Salcedo

Area of Salcedo	483.1 km²
Population	63,662
Male Population	30,480 (47.9%)
Female Population	33,182 (52.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+114%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+23.2%
Median Age	25.2 years old
Male Median Age	24 years old
Female Median Age	26.3 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Salcedo Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	29,744	42,611	51,690	63,662
Population Density	61.6 / km²	88.2 / km²	107.0 / km²	131.8 / km²

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

Salcedo Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 23.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Salcedo	+114%	+49.4%	+23.2%
Cotopaxi	+114.6%	+49.7%	+23.7%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

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

Salcedo Median Age

Median Age: 25.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Salcedo	25.2 years	24 years	26.3 years
Cotopaxi	23.6 years	22.6 years	24.6 years

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

Salcedo Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	3,000	2,893	5,893
5-9	3,354	3,224	6,578
10-14	3,463	3,330	6,794
15-19	3,222	3,416	6,638
20-24	2,784	2,966	5,750
25-29	2,406	2,829	5,236
30-34	1,949	2,322	4,271
35-39	1,721	2,071	3,792
40-44	1,441	1,728	3,170
45-49	1,411	1,642	3,053
50-54	1,130	1,287	2,417
55-59	1,091	1,307	2,399
60-64	926	1,082	2,009
65-69	888	1,017	1,905
70-74	640	770	1,411
75-79	479	535	1,015
80-84	316	414	730
85 Plus	259	350	609

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

Salcedo Population Density

Population Density: 131.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Salcedo	63,662	483.1 km²	131.8 / km²
Cotopaxi	448,746	6,160.3 km²	72.8 / km²

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

Salcedo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
500	1,319	n/a	n/a
600	1,387	0.5%	6
700	1,460	0.5%	7
800	1,536	0.5%	7
900	1,792	1.6%	25
1000	2,047	1.3%	25
1100	2,252	1%	20
1200	2,457	0.9%	20
1300	2,661	0.8%	20
1400	2,866	0.7%	20
1500	3,071	0.7%	20
1600	2,559	-1.8%	-51
1700	2,556	0%	0
1800	3,390	2.9%	83
1900	10,892	12.4%	750
1910	12,666	16.3%	1,774
1920	14,102	11.3%	1,436
1930	15,386	9.1%	1,284
1940	23,092	50.1%	7,706
1950	22,571	-2.3%	-521
1960	24,200	7.2%	1,629
1970	27,844	15.1%	3,644
1990	42,611	23.7%	7,383
2000	51,690	21.3%	9,079
2020	67,458	14.2%	7,884
2030	73,787	9.4%	6,329
2040	78,442	6.3%	4,655
2050	81,253	3.6%	2,811
2060	82,222	1.2%	969
2070	81,904	-0.4%	-318
2080	80,544	-1.7%	-1,360
2090	78,241	-2.9%	-2,303
2100	75,411	-3.6%	-2,830

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

Salcedo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Salcedo	161,473 t	2.54 t	334.3 t/km²
Cotopaxi	1,146,207 t	2.55 t	186.1 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

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (10)
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (9)
Volcano	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8.8)

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

Top places in Salcedo

Places in Salcedo

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Antonio José Holguin	8.8 km²	2,947	333.5 / km²
Cusubamba	187.8 km²	7,717	41.1 / km²
Mulalillo	36.8 km²	6,213	168.9 / km²
Mulliquindil	47.4 km²	7,395	156.1 / km²
Panzaleo	18.3 km²	4,559	249.2 / km²
San Miguel	184 km²	34,833	189.3 / km²

Other places in Cotopaxi

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
La Maná	698.1 km²	46,437	66.5 / km²
Latacunga	1,436.9 km²	185,375	129.0 / km²
Pangua	717 km²	22,325	31.1 / km²
Pujilí	1,296.8 km²	75,376	58.1 / km²
Saquisilí	208.3 km²	30,340	145.7 / km²
Sigchos	1,320.2 km²	25,235	19.1 / km²

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