Choluteca

Area of Choluteca	4,389.7 km²
Population	412,511
Male Population	203,876 (49.4%)
Female Population	208,635 (50.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+73.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+10.5%
Median Age	21.6 years old
Male Median Age	20.6 years old
Female Median Age	22.5 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Choluteca Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	237,495	324,039	373,436	412,511
Population Density	54.1 / km²	73.8 / km²	85.1 / km²	94.0 / km²

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

Choluteca Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 10.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Choluteca	+73.7%	+27.3%	+10.5%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

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

Choluteca Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	22,800	21,673	44,473
5-9	23,639	22,463	46,102
10-14	27,384	25,821	53,205
15-19	25,746	24,252	49,998
20-24	19,504	20,414	39,919
25-29	14,086	15,814	29,901
30-34	12,452	14,249	26,701
35-39	10,816	12,398	23,215
40-44	9,513	10,331	19,845
45-49	7,879	8,564	16,444
50-54	7,428	8,001	15,429
55-59	5,404	6,047	11,452
60-64	5,178	5,715	10,893
65-69	3,737	4,194	7,932
70-74	3,307	3,336	6,643
75-79	2,388	2,446	4,835
80-84	1,489	1,603	3,092
85 Plus	1,126	1,315	2,442

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

Choluteca Population Density

Population Density: 94.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Choluteca	412,511	4,389.7 km²	94.0 / km²

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

Choluteca Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
400	9,058	n/a	n/a
500	11,322	2.3%	226
600	14,153	2.3%	283
700	17,691	2.3%	353
800	22,113	2.3%	442
900	27,641	2.3%	552
1000	34,551	2.3%	691
1100	43,189	2.3%	863
1200	53,986	2.3%	1,079
1300	67,483	2.3%	1,349
1400	84,353	2.3%	1,687
1500	105,442	2.3%	2,108
1600	30,127	-11.8%	-7,531
1700	8,608	-11.8%	-2,151
1800	12,402	3.7%	379
1900	52,122	15.4%	3,972
1910	56,151	7.7%	4,029
1920	61,953	10.3%	5,802
1930	84,393	36.2%	22,440
1940	108,103	28.1%	23,710
1950	141,234	30.6%	33,131
1960	193,301	36.9%	52,067
1970	204,784	5.9%	11,483
1990	324,039	25.8%	59,627
2000	373,436	15.2%	49,397
2020	447,182	9.4%	36,873
2030	505,308	13%	58,126
2040	551,454	9.1%	46,146
2050	583,525	5.8%	32,071
2060	602,922	3.3%	19,397
2070	611,675	1.5%	8,753
2080	611,401	0%	-274
2090	604,069	-1.2%	-7,332
2100	591,839	-2%	-12,230

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

Choluteca CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Choluteca	555,096 t	1.35 t	126.5 t/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

Choluteca Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1979 to 1993)

Average Precipitation

310.8 mm

12.2 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

13.3 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Flood	High (10)
Volcano	Medium (6)
Earthquake	High (6.9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Choluteca

Places in Choluteca

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Apacilagua	229.4 km²	8,501	37.0 / km²
Choluteca	1,074.3 km²	145,682	135.6 / km²
Concepción de María	167.5 km²	25,791	154.0 / km²
Corpus	249.1 km²	23,773	95.4 / km²
Duyure	104.7 km²	3,354	32.0 / km²
El Triunfo	303.9 km²	40,139	132.1 / km²
Marcovia	479.9 km²	42,508	88.6 / km²
Morolica	275.2 km²	4,670	17.0 / km²
Namasigue	217 km²	28,297	130.4 / km²
Orocuina	124.8 km²	16,989	136.2 / km²
Pespire	325.1 km²	22,183	68.2 / km²
San Antonio de Flores	54.7 km²	5,093	93.1 / km²
San Isidro	71.9 km²	3,461	48.2 / km²
San Jose	63.3 km²	4,109	64.9 / km²
San Marcos de Colon	577 km²	24,238	42.0 / km²
Santa Ana de Yusguare	71.9 km²	13,731	191.0 / km²

Other places in Honduras

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Atlántida	4,379.2 km²	420,819	96.1 / km²
Bay Islands	231.5 km²	55,524	239.8 / km²
Colón	8,277.8 km²	296,346	35.8 / km²
Comayagua	5,071.9 km²	485,912	95.8 / km²
Copán	3,245 km²	364,725	112.4 / km²
Cortés	4,002.6 km²	1.5 million	379.8 / km²
El Paraíso	7,363.4 km²	429,792	58.4 / km²
Francisco Morazán	8,594.1 km²	1.5 million	170.9 / km²
Gracias a Dios	17,055.7 km²	82,474	4.84 / km²
Intibucá	3,128.1 km²	222,210	71.0 / km²
La Paz	2,588.8 km²	191,270	73.9 / km²
Lempira	4,286.2 km²	310,704	72.5 / km²
Ocotepeque	1,636.5 km²	139,632	85.3 / km²
Olancho	24,044.9 km²	504,437	21.0 / km²
Santa Bárbara	5,016.8 km²	407,712	81.3 / km²
Valle	1,618.8 km²	165,438	102.2 / km²
Yoro	7,794.7 km²	550,276	70.6 / km²

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