La Paz Department (El Salvador)

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La Paz Department (El Salvador)

Area of La Paz Department (El Salvador)	1,272 km²
Population	341,183
Male Population	163,560 (47.9%)
Female Population	177,624 (52.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+103.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+15.3%
Median Age	22.1 years old
Male Median Age	20.4 years old
Female Median Age	23.6 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

La Paz Department (El Salvador) Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	167,700	246,357	296,013	341,183
Population Density	131.8 / km²	193.7 / km²	232.7 / km²	268.2 / km²

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

La Paz Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 15.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
La Paz Department (El Salvador)	+103.4%	+38.5%	+15.3%
El Salvador	+48.4%	+17%	+5.6%

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

La Paz Department (El Salvador) Median Age

Median Age: 22.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
La Paz Department (El Salvador)	22.1 years	20.4 years	23.6 years
El Salvador	23.3 years	21.5 years	24.9 years

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

La Paz Department (El Salvador) Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	17,707	16,933	34,640
5-9	22,373	21,358	43,732
10-14	22,661	21,652	44,314
15-19	18,076	17,963	36,040
20-24	13,627	15,085	28,712
25-29	12,574	14,650	27,224
30-34	11,138	13,315	24,453
35-39	9,160	11,170	20,331
40-44	7,463	9,271	16,735
45-49	5,871	7,437	13,308
50-54	5,087	6,271	11,359
55-59	4,398	5,431	9,829
60-64	3,745	4,625	8,371
65-69	2,972	3,858	6,831
70-74	2,443	3,145	5,588
75-79	1,886	2,490	4,377
80-84	1,297	1,543	2,840
85 Plus	1,082	1,425	2,507

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

La Paz Department (El Salvador) Population Density

Population Density: 268.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
La Paz Department (El Salvador)	341,183	1,272 km²	268.2 / km²
El Salvador	6.1 million	20,764 km²	294.1 / km²

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

La Paz Department (El Salvador) Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1000	7,050	n/a	n/a
1100	7,691	0.9%	64
1200	8,390	0.9%	69
1300	9,152	0.9%	76
1400	9,984	0.9%	83
1500	10,892	0.9%	90
1600	11,882	0.9%	99
1700	12,962	0.9%	108
1800	12,529	-0.3%	-43
1900	36,323	11.2%	2,379
1910	47,445	30.6%	11,122
1920	74,600	57.2%	27,155
1930	71,577	-4.1%	-3,023
1940	86,920	21.4%	15,343
1950	91,060	4.8%	4,140
1960	114,058	25.3%	22,998
1970	151,940	33.2%	37,882
1990	246,357	27.3%	47,208
2000	296,013	20.2%	49,656
2020	341,648	7.4%	22,817
2030	331,419	-3%	-10,229
2040	314,999	-5%	-16,420
2050	293,803	-6.7%	-21,196
2060	269,985	-8.1%	-23,818
2070	248,544	-7.9%	-21,441
2080	230,071	-7.4%	-18,473
2090	214,652	-6.7%	-15,419
2100	202,342	-5.7%	-12,310

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

La Paz Department (El Salvador) CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
La Paz Department (El Salvador)	554,137 t	1.62 t	435.6 t/km²
El Salvador	10,087,600 t	1.65 t	485.8 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

La Paz Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1957 to 2014)

Average Temp

25.6°C

78.1°F

Average High

31.6°C

88.9°F

Average Low

19.6°C

67.3°F

Record High Temperature

36.1°C

97.0°F

Record Low Temperature

15.0°C

59.0°F

Average Precipitation

158.6 mm

6.2 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

12.8 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)
Volcano	Medium (5)
Earthquake	High (8)

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

Top places in La Paz Department (El Salvador)

Places in La Paz Department (El Salvador)

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Cuyultitan	12.6 km²	6,218	492.4 / km²
El Rosario	53.4 km²	21,431	401.5 / km²
Jerusalen	9 km²	2,834	315.6 / km²
Mercedes La Ceiba	2.363 km²	540	228.5 / km²
Olocuilta	68.4 km²	38,888	568.3 / km²
Paraiso de Osorio	8 km²	2,554	318.4 / km²
San Antonio Masahuat	32.5 km²	4,257	131.0 / km²
San Emigdio	10.3 km²	2,682	261.3 / km²
San Francisco Chinameca	36.7 km²	7,808	212.6 / km²
San Juan Nonualco	62.3 km²	21,082	338.4 / km²
San Juan Talpa	12.1 km²	7,988	660.0 / km²
San Juan Tepezontes	21.7 km²	3,888	179.6 / km²
San Luis La Herradura	162 km²	22,596	139.4 / km²
San Luis Talpa	112.3 km²	24,732	220.2 / km²
San Miguel Tepezontes	89.3 km²	5,980	66.9 / km²
San Pedro Masahuat	95.3 km²	26,894	282.1 / km²
San Pedro Nonualco	38.8 km²	8,916	229.5 / km²
San Rafael Obrajuelo	12.1 km²	10,248	847.8 / km²
Santa Maria Ostuma	22.6 km²	6,013	265.5 / km²
Santiago Nonualco	147 km²	43,328	294.8 / km²
Tapalhuaca	27.9 km²	3,791	135.8 / km²
Zacatecoluca	235.3 km²	68,524	291.3 / km²

Other places in El Salvador

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Ahuachapán	1,187.9 km²	347,787	292.8 / km²
Cabañas	1,087.3 km²	152,671	140.4 / km²
Chalatenango	2,036.5 km²	215,494	105.8 / km²
Cuscatlán	684.3 km²	260,283	380.4 / km²
La Libertad	1,655.5 km²	756,584	457.0 / km²
La Unión	1,984.5 km²	224,170	113.0 / km²
Morazán	1,315.3 km²	183,834	139.8 / km²
San Miguel	2,104.4 km²	448,917	213.3 / km²
San Salvador	860 km²	1.6 million	1,912 / km²
San Vicente	1,226.1 km²	169,612	138.3 / km²
Santa Ana	2,034.1 km²	551,789	271.3 / km²
Sonsonate	1,219.9 km²	479,917	393.4 / km²
Usulután	2,096.1 km²	355,720	169.7 / km²

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