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

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
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

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change 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

Location	Median Age	Median 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

Age	Male	Female	Total
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

Location	Population	Area	Population 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

Year	Est. Population	Avg 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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