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Piraera

Piraera is one of the municipalities of Lempira department in Honduras. It is located on one of the branches of "Congolón" mountain, it is 105 km away from the city of Gracias.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Piraera 178.4 km²
Population 13,194
Male Population 6,625 (50.2%)
Female Population 6,569 (49.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +129.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +21.9%
Median Age 16.8 years
Male Median Age 16.4 years
Female Median Age 17.2 years
Timezone Central Standard Time

Map of Piraera

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 5,740 8,771 10,828 13,194
Population Density 32.2 / km² 49.2 / km² 60.7 / km² 73.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 21.9% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Piraera +129.9% +50.4% +21.9%
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: 16.8 years
LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Male)Median Age (Female)
Piraera 16.8 years 16.4 years 17.2 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

Piraera Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 990 986 1,977
5-9 1,063 1,029 2,093
10-14 1,046 956 2,003
15-19 751 715 1,467
20-24 495 478 974
25-29 382 415 798
30-34 326 355 682
35-39 321 317 638
40-44 254 270 524
45-49 191 226 417
50-54 204 205 409
55-59 159 154 313
60-64 117 135 253
65-69 117 114 232
70-74 79 95 175
75-79 59 52 111
80-84 44 38 83
85 Plus 27 28 55
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 73.9 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Piraera 13,194 178.4 km² 73.9 / 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 300 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
300 299 n/a n/a
400 373 2.2% 7
500 466 2.3% 9
600 583 2.3% 11
700 729 2.3% 14
800 911 2.3% 18
900 1,138 2.2% 22
1000 1,423 2.3% 28
1100 1,778 2.3% 35
1200 2,222 2.3% 44
1300 2,778 2.3% 55
1400 3,472 2.3% 69
1500 4,340 2.3% 86
1600 1,240 -11.8% -310
1700 355 -11.8% -88
1800 495 3.4% 14
1900 1,966 14.8% 147
1910 2,104 7% 138
1920 2,234 6.2% 130
1930 2,701 20.9% 467
1940 3,279 21.4% 578
1950 4,018 22.5% 739
1960 4,862 21% 844
1970 5,703 17.3% 841
1990 8,771 24% 1,534
2000 10,828 23.5% 2,057
2020 14,215 14.6% 1,693
2030 15,829 11.4% 1,614
2040 17,014 7.5% 1,185
2050 17,735 4.2% 721
2060 18,064 1.9% 329
2070 18,084 0.1% 20
2080 17,855 -1.3% -229
2090 17,443 -2.3% -412
2100 16,915 -3% -528
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
Lepaera 310.3 km² 35,511 296.4 / mi²
Mapulaca 32.5 km² 3,951 314.9 / 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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