La Union, Copán

Area of La Union, Copán	218.2 km²
Population	15,785
Male Population	8,053 (51%)
Female Population	7,732 (49%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+261.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+44.2%
Median Age	19.8 years old
Male Median Age	19.6 years old
Female Median Age	20.1 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

La Unión is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.. Source: Wikipedia

La Union, Copán Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	4,362	7,939	10,948	15,785
Population Density	20.0 / km²	36.4 / km²	50.2 / km²	72.3 / km²

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

La Union Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 44.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
La Union, Copán	+261.9%	+98.8%	+44.2%
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

La Union, Copán Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
La Union, Copán	19.8 years	19.6 years	20.1 years
Copán	20 years	19.2 years	20.7 years

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

La Union, Copán Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,073	1,052	2,126
5-9	945	879	1,825
10-14	1,124	977	2,102
15-19	963	944	1,907
20-24	834	810	1,645
25-29	606	625	1,231
30-34	517	524	1,041
35-39	475	457	932
40-44	300	300	600
45-49	256	264	520
50-54	227	209	437
55-59	198	177	375
60-64	189	181	371
65-69	104	121	226
70-74	99	72	172
75-79	72	52	125
80-84	37	41	78
85 Plus	35	45	81

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

La Union, Copán Population Density

Population Density: 72.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
La Union, Copán	15,785	218.2 km²	72.3 / km²
Copán	364,725	3,245 km²	112.4 / km²

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

La Union, Copán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 100 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
100	378	n/a	n/a
200	472	2.2%	9
300	590	2.3%	11
400	738	2.3%	14
500	922	2.3%	18
600	1,152	2.3%	23
700	1,440	2.3%	28
800	1,800	2.3%	36
900	2,250	2.3%	45
1000	2,812	2.3%	56
1100	3,515	2.3%	70
1200	4,394	2.3%	87
1300	5,493	2.3%	109
1400	6,866	2.3%	137
1500	8,582	2.3%	171
1600	2,452	-11.8%	-613
1700	701	-11.8%	-175
1800	651	-0.7%	-5
1900	1,660	9.8%	100
1910	1,697	2.2%	37
1920	2,042	20.3%	345
1930	2,507	22.8%	465
1940	2,938	17.2%	431
1950	3,510	19.5%	572
1960	4,320	23.1%	810
1970	3,978	-7.9%	-342
1990	7,939	41.3%	1,980
2000	10,948	37.9%	3,009
2020	17,074	24.9%	3,063
2030	19,162	12.2%	2,088
2040	20,735	8.2%	1,573
2050	21,741	4.9%	1,006
2060	22,256	2.4%	515
2070	22,367	0.5%	111
2080	22,148	-1%	-219
2090	21,683	-2.1%	-465
2100	21,058	-2.9%	-625

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 Union, Copán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
La Union, Copán	20,241 t	1.28 t	92.8 t/km²
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

La Union 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 (8)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7)

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

Other 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
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

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