Santa Rita, Copán

Area of Santa Rita, Copán	314 km²
Population	28,774
Male Population	14,455 (50.2%)
Female Population	14,319 (49.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+147.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+25.4%
Median Age	18.4 years old
Male Median Age	18 years old
Female Median Age	18.8 years old
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Santa Rita, Copán Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	11,637	18,283	22,954	28,774
Population Density	37.1 / km²	58.2 / km²	73.1 / km²	91.6 / km²

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

Santa Rita Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 25.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Santa Rita, Copán	+147.3%	+57.4%	+25.4%
Copán	+168.2%	+68.8%	+31.1%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

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

Santa Rita, Copán Median Age

Median Age: 18.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Santa Rita, Copán	18.4 years	18 years	18.8 years
Copán	20 years	19.2 years	20.7 years

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

Santa Rita, Copán Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	2,101	1,971	4,073
5-9	1,943	1,841	3,784
10-14	2,118	2,002	4,120
15-19	1,776	1,776	3,553
20-24	1,350	1,372	2,722
25-29	1,004	1,038	2,043
30-34	834	840	1,674
35-39	713	809	1,522
40-44	547	555	1,103
45-49	438	480	919
50-54	408	397	806
55-59	311	344	655
60-64	287	298	585
65-69	213	204	417
70-74	163	162	326
75-79	121	124	245
80-84	66	60	127
85 Plus	62	45	108

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

Santa Rita, Copán Population Density

Population Density: 91.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Santa Rita, Copán	28,774	314 km²	91.6 / km²
Copán	364,725	3,245 km²	112.4 / km²

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

Santa Rita, Copán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1710 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	779	n/a	n/a
1900	3,088	14.8%	230
1910	3,306	7.1%	218
1920	4,170	26.1%	864
1930	5,368	28.7%	1,198
1940	6,597	22.9%	1,229
1950	8,270	25.4%	1,673
1960	10,683	29.2%	2,413
1970	10,330	-3.3%	-353
1990	18,283	33%	3,976
2000	22,954	25.5%	4,671
2020	31,240	16.7%	4,143
2030	35,258	12.9%	4,018
2040	38,336	8.7%	3,078
2050	40,357	5.3%	2,021
2060	41,452	2.7%	1,095
2070	41,791	0.8%	339
2080	41,500	-0.7%	-291
2090	40,735	-1.8%	-765
2100	39,648	-2.7%	-1,087

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

Santa Rita, Copán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Santa Rita, Copán	36,718 t	1.28 t	116.9 t/km²
Copán	466,738 t	1.28 t	143.8 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

Other places in Copán

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Cabanas	128 km²	13,671	106.8 / km²
Concepcion	73 km²	7,378	101.0 / km²
Copán Ruinas	361.9 km²	38,951	107.6 / km²
Corquín	138.7 km²	15,806	114.0 / km²
Cucuyagua	136.1 km²	15,722	115.5 / km²
Dolores	47.6 km²	6,140	129.0 / km²
Dulce Nombre	28.4 km²	5,470	192.9 / km²
El Paraiso	259.1 km²	18,930	73.1 / km²
Florida	344.3 km²	27,475	79.8 / km²
La Jigua	112.9 km²	8,308	73.6 / km²
La Union	218.2 km²	15,785	72.3 / km²
Nueva Arcadia	147.6 km²	39,763	269.4 / km²
San Agustín	69.5 km²	5,529	79.6 / km²
San Antonio	118.6 km²	9,020	76.0 / km²
San Jerónimo	70.4 km²	4,906	69.7 / km²
San José	52 km²	6,424	123.5 / km²
San Juan de Opoa	75.2 km²	9,112	121.2 / km²
San Nicolás	75.1 km²	7,290	97.1 / km²
San Pedro de Copan	60.1 km²	8,398	139.7 / km²
Santa Rosa de Copán	306.2 km²	61,818	201.9 / km²
Trinidad de Copán	74.4 km²	6,964	93.6 / km²
Veracruz	33.7 km²	3,103	91.9 / km²

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