San Rafael Municipality

In Lempira Department, Honduras

Area of San Rafael Municipality	101.5 km²
Population	12,992
Male Population	6,581 (50.7%)
Female Population	6,411 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+177.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+30.6%
Median Age	19.3 years
Male Median Age	19.3 years
Female Median Age	19.4 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of San Rafael Municipality

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	4,683	7,662	9,946	12,992
Population Density	46.2 / km²	75.5 / km²	98.0 / km²	128.0 / 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 Rafael Municipality	+177.4%	+69.6%	+30.6%
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: 19.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
San Rafael Municipality	19.3 years	19.3 years	19.4 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

San Rafael Municipality Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	891	906	1,797
5-9	824	788	1,613
10-14	914	873	1,787
15-19	765	724	1,489
20-24	592	568	1,161
25-29	460	481	942
30-34	463	397	860
35-39	376	315	692
40-44	269	276	546
45-49	194	250	445
50-54	210	208	418
55-59	153	153	307
60-64	162	132	294
65-69	105	106	212
70-74	57	92	150
75-79	70	53	124
80-84	42	42	84
85 Plus	33	47	80

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

Population Density

Population Density: 128.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
San Rafael Municipality	12,992	101.5 km²	128.0 / 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 1780 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	295	n/a	n/a
1900	1,407	16.9%	111
1910	1,533	9%	126
1920	1,657	8.1%	124
1930	2,038	23%	381
1940	2,518	23.6%	480
1950	3,140	24.7%	622
1960	3,865	23.1%	725
1970	4,612	19.3%	747
1990	7,662	28.9%	1,525
2000	9,946	29.8%	2,284
2020	13,981	18.6%	2,017
2030	15,549	11.2%	1,568
2040	16,696	7.4%	1,147
2050	17,386	4.1%	690
2060	17,697	1.8%	311
2070	17,702	0%	5
2080	17,463	-1.4%	-239
2090	17,043	-2.4%	-420
2100	16,513	-3.1%	-530

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
Piraera	178.4 km²	13,194	191.5 / 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 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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