Minas de Oro

Human Settlement in Honduras

Area of Minas de Oro	392.8 km²
Population	12,469
Male Population	6,274 (50.3%)
Female Population	6,195 (49.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+130.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+22.6%
Median Age	19.6 years
Male Median Age	19.3 years
Female Median Age	19.9 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of Minas de Oro

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	5,407	8,305	10,172	12,469
Population Density	13.8 / km²	21.1 / km²	25.9 / km²	31.7 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 22.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Minas de Oro	+130.6%	+50.1%	+22.6%
Comayagua Department	+262.7%	+101.9%	+45.8%
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: 19.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Minas de Oro	19.6 years	19.3 years	19.9 years
Comayagua Department	20 years	19.2 years	20.8 years

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

Population By Age and Gender

Minas de Oro Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	747	743	1,491
5-9	844	815	1,659
10-14	853	854	1,708
15-19	809	698	1,507
20-24	577	493	1,070
25-29	358	409	768
30-34	335	392	727
35-39	334	331	665
40-44	274	312	586
45-49	243	249	493
50-54	227	211	438
55-59	156	191	348
60-64	155	119	274
65-69	110	120	231
70-74	107	96	203
75-79	78	70	148
80-84	37	48	86
85 Plus	30	44	74

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

Population Density

Population Density: 31.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Minas de Oro	12,469	392.8 km²	31.7 / km²
Comayagua Department	485,912	5,071.9 km²	95.8 / km²

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

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
400	307	n/a	n/a
500	384	2.3%	7
600	480	2.3%	9
700	599	2.2%	11
800	749	2.3%	15
900	936	2.3%	18
1000	1,170	2.3%	23
1100	1,463	2.3%	29
1200	1,828	2.3%	36
1300	2,285	2.3%	45
1400	2,857	2.3%	57
1500	3,571	2.3%	71
1600	1,021	-11.8%	-255
1700	292	-11.8%	-72
1800	369	2.4%	7
1900	1,221	12.7%	85
1910	1,277	4.6%	56
1920	1,572	23.1%	295
1930	1,992	26.7%	420
1940	2,450	23%	458
1950	3,263	33.2%	813
1960	4,359	33.6%	1,096
1970	4,500	3.2%	141
1990	8,305	35.9%	1,902
2000	10,172	22.5%	1,867
2020	13,531	15.3%	1,679
2030	15,255	12.7%	1,724
2040	16,570	8.6%	1,315
2050	17,425	5.2%	855
2060	17,878	2.6%	453
2070	18,003	0.7%	125
2080	17,856	-0.8%	-147
2090	17,506	-2%	-350
2100	17,020	-2.8%	-486

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 Comayagua Department

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ajuterique	61.7 km²	11,146	468.2 / mi²
Comayagua, Honduras	834.9 km²	144,265	447.5 / mi²
El Rosario, Comayagua	297.8 km²	28,856	251.0 / mi²
Esquías	389.4 km²	20,336	135.2 / mi²
Humuya	54.2 km²	1,290	61.6 / mi²
La Libertad, Comayagua	319.5 km²	25,773	208.9 / mi²
La Trinidad	85.4 km²	4,265	129.3 / mi²
Lamaní	307.3 km²	6,867	57.9 / mi²
Las Lajas, Honduras	95.2 km²	14,659	399.0 / mi²
Lejamaní	22.5 km²	5,394	619.9 / mi²
Meámbar	409.6 km²	12,040	76.1 / mi²
Ojos de Agua, Honduras	172.3 km²	9,665	145.3 / mi²
San Jerónimo, Comayagua	227.8 km²	20,754	235.9 / mi²
San José de Comayagua	78.9 km²	7,388	242.5 / mi²
San José del Potrero	198.6 km²	6,214	81.1 / mi²
San Luis	123.1 km²	10,916	229.7 / mi²
San Sebastian, Honduras	44.4 km²	1,997	116.5 / mi²
Siguatepeque, Honduras	392.1 km²	94,768	625.9 / mi²
Taulabé	222 km²	23,543	274.7 / mi²
Villa de San Antonio	342.4 km²	23,317	176.4 / mi²

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