Colón

Area of Colón	8,277.8 km²
Population	296,346
Male Population	145,100 (49%)
Female Population	151,246 (51%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+142.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+26.9%
Median Age	19.5 years old
Male Median Age	18.8 years old
Female Median Age	20.1 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. Source: Wikipedia

Colón Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	122,332	186,007	233,453	296,346
Population Density	14.8 / km²	22.5 / km²	28.2 / km²	35.8 / km²

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

Colón Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 26.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Colón	+142.2%	+59.3%	+26.9%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

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

Colón Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	19,453	19,073	38,527
5-9	18,952	17,969	36,921
10-14	19,706	19,156	38,862
15-19	18,875	19,179	38,055
20-24	13,768	15,396	29,164
25-29	9,881	11,774	21,655
30-34	8,293	9,560	17,853
35-39	6,803	8,153	14,956
40-44	6,155	6,692	12,847
45-49	4,758	5,332	10,090
50-54	4,664	4,891	9,556
55-59	3,528	3,699	7,227
60-64	3,234	3,301	6,536
65-69	2,276	2,267	4,543
70-74	1,827	1,793	3,620
75-79	1,368	1,398	2,766
80-84	840	865	1,706
85 Plus	720	750	1,470

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

Colón Population Density

Population Density: 35.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Colón	296,346	8,277.8 km²	35.8 / km²

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

Colón Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1900	18,068	n/a	n/a
1910	19,468	7.7%	1,400
1920	27,342	40.4%	7,874
1930	55,370	102.5%	28,028
1940	51,948	-6.2%	-3,422
1950	66,700	28.4%	14,752
1960	78,591	17.8%	11,891
1970	80,985	3%	2,394
1990	186,007	51.6%	52,511
2000	233,453	25.5%	47,446
2020	320,340	17.1%	43,443
2030	359,927	12.4%	39,587
2040	390,614	8.5%	30,687
2050	411,151	5.3%	20,537
2060	422,770	2.8%	11,619
2070	426,940	1%	4,170
2080	424,931	-0.5%	-2,009
2090	418,151	-1.6%	-6,780
2100	408,204	-2.4%	-9,947

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

Colón CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Colón	390,986 t	1.32 t	47.2 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

Top places in Colón

Places in Colón

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Balfate	332.9 km²	11,381	34.2 / km²
Bonito Oriental	509.6 km²	27,118	53.2 / km²
Iriona	3,858.9 km²	17,594	4.56 / km²
Limoncito	615.2 km²	13,502	21.9 / km²
Sabá	371.1 km²	29,179	78.6 / km²
Santa Fe	208.8 km²	4,842	23.2 / km²
Santa Rosa de Aguán	134.9 km²	4,584	34.0 / km²
Sonaguera	403 km²	41,257	102.4 / km²
Tocoa	888.3 km²	89,333	100.6 / km²
Trujillo	955.2 km²	57,562	60.3 / 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
Choluteca	4,389.7 km²	412,511	94.0 / 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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