Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Iruya

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Other accommodation16
Hotels and motels9
Restaurants9

Iruya Facts

Area0.1 km²
Population1,113
Area Codes3887
Local Time
TimezoneArgentina Standard Time
Lat & Lng-22.76667, -65.23333

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Iruya Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population00001,1131,1331,142
Population Density0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²17,808 / km²18,128 / km²18,272 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Iruya Population Density

Population Density: 17,808 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Iruya1,11362,500 m²17,808 / km²
Salta Province1.3 million155,410.6 km²8.2 / km²
Argentina43.2 million2,779,516.9 km²15.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Iruya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2030

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.

Source: [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

Iruya CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Iruya3,934 tn3.53 tn62,943.7 tons/km²
Salta Province4,890,433 tn3.84 tn31.5 tons/km²
Argentina198,107,945 tn4.59 tn71.3 tons/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
Iruya CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)3,934 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)62,943.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (6)

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

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/28/195:29 AM4.283.2 km255,530 m41km NW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov
6/12/193:22 AM4.376 km217,480 m29km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov
5/22/192:24 AM4.585.3 km250,670 m40km NW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov
2/17/191:22 PM595.2 km10,000 m29km NW of Yuto, Argentinausgs.gov
9/14/1812:54 PM4.488.5 km226,070 m44km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov
8/15/187:01 AM4.579.6 km254,200 m41km SW of La Quiaca, Argentinausgs.gov
7/5/1812:15 AM4.287.1 km257,290 m40km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov
4/17/183:40 PM4.883.8 km243,190 m39km NW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov
8/4/162:15 PM6.292.9 km270,000 m49km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentinausgs.gov
2/1/169:45 PM4.586.7 km245,700 m40km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentinausgs.gov

Iruya

Iruya is a small town of population 1,070 in northwestern Argentina. It is located in the Salta Province of northwestern Argentina, and is the capital of the Iruya Department.

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