San José de Comayagua

Human Settlement in Honduras

San José de Comayagua is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of San José de Comayagua	78.9 km²
Population	7,388
Male Population	3,792 (51.3%)
Female Population	3,596 (48.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+173.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+30.6%
Median Age	18.9 years
Male Median Age	18.8 years
Female Median Age	19.1 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of San José de Comayagua

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,701	4,373	5,656	7,388
Population Density	34.2 / km²	55.4 / km²	71.7 / km²	93.6 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 30.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
San José de Comayagua	+173.5%	+68.9%	+30.6%
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: 18.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
San José de Comayagua	18.9 years	18.8 years	19.1 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

San José de Comayagua Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	477	457	934
5-9	505	490	996
10-14	558	503	1,061
15-19	473	428	902
20-24	294	308	602
25-29	233	238	472
30-34	210	218	429
35-39	207	211	418
40-44	181	162	343
45-49	136	140	276
50-54	120	96	216
55-59	82	79	161
60-64	94	76	170
65-69	73	69	142
70-74	61	46	107
75-79	45	38	83
80-84	27	22	50
85 Plus	16	17	34

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

Population Density

Population Density: 93.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
San José de Comayagua	7,388	78.9 km²	93.6 / 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 1830 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	548	n/a	n/a
1910	586	6.9%	38
1920	735	25.4%	149
1930	941	28%	206
1940	1,172	24.5%	231
1950	1,573	34.2%	401
1960	2,161	37.4%	588
1970	2,179	0.8%	18
1990	4,373	41.7%	1,097
2000	5,656	29.3%	1,283
2020	7,995	18.9%	1,169
2030	8,970	12.2%	975
2040	9,704	8.2%	734
2050	10,168	4.8%	464
2060	10,402	2.3%	234
2070	10,449	0.5%	47
2080	10,343	-1%	-106
2090	10,124	-2.1%	-219
2100	9,831	-2.9%	-293

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
Minas de Oro	392.8 km²	12,469	82.2 / 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 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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