Lepaera

Human Settlement in Honduras

Area of Lepaera	310.3 km²
Population	35,511
Male Population	17,736 (49.9%)
Female Population	17,775 (50.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+153.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+26.4%
Median Age	18.9 years
Male Median Age	18.5 years
Female Median Age	19.2 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of Lepaera

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	13,994	22,175	28,100	35,511
Population Density	45.1 / km²	71.5 / km²	90.5 / km²	114.4 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 26.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lepaera	+153.8%	+60.1%	+26.4%
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: 18.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Lepaera	18.9 years	18.5 years	19.2 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

Lepaera Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	2,305	2,264	4,570
5-9	2,353	2,268	4,621
10-14	2,703	2,534	5,238
15-19	2,165	2,176	4,342
20-24	1,600	1,608	3,209
25-29	1,165	1,309	2,474
30-34	1,038	1,136	2,174
35-39	969	984	1,954
40-44	739	744	1,484
45-49	609	628	1,237
50-54	546	530	1,076
55-59	401	430	832
60-64	351	369	721
65-69	273	291	564
70-74	196	191	388
75-79	159	146	306
80-84	96	98	195
85 Plus	67	69	136

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

Population Density

Population Density: 114.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Lepaera	35,511	310.3 km²	114.4 / 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 1780 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	819	n/a	n/a
1900	4,035	17.3%	321
1910	4,416	9.4%	381
1920	4,797	8.6%	381
1930	5,930	23.6%	1,133
1940	7,367	24.2%	1,437
1950	9,239	25.4%	1,872
1960	11,443	23.9%	2,204
1970	13,739	20.1%	2,296
1990	22,175	27%	4,218
2000	28,100	26.7%	5,925
2020	38,444	17%	5,172
2030	43,167	12.3%	4,723
2040	46,732	8.3%	3,565
2050	49,000	4.9%	2,268
2060	50,158	2.4%	1,158
2070	50,410	0.5%	252
2080	49,917	-1%	-493
2090	48,875	-2.1%	-1,042
2100	47,474	-2.9%	-1,401

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 Unión	85.3 km²	12,284	372.8 / mi²
La Virtud	89 km²	6,444	187.6 / mi²
Las Flores, Honduras	80.8 km²	9,269	297.3 / 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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