Candelaria, Honduras

Area of Candelaria, Honduras	53.2 km²
Population	6,419
Male Population	3,082 (48%)
Female Population	3,337 (52%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+73.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+9.6%
Median Age	19.5 years
Male Median Age	18.5 years
Female Median Age	20.4 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of Candelaria

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	3,705	5,092	5,859	6,419
Population Density	69.6 / km²	95.7 / km²	110.1 / km²	120.6 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 9.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Candelaria, Honduras	+73.3%	+26.1%	+9.6%
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: 19.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Candelaria, Honduras	19.5 years	18.5 years	20.4 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

Candelaria, Honduras Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	379	366	746
5-9	444	401	845
10-14	453	488	941
15-19	381	390	771
20-24	249	280	529
25-29	163	230	394
30-34	159	211	371
35-39	145	178	324
40-44	132	158	291
45-49	106	118	224
50-54	112	110	223
55-59	83	104	188
60-64	73	88	161
65-69	73	70	144
70-74	56	45	101
75-79	34	40	74
80-84	17	38	55
85 Plus	23	22	45

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

Population Density

Population Density: 120.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Candelaria, Honduras	6,419	53.2 km²	120.6 / 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 200 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
200	157	n/a	n/a
300	196	2.2%	3
400	245	2.3%	4
500	306	2.2%	6
600	383	2.3%	7
700	479	2.3%	9
800	598	2.2%	11
900	747	2.2%	14
1000	934	2.3%	18
1100	1,168	2.3%	23
1200	1,459	2.2%	29
1300	1,824	2.3%	36
1400	2,280	2.3%	45
1500	2,850	2.3%	57
1600	815	-11.8%	-203
1700	233	-11.8%	-58
1800	326	3.4%	9
1900	1,284	14.7%	95
1910	1,373	6.9%	89
1920	1,456	6%	83
1930	1,757	20.7%	301
1940	2,130	21.2%	373
1950	2,606	22.3%	476
1960	3,147	20.8%	541
1970	3,685	17.1%	538
1990	5,092	17.6%	703
2000	5,859	15.1%	767
2020	6,972	9.1%	556
2030	7,870	12.9%	898
2040	8,559	8.8%	689
2050	9,008	5.2%	449
2060	9,250	2.7%	242
2070	9,321	0.8%	71
2080	9,249	-0.8%	-72
2090	9,071	-1.9%	-178
2100	8,822	-2.7%	-249

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
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 Marcos de Caiquín	96.6 km²	5,442	145.9 / 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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