Comayagua

Area of Comayagua	5,071.9 km²
Population	485,912
Male Population	237,160 (48.8%)
Female Population	248,753 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+262.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+45.8%
Median Age	20 years old
Male Median Age	19.2 years old
Female Median Age	20.8 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Comayagua is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Comayagua. Source: Wikipedia

Comayagua Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	133,984	240,637	333,279	485,912
Population Density	26.4 / km²	47.4 / km²	65.7 / km²	95.8 / km²

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

Comayagua Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 45.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Comayagua	+262.7%	+101.9%	+45.8%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

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

Comayagua Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	31,056	30,333	61,390
5-9	30,318	29,361	59,679
10-14	32,465	31,226	63,691
15-19	29,430	29,641	59,071
20-24	22,267	24,575	46,842
25-29	16,304	19,350	35,655
30-34	14,362	17,056	31,418
35-39	12,449	14,535	26,984
40-44	10,554	11,612	22,166
45-49	8,462	9,428	17,891
50-54	7,957	8,378	16,335
55-59	5,605	6,123	11,728
60-64	5,064	5,449	10,513
65-69	3,543	3,889	7,433
70-74	2,954	2,972	5,926
75-79	2,185	2,207	4,393
80-84	1,235	1,390	2,625
85 Plus	950	1,229	2,180

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

Comayagua Population Density

Population Density: 95.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Comayagua	485,912	5,071.9 km²	95.8 / km²

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

Comayagua Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1900	24,643	n/a	n/a
1910	26,563	7.8%	1,920
1920	33,642	26.6%	7,079
1930	43,596	29.6%	9,954
1940	55,017	26.2%	11,421
1950	74,901	36.1%	19,884
1960	104,343	39.3%	29,442
1970	106,972	2.5%	2,629
1990	240,637	50%	66,832
2000	333,279	38.5%	92,642
2020	525,208	25.5%	95,964
2030	592,525	12.8%	67,317
2040	647,044	9.2%	54,519
2050	686,237	6.1%	39,193
2060	711,430	3.7%	25,193
2070	724,502	1.8%	13,072
2080	727,072	0.4%	2,570
2090	721,322	-0.8%	-5,750
2100	709,599	-1.6%	-11,723

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

Comayagua CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Comayagua	678,331 t	1.4 t	133.7 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 (7)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6)

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

Top places in Comayagua

Places in Comayagua

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Ajuterique	61.7 km²	11,146	180.8 / km²
Comayagua	834.9 km²	144,265	172.8 / km²
El Rosario	297.8 km²	28,856	96.9 / km²
Esquías	389.4 km²	20,336	52.2 / km²
Humuya	54.2 km²	1,290	23.8 / km²
La Libertad	319.5 km²	25,773	80.7 / km²
La Trinidad	85.4 km²	4,265	49.9 / km²
Lamaní	307.3 km²	6,867	22.3 / km²
Las Lajas	95.2 km²	14,659	154.0 / km²
Lejamaní	22.5 km²	5,394	239.4 / km²
Meámbar	409.6 km²	12,040	29.4 / km²
Minas de Oro	392.8 km²	12,469	31.7 / km²
Ojos de Agua	172.3 km²	9,665	56.1 / km²
San Jerónimo	227.8 km²	20,754	91.1 / km²
San José de Comayagua	78.9 km²	7,388	93.6 / km²
San José del Potrero	198.6 km²	6,214	31.3 / km²
San Luis	123.1 km²	10,916	88.7 / km²
San Sebastián	44.4 km²	1,997	45.0 / km²
Siguatepeque	392.1 km²	94,768	241.7 / km²
Taulabé	222 km²	23,543	106.1 / km²
Villa de San Antonio	342.4 km²	23,317	68.1 / 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
Colón	8,277.8 km²	296,346	35.8 / 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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