	297.3 / mi²
Lepaera	310.3 km²	35,511	296.4 / mi²
Mapulaca	32.5 km²	3,951	314.9 / mi²
Piraera	178.4 km²	13,194	191.5 / mi²
San Andrés, Lempira	246.8 km²	12,730	133.6 / mi²
San Francisco	137.6 km²	8,670	163.2 / mi²
San Juan Guarita	43 km²	2,146	129.4 / mi²
San Manuel Colohete	182.9 km²	13,516	191.4 / mi²
San Rafael Municipality	101.5 km²	12,992	331.6 / mi²
San Sebastian, Lempira	222 km²	10,173	118.7 / mi²
Santa Cruz, Honduras	151.4 km²	6,678	114.3 / mi²
Talgua	82.9 km²	9,905	309.5 / mi²
Tambla	58.6 km²	2,895	128.0 / mi²
Tomalá	47.7 km²	6,292	342.0 / mi²
Valladolid, Honduras	78.3 km²	3,223	106.6 / mi²
Virginia	37.1 km²	2,259	157.8 / mi²

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