Velingara

Area of Velingara	5,490.6 km²
Population	314,968
Male Population	159,241 (50.6%)
Female Population	155,727 (49.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+209.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+53.4%
Median Age	17.8 years old
Male Median Age	17.1 years old
Female Median Age	18.5 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Velingara Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	101,773	156,316	205,359	314,968
Population Density	18.5 / km²	28.5 / km²	37.4 / km²	57.4 / km²

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

Vélingara Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 53.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Velingara	+209.5%	+101.5%	+53.4%
Kolda	+209.3%	+101.5%	+53.5%
Senegal	+211%	+102.6%	+53.8%

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

Velingara Median Age

Median Age: 17.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Velingara	17.8 years	17.1 years	18.5 years
Kolda	17.8 years	17.1 years	18.5 years

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

Velingara Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	27,948	25,569	53,517
5-9	23,704	21,818	45,523
10-14	20,294	18,756	39,050
15-19	17,938	16,711	34,649
20-24	15,490	14,723	30,214
25-29	12,658	12,489	25,148
30-34	10,115	10,451	20,566
35-39	7,773	8,386	16,159
40-44	5,869	6,549	12,418
45-49	4,610	5,268	9,878
50-54	3,678	4,270	7,948
55-59	2,947	3,418	6,366
60-64	2,215	2,611	4,826
65-69	1,864	2,167	4,031
70-74	1,357	1,577	2,934
75-79	780	966	1,747
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

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

Velingara Population Density

Population Density: 57.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Velingara	314,968	5,490.6 km²	57.4 / km²
Kolda	745,489	13,754.2 km²	54.2 / km²

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

Velingara Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1300	7,014	n/a	n/a
1400	8,765	2.3%	175
1500	10,955	2.3%	219
1600	13,691	2.3%	273
1700	17,111	2.3%	342
1800	17,793	0.4%	68
1900	23,424	2.8%	563
1910	28,962	23.6%	5,538
1920	27,615	-4.7%	-1,347
1930	34,098	23.5%	6,483
1940	40,471	18.7%	6,373
1950	53,553	32.3%	13,082
1960	67,059	25.2%	13,506
1970	88,359	31.8%	21,300
1990	156,316	33%	33,978
2000	205,359	31.4%	49,043
2020	354,050	31.3%	74,345
2030	429,076	21.2%	75,026
2040	498,970	16.3%	69,894
2050	556,135	11.5%	57,165
2060	599,052	7.7%	42,917
2070	634,918	6%	35,866
2080	663,732	4.5%	28,814
2090	685,213	3.2%	21,481
2100	699,358	2.1%	14,145

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

Velingara CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Velingara	211,197 t	0.67 t	38.5 t/km²
Kolda	501,020 t	0.67 t	36.4 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

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

Medium (5)

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

Top places in Velingara

Places in Velingara

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bonkonto	2,877 km²	110,048	38.3 / km²
Diaobé-Kabendou	3.626 km²	33,728	9,301 / km²
Kounkane	4.97 km²	5,542	1,115 / km²
Pakour	1,247.3 km²	3,279	2.63 / km²
Saré Coly Sallé	1,350.8 km²	42,422	31.4 / km²
Vélingara	6.9 km²	119,951	17,336 / km²

Other places in Kolda

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Kolda	3,582.9 km²	277,232	77.4 / km²
Médina Yoro Foula	4,680.7 km²	153,290	32.7 / km²

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