Lempira

Area of Lempira	4,286.2 km²
Population	310,704
Male Population	155,740 (50.1%)
Female Population	154,963 (49.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+167.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+30.9%
Median Age	18.9 years old
Male Median Age	18.5 years old
Female Median Age	19.3 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Lempira is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the western part of the country with borders with El Salvador. Source: Wikipedia

Lempira Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	116,226	184,841	237,346	310,704
Population Density	27.1 / km²	43.1 / km²	55.4 / km²	72.5 / km²

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

Lempira Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 30.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lempira	+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

Lempira Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	20,612	19,997	40,609
5-9	20,858	19,982	40,841
10-14	22,980	21,624	44,605
15-19	19,192	18,555	37,748
20-24	14,014	14,393	28,407
25-29	10,571	11,212	21,784
30-34	9,034	9,675	18,710
35-39	8,224	8,493	16,717
40-44	6,371	6,569	12,940
45-49	4,954	5,340	10,295
50-54	4,881	4,813	9,695
55-59	3,706	3,839	7,545
60-64	3,130	3,177	6,307
65-69	2,512	2,553	5,066
70-74	1,767	1,792	3,560
75-79	1,467	1,352	2,820
80-84	827	865	1,692
85 Plus	638	733	1,372

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

Lempira Population Density

Population Density: 72.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Lempira	310,704	4,286.2 km²	72.5 / km²

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

Lempira Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
400	6,728	n/a	n/a
500	8,409	2.3%	168
600	10,512	2.3%	210
700	13,139	2.3%	262
800	16,424	2.3%	328
900	20,530	2.3%	410
1000	25,663	2.3%	513
1100	32,078	2.3%	641
1200	40,097	2.3%	801
1300	50,122	2.3%	1,002
1400	62,652	2.3%	1,253
1500	78,315	2.3%	1,566
1600	22,376	-11.8%	-5,593
1700	6,394	-11.8%	-1,598
1800	9,065	3.6%	267
1900	37,816	15.4%	2,875
1910	40,730	7.7%	2,914
1920	43,827	7.6%	3,097
1930	53,510	22.1%	9,683
1940	65,537	22.5%	12,027
1950	80,491	22.8%	14,954
1960	98,172	22%	17,681
1970	114,234	16.4%	16,062
1990	184,841	27.2%	35,303
2000	237,346	28.4%	52,505
2020	334,821	18.8%	48,737
2030	373,298	11.5%	38,477
2040	401,838	7.6%	28,540
2050	419,442	4.4%	17,604
2060	427,814	2%	8,372
2070	428,753	0.2%	939
2080	423,671	-1.2%	-5,082
2090	414,156	-2.2%	-9,515
2100	401,793	-3%	-12,363

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

Lempira CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lempira	375,354 t	1.21 t	87.6 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

Lempira 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 (6.9)

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

Top places in Lempira

Places in Lempira

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Belen	198.8 km²	7,021	35.3 / km²
Candelaria	53.2 km²	6,419	120.6 / km²
Cololaca	225.3 km²	7,762	34.4 / km²
Erandique	296.7 km²	14,883	50.2 / km²
Gracias	449.1 km²	47,457	105.7 / km²
Gualcince	162.8 km²	10,966	67.4 / km²
Guarita	180.3 km²	7,275	40.3 / km²
La Campa	108.3 km²	6,557	60.5 / km²
La Iguala	349 km²	24,804	71.1 / km²
La Unión	85.3 km²	12,284	144.0 / km²
La Virtud	89 km²	6,444	72.4 / km²
Las Flores	80.8 km²	9,269	114.8 / km²
Lepaera	310.3 km²	35,511	114.4 / km²
Mapulaca	32.5 km²	3,951	121.6 / km²
Piraera	178.4 km²	13,194	73.9 / km²
San Andres	246.8 km²	12,730	51.6 / km²
San Francisco	137.6 km²	8,670	63.0 / km²
San Juan Guarita	43 km²	2,146	49.9 / km²
San Manuel Colohete	182.9 km²	13,516	73.9 / km²
San Marcos de Caiquín	96.6 km²	5,442	56.3 / km²
San Rafael	101.5 km²	12,992	128.0 / km²
San Sebastian	222 km²	10,173	45.8 / km²
Santa Cruz	151.4 km²	6,678	44.1 / km²
Talgua	82.9 km²	9,905	119.5 / km²
Tambla	58.6 km²	2,895	49.4 / km²
Tomalá	47.7 km²	6,292	132.0 / km²
Valladolid	78.3 km²	3,223	41.2 / km²
Virginia	37.1 km²	2,259	60.9 / 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
Copán	3,245 km²	364,725	112.4 / 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
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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