Copán

Area of Copán	3,245 km²
Population	364,725
Male Population	180,552 (49.5%)
Female Population	184,171 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+168.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+31.1%
Median Age	20 years old
Male Median Age	19.2 years old
Female Median Age	20.7 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Copán Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	136,011	216,034	278,178	364,725
Population Density	41.9 / km²	66.6 / km²	85.7 / km²	112.4 / km²

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

Copán Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 31.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Copán	+168.2%	+68.8%	+31.1%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

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

Copán Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	23,547	22,329	45,877
5-9	22,513	21,843	44,357
10-14	25,193	23,508	48,701
15-19	22,434	21,922	44,356
20-24	17,097	18,261	35,359
25-29	12,601	14,090	26,691
30-34	11,014	12,207	23,221
35-39	9,605	10,597	20,203
40-44	7,640	8,353	15,993
45-49	6,099	6,724	12,824
50-54	5,717	6,102	11,819
55-59	4,368	4,705	9,074
60-64	4,044	4,283	8,328
65-69	2,825	3,146	5,971
70-74	2,189	2,307	4,496
75-79	1,704	1,703	3,407
80-84	1,065	1,088	2,154
85 Plus	897	1,004	1,901

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

Copán Population Density

Population Density: 112.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Copán	364,725	3,245 km²	112.4 / km²

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

Copán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	8,084	n/a	n/a
1900	33,900	15.4%	2,581
1910	36,560	7.8%	2,660
1920	46,441	27%	9,881
1930	60,231	29.7%	13,790
1940	74,629	23.9%	14,398
1950	94,337	26.4%	19,708
1960	122,972	30.4%	28,635
1970	120,209	-2.2%	-2,763
1990	216,034	34.1%	47,912
2000	278,178	28.8%	62,144
2020	395,443	19.2%	58,632
2030	446,846	13%	51,403
2040	487,310	9.1%	40,464
2050	515,270	5.7%	27,960
2060	532,007	3.2%	16,737
2070	539,454	1.4%	7,447
2080	538,942	-0.1%	-512
2090	532,156	-1.3%	-6,786
2100	520,953	-2.1%	-11,203

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

Copán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Copán	466,738 t	1.28 t	143.8 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

Copán Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1979 to 1993)

Average Precipitation

127.3 mm

5.0 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

11.7 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)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7)

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

Top places in Copán

Places in Copán

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Cabanas	128 km²	13,671	106.8 / km²
Concepcion	73 km²	7,378	101.0 / km²
Copán Ruinas	361.9 km²	38,951	107.6 / km²
Corquín	138.7 km²	15,806	114.0 / km²
Cucuyagua	136.1 km²	15,722	115.5 / km²
Dolores	47.6 km²	6,140	129.0 / km²
Dulce Nombre	28.4 km²	5,470	192.9 / km²
El Paraiso	259.1 km²	18,930	73.1 / km²
Florida	344.3 km²	27,475	79.8 / km²
La Jigua	112.9 km²	8,308	73.6 / km²
La Union	218.2 km²	15,785	72.3 / km²
Nueva Arcadia	147.6 km²	39,763	269.4 / km²
San Agustín	69.5 km²	5,529	79.6 / km²
San Antonio	118.6 km²	9,020	76.0 / km²
San Jerónimo	70.4 km²	4,906	69.7 / km²
San José	52 km²	6,424	123.5 / km²
San Juan de Opoa	75.2 km²	9,112	121.2 / km²
San Nicolás	75.1 km²	7,290	97.1 / km²
San Pedro de Copan	60.1 km²	8,398	139.7 / km²
Santa Rita	314 km²	28,774	91.6 / km²
Santa Rosa de Copán	306.2 km²	61,818	201.9 / km²
Trinidad de Copán	74.4 km²	6,964	93.6 / km²
Veracruz	33.7 km²	3,103	91.9 / 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
Comayagua	5,071.9 km²	485,912	95.8 / 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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