San José del Potrero

Human Settlement in Honduras

Area of San José del Potrero	198.6 km²
Population	6,214
Male Population	3,214 (51.7%)
Female Population	3,000 (48.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+133.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+24%
Median Age	20.3 years
Male Median Age	19.5 years
Female Median Age	21.2 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of San José del Potrero

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,663	3,972	5,010	6,214
Population Density	13.4 / km²	20.0 / km²	25.2 / km²	31.3 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 24% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
San José del Potrero	+133.3%	+56.4%	+24%
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: 20.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
San José del Potrero	20.3 years	19.5 years	21.2 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 del Potrero Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	385	340	725
5-9	429	377	807
10-14	459	422	882
15-19	368	308	677
20-24	265	220	486
25-29	214	217	432
30-34	181	202	383
35-39	166	167	334
40-44	149	149	298
45-49	117	128	245
50-54	118	123	242
55-59	84	79	163
60-64	76	73	149
65-69	71	56	127
70-74	42	57	99
75-79	39	36	76
80-84	32	28	61
85 Plus	18	18	36

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

Population Density

Population Density: 31.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
San José del Potrero	6,214	198.6 km²	31.3 / 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 1740 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	154	n/a	n/a
1900	580	14.2%	42
1910	615	6%	35
1920	764	24.2%	149
1930	968	26.7%	204
1940	1,195	23.5%	227
1950	1,589	33%	394
1960	2,163	36.1%	574
1970	2,160	-0.1%	-3
1990	3,972	35.6%	906
2000	5,010	26.1%	1,038
2020	6,755	16.1%	872
2030	7,635	13%	880
2040	8,312	8.9%	677
2050	8,757	5.4%	445
2060	8,997	2.7%	240
2070	9,071	0.8%	74
2080	9,006	-0.7%	-65
2090	8,837	-1.9%	-169
2100	8,597	-2.7%	-240

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 de Comayagua	78.9 km²	7,388	242.5 / 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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