Sigchos

Area of Sigchos	1,320.2 km²
Population	25,235
Male Population	12,620 (50%)
Female Population	12,615 (50%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+115%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+23.7%
Median Age	20 years old
Male Median Age	19.2 years old
Female Median Age	20.9 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Sigchos Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Cotopaxi Province. Its capital is the town of Sigchos. Source: Wikipedia

Sigchos Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	11,735	16,816	20,394	25,235
Population Density	8.89 / km²	12.7 / km²	15.4 / km²	19.1 / km²

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

Sigchos Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 23.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sigchos	+115%	+50.1%	+23.7%
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

Sigchos Median Age

Median Age: 20 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Sigchos	20 years	19.2 years	20.9 years
Cotopaxi	23.6 years	22.6 years	24.6 years

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

Sigchos Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,631	1,554	3,186
5-9	1,831	1,757	3,588
10-14	1,712	1,611	3,323
15-19	1,347	1,221	2,569
20-24	861	901	1,763
25-29	700	740	1,440
30-34	574	708	1,283
35-39	560	629	1,190
40-44	542	546	1,089
45-49	551	602	1,154
50-54	438	436	874
55-59	393	418	812
60-64	402	385	788
65-69	382	376	758
70-74	291	284	575
75-79	201	198	400
80-84	113	148	261
85 Plus	91	101	193

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

Sigchos Population Density

Population Density: 19.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Sigchos	25,235	1,320.2 km²	19.1 / 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

Sigchos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	2,435	n/a	n/a
100	2,561	0.5%	12
200	2,695	0.5%	13
300	2,835	0.5%	14
400	2,983	0.5%	14
500	3,138	0.5%	15
600	3,302	0.5%	16
700	3,474	0.5%	17
800	3,654	0.5%	18
900	4,263	1.6%	60
1000	4,872	1.3%	60
1100	5,360	1%	48
1200	5,847	0.9%	48
1300	6,334	0.8%	48
1400	6,821	0.7%	48
1500	7,308	0.7%	48
1600	6,090	-1.8%	-121
1700	6,082	0%	0
1800	3,927	-4.3%	-215
1900	6,636	5.4%	270
1910	7,265	9.5%	629
1920	7,620	4.9%	355
1930	7,837	2.8%	217
1940	11,094	41.6%	3,257
1950	10,248	-7.6%	-846
1960	10,388	1.4%	140
1970	11,305	8.8%	917
1990	16,816	22%	2,755
2000	20,394	21.3%	3,578
2020	26,019	13%	2,812
2030	26,862	3.2%	843
2040	26,958	0.4%	96
2050	26,378	-2.2%	-580
2060	25,270	-4.2%	-1,108
2070	23,880	-5.5%	-1,390
2080	22,359	-6.4%	-1,521
2090	20,745	-7.2%	-1,614
2100	19,156	-7.7%	-1,589

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

Sigchos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sigchos	63,829 t	2.53 t	48.3 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

Sigchos Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1964 to 1992)

Average Precipitation

255.0 mm

10.0 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

18.5 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

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

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

Top places in Sigchos

Places in Sigchos

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Chugchillan	250.9 km²	9,658	38.5 / km²
Isinlivi	86.3 km²	3,718	43.1 / km²
Las Pampas	147.5 km²	2,141	14.5 / km²
Palo Quemado	110.8 km²	1,099	9.92 / km²
Sigchos	724.7 km²	8,621	11.9 / 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
Salcedo	483.1 km²	63,662	131.8 / km²
Saquisilí	208.3 km²	30,340	145.7 / km²

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