Colta

Area of Colta	834.4 km²
Population	48,233
Male Population	23,223 (48.1%)
Female Population	25,010 (51.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+88.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17.8%
Median Age	27 years old
Male Median Age	25.6 years old
Female Median Age	28.3 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Colta Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	25,602	34,895	40,960	48,233
Population Density	30.7 / km²	41.8 / km²	49.1 / km²	57.8 / km²

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

Colta Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 17.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Colta	+88.4%	+38.2%	+17.8%
Chimborazo	+88.5%	+38.3%	+17.7%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

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

Colta Median Age

Median Age: 27 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Colta	27 years	25.6 years	28.3 years
Chimborazo	24.6 years	23.2 years	25.9 years

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

Colta Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	2,168	2,045	4,213
5-9	2,435	2,336	4,771
10-14	2,665	2,648	5,314
15-19	2,375	2,493	4,868
20-24	1,778	1,874	3,652
25-29	1,486	1,680	3,166
30-34	1,194	1,442	2,636
35-39	1,061	1,308	2,370
40-44	1,049	1,155	2,204
45-49	1,019	1,233	2,253
50-54	1,046	1,249	2,296
55-59	1,034	1,229	2,263
60-64	992	1,150	2,143
65-69	995	1,103	2,099
70-74	773	875	1,648
75-79	603	595	1,199
80-84	376	400	777
85 Plus	173	196	370

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

Colta Population Density

Population Density: 57.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Colta	48,233	834.4 km²	57.8 / km²
Chimborazo	496,675	5,896.9 km²	84.2 / km²

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

Colta Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	1,213	n/a	n/a
100	1,276	0.5%	6
200	1,343	0.5%	6
300	1,413	0.5%	7
400	1,486	0.5%	7
500	1,564	0.5%	7
600	1,645	0.5%	8
700	1,731	0.5%	8
800	1,821	0.5%	9
900	2,124	1.6%	30
1000	2,428	1.3%	30
1100	2,670	1%	24
1200	2,913	0.9%	24
1300	3,156	0.8%	24
1400	3,399	0.7%	24
1500	3,641	0.7%	24
1600	3,034	-1.8%	-60
1700	3,030	0%	0
1800	3,118	0.3%	8
1900	8,907	11.1%	578
1910	10,293	15.6%	1,386
1920	11,394	10.7%	1,101
1930	12,371	8.6%	977
1940	18,486	49.4%	6,115
1950	18,537	0.3%	51
1960	20,863	12.5%	2,326
1970	26,796	28.4%	5,933
1990	34,895	14.1%	4,049
2000	40,960	17.4%	6,065
2020	51,104	11.7%	5,072
2030	55,719	9%	4,615
2040	58,915	5.7%	3,196
2050	60,601	2.9%	1,686
2060	60,835	0.4%	234
2070	60,095	-1.2%	-740
2080	58,604	-2.5%	-1,491
2090	56,468	-3.6%	-2,136
2100	54,030	-4.3%	-2,438

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

Colta CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Colta	126,651 t	2.63 t	151.8 t/km²
Chimborazo	1,305,636 t	2.63 t	221.4 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

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7.7)

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

Top places in Colta

Places in Colta

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Cani	100.6 km²	1,034	10.3 / km²
Columbe	225.8 km²	17,248	76.4 / km²
Juan de Velasco	264 km²	4,256	16.1 / km²
Santiago de Quito	47.6 km²	4,993	105.0 / km²
Villa La Union	196.4 km²	20,704	105.4 / km²

Other places in Chimborazo

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Alausí	1,050.6 km²	47,774	45.5 / km²
Chambo	159.5 km²	11,588	72.6 / km²
Chunchi	275.3 km²	13,649	49.6 / km²
Cumandá	163.8 km²	14,020	85.6 / km²
Guamote	1,200.4 km²	48,908	40.7 / km²
Guano	453.8 km²	45,579	100.4 / km²
Pallatanga	384.5 km²	12,610	32.8 / km²
Penipe	367.3 km²	7,414	20.2 / km²
Riobamba	1,007.3 km²	246,905	245.1 / km²

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