Loja

Ecuador

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Loja

Area of Loja	11,067.8 km²
Population	487,154
Male Population	239,614 (49.2%)
Female Population	247,540 (50.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+72.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+14.7%
Median Age	24.6 years old
Male Median Age	23.7 years old
Female Median Age	25.4 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Loja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Source: Wikipedia

Loja Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	283,014	370,557	424,822	487,154
Population Density	25.6 / km²	33.5 / km²	38.4 / km²	44.0 / km²

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

Loja Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 14.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Loja	+72.1%	+31.5%	+14.7%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

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

Loja Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	24,546	23,421	47,967
5-9	26,293	25,527	51,820
10-14	27,570	26,673	54,244
15-19	26,034	24,716	50,750
20-24	20,585	21,743	42,329
25-29	17,382	18,848	36,231
30-34	14,295	15,955	30,250
35-39	12,491	14,245	26,737
40-44	11,462	12,940	24,403
45-49	11,299	12,389	23,688
50-54	9,674	10,558	20,232
55-59	8,861	9,639	18,501
60-64	7,401	8,003	15,405
65-69	6,839	7,428	14,267
70-74	5,525	5,657	11,183
75-79	4,143	4,195	8,339
80-84	2,901	2,962	5,864
85 Plus	2,313	2,639	4,952

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

Loja Population Density

Population Density: 44.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Loja	487,154	11,067.8 km²	44.0 / km²

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

Loja Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	10,226	n/a	n/a
100	10,761	0.5%	53
200	11,325	0.5%	56
300	11,917	0.5%	59
400	12,541	0.5%	62
500	13,198	0.5%	65
600	13,889	0.5%	69
700	14,616	0.5%	72
800	15,381	0.5%	76
900	17,923	1.5%	254
1000	20,466	1.3%	254
1100	22,491	0.9%	202
1200	24,517	0.9%	202
1300	26,542	0.8%	202
1400	28,568	0.7%	202
1500	30,593	0.7%	202
1600	25,067	-2%	-552
1700	25,076	0%	0
1800	24,905	-0.1%	-17
1900	69,132	10.7%	4,422
1910	79,765	15.4%	10,633
1920	88,248	10.6%	8,483
1930	95,815	8.6%	7,567
1940	143,155	49.4%	47,340
1950	176,428	23.2%	33,273
1960	218,941	24.1%	42,513
1970	274,803	25.5%	55,862
1990	370,557	16.1%	47,877
2000	424,822	14.6%	54,265
2020	511,083	9.7%	43,130
2030	548,272	7.3%	37,189
2040	572,762	4.5%	24,490
2050	584,272	2%	11,510
2060	583,709	-0.1%	-563
2070	575,283	-1.4%	-8,426
2080	560,958	-2.5%	-14,325
2090	541,564	-3.5%	-19,394
2100	519,152	-4.1%	-22,412

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

Loja CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Loja	1,378,610 t	2.83 t	124.6 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

Loja Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1977 to 2016)

Average Temp

17.8°C

64.0°F

Average High

22.5°C

72.5°F

Average Low

14.1°C

57.4°F

Record High Temperature

32.4°C

90.3°F

Record Low Temperature

7.2°C

45.0°F

Average Precipitation

33.0 mm

1.3 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

10.5 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)
Drought	Medium (3.6)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7)

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

Top places in Loja

Places in Loja

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Calvas	830.7 km²	30,078	36.2 / km²
Catamayo	650.6 km²	32,814	50.4 / km²
Celica	520.4 km²	15,493	29.8 / km²
Chaguarpamba	316.2 km²	7,754	24.5 / km²
Espíndola	514.8 km²	15,758	30.6 / km²
Gonzanamá	699.1 km²	13,513	19.3 / km²
Loja	1,887 km²	229,694	121.7 / km²
Macará	581.6 km²	20,369	35.0 / km²
Olmedo	115.3 km²	5,131	44.5 / km²
Paltas	1,161 km²	25,618	22.1 / km²
Pindal	208.4 km²	9,253	44.4 / km²
Puyango	625.5 km²	16,668	26.6 / km²
Quilanga	240.5 km²	4,664	19.4 / km²
Saraguro	1,088 km²	32,230	29.6 / km²
Sozoranga	416.5 km²	8,060	19.4 / km²
Zapotillo	1,212.4 km²	20,064	16.5 / km²

Other places in Ecuador

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Azuay	7,871.1 km²	783,329	99.5 / km²
Bolivar	3,896.7 km²	190,145	48.8 / km²
Carchi	3,777.7 km²	174,134	46.1 / km²
Cañar	3,132.4 km²	240,238	76.7 / km²
Chimborazo	5,896.9 km²	496,675	84.2 / km²
Cotopaxi	6,160.3 km²	448,746	72.8 / km²
El Oro	5,859.7 km²	653,115	111.5 / km²
Esmeraldas	16,176.5 km²	601,710	37.2 / km²
Galápagos	7,989.5 km²	27,735	3.47 / km²
Guayas	17,583.8 km²	4.0 million	229.8 / km²
Imbabura	4,611.8 km²	435,132	94.4 / km²
Los Rios	7,286.6 km²	870,130	119.4 / km²
Manabi	19,039.1 km²	1.5 million	78.3 / km²
Morona Santiago	23,966.6 km²	171,469	7.15 / km²
Napo	12,509.9 km²	134,736	10.8 / km²
Orellana	21,602 km²	176,254	8.16 / km²
Pastaza	29,508.2 km²	100,456	3.4 / km²
Pichincha	9,455.7 km²	2.9 million	308.1 / km²
Santa Elena	3,695 km²	353,623	95.7 / km²
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas	3,453.5 km²	424,051	122.8 / km²
Sucumbios	18,000.6 km²	211,378	11.7 / km²
Tungurahua	3,397.6 km²	549,017	161.6 / km²
Zamora Chinchipe	10,553.9 km²	101,880	9.65 / km²
Zona No Delimitada	2,076.6 km²	54,726	26.4 / km²

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