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La Unión

Municipality in Lempira Department, Honduras

Area of La Unión 85.3 km²
Population 12,284
Male Population 6,265 (51%)
Female Population 6,019 (49%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +200.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +34.3%
Median Age 19.8 years
Male Median Age 19.7 years
Female Median Age 19.9 years
Timezone Central Standard Time

Map of La Unión

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 4,086 6,871 9,146 12,284
Population Density 47.9 / km² 80.5 / km² 107.2 / km² 144.0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 34.3% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
La Unión +200.6% +78.8% +34.3%
Lempira Department +167.3% +68.1% +30.9%
Honduras +159.6% +64.6% +29.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years
LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Male)Median Age (Female)
La Unión 19.8 years 19.7 years 19.9 years
Lempira Department 18.9 years 18.5 years 19.3 years
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

La Unión Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 779 764 1,543
5-9 758 696 1,455
10-14 869 838 1,708
15-19 774 730 1,505
20-24 584 557 1,141
25-29 488 455 943
30-34 395 446 841
35-39 354 357 711
40-44 285 256 542
45-49 222 213 435
50-54 203 178 381
55-59 139 128 268
60-64 110 118 228
65-69 106 110 216
70-74 84 67 151
75-79 61 55 116
80-84 30 24 54
85 Plus 27 28 55
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 144.0 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
La Unión 12,284 85.3 km² 144.0 / km²
Lempira Department 310,704 4,286.2 km² 72.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1800 335 n/a n/a
1900 1,374 15.2% 103
1910 1,475 7.4% 101
1920 1,570 6.4% 95
1930 1,902 21.1% 332
1940 2,316 21.8% 414
1950 2,844 22.8% 528
1960 3,450 21.3% 606
1970 4,055 17.5% 605
1990 6,871 30.2% 1,408
2000 9,146 33.1% 2,275
2020 13,304 20.6% 2,079
2030 14,946 12.3% 1,642
2040 16,185 8.3% 1,239
2050 16,973 4.9% 788
2060 17,377 2.4% 404
2070 17,466 0.5% 89
2080 17,297 -1% -169
2090 16,938 -2.1% -359
2100 16,454 -2.9% -484
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

Other Cities in Lempira Department

Name Area Population Population Density
Belén, Honduras 198.8 km² 7,021 91.5 / mi²
Candelaria, Honduras 53.2 km² 6,419 312.5 / mi²
Cololaca 225.3 km² 7,762 89.2 / mi²
Erandique 296.7 km² 14,883 129.9 / mi²
Gracias 449.1 km² 47,457 273.7 / mi²
Gualcinse 162.8 km² 10,966 174.5 / mi²
Guarita 180.3 km² 7,275 104.5 / mi²
La Campa, Honduras 108.3 km² 6,557 156.8 / mi²
La Iguala 349 km² 24,804 184.1 / mi²
La Virtud 89 km² 6,444 187.6 / mi²
Las Flores, Honduras 80.8 km² 9,269 297.3 / mi²
Lepaera 310.3 km² 35,511 296.4 / mi²
Mapulaca 32.5 km² 3,951 314.9 / mi²
Piraera 178.4 km² 13,194 191.5 / mi²
San Andrés, Lempira 246.8 km² 12,730 133.6 / mi²
San Francisco 137.6 km² 8,670 163.2 / mi²
San Juan Guarita 43 km² 2,146 129.4 / mi²
San Manuel Colohete 182.9 km² 13,516 191.4 / mi²
San Marcos de Caiquín 96.6 km² 5,442 145.9 / mi²
San Rafael Municipality 101.5 km² 12,992 331.6 / mi²
San Sebastian, Lempira 222 km² 10,173 118.7 / mi²
Santa Cruz, Honduras 151.4 km² 6,678 114.3 / mi²
Talgua 82.9 km² 9,905 309.5 / mi²
Tambla 58.6 km² 2,895 128.0 / mi²
Tomalá 47.7 km² 6,292 342.0 / mi²
Valladolid, Honduras 78.3 km² 3,223 106.6 / mi²
Virginia 37.1 km² 2,259 157.8 / mi²
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