Businesses in Forquilha

Categories in Forquilha

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle repair Tire Shop Farming Clothing stores Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Catholic Church Chapel Churches City or Town Hall Congregation Evangelical Church Government Office Religion Religious Institution Religious Organization Computer Repair Service Electronics Store Building Materials Store Housing Development Education Educational Institution Elementary School Public School Stadiums and arenas Tourist Attraction Bakeries Barbecue Restaurant Bars, pubs and taverns Burger restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Pizza Restaurants Snack Bar Animal and pet stores Furniture stores Accounting Firm Banks Cemetery Dentists Opticians and eyewear Physiotherapy Public Medical Center Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Apartment Building Apartment Complex Housing Complex Computer stores General Store Market Pharmacy Shopping Supermarket Variety Store Gym Night Club Public parks Soccer Field Sports club Housing Society Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Forquilha

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	63
Grocery stores and supermarkets	57
Bars, pubs and taverns	53
Restaurants	50
Education	45
Churches	30
Beauty salons	26
Clothing stores	24
Religion	20
Public administration	17

Forquilha Facts

Area	4.3 km²
Population	16,620
Male Population	8,041 (48.4%)
Female Population	8,579 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+201.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+36.1%
Median Age	26.1 years (Male: 25.5, Female: 26.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,191 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Edmundo Rodrigues, Centro, Alto Alegre, CENTR0, Francisco Martins Viana
Local Time
Timezone	Brasilia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-3.79833, -40.26056
Postal Codes	62115, 62847

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Forquilha Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,516	9,301	12,208	16,779	16,620	17,040	17,566
Population Density	1,279.1 / km²	2,156.8 / km²	2,830.8 / km²	3,890.8 / km²	3,853.9 / km²	3,951.3 / km²	4,073.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Forquilha Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 36.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Forquilha	+201.3%	+78.7%	+36.1%
Ceará	—	—	—
Brazil	—	—	—

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

Forquilha Median Age

Median Age: 26.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Forquilha	26.1 yrs	26.7 yrs	25.5 yrs
Ceará	27.5 yrs	28.4 yrs	26.5 yrs
Brazil	29.5 yrs	30.3 yrs	28.7 yrs

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

Forquilha Population Density

Population Density: 3,854 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Forquilha	16,620	4.313 km²	3,854 / km²
Ceará	9.2 million	148,920.5 km²	61.7 / km²
Brazil	206.1 million	8,479,487.1 km²	24.3 / km²

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

Forquilha Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Neighborhoods in Forquilha

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Forquilha

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Forquilha

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

Forquilha Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,573	$7,473	$8,173	$3,002	$5,394	$6,119	$4,582	$6,191
Total GDP	$109M	$116.9M	$139.9M	$57.9M	$114.2M	$137.6M	$108M	$147.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Forquilha CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Forquilha	38,602 tn	2.32 tn	8,951.3 tons/km²
Ceará	20,315,881 tn	2.21 tn	136.4 tons/km²
Brazil	561,829,904 tn	2.73 tn	66.3 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

Forquilha CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	38,602 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.32 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,951.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)

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

Sources:

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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/29/08	4:46 AM	4.3	14.7 km	10,000 m	Ceara, Brazil	usgs.gov
4/19/91	10:12 AM	4.8	58.6 km	10,700 m	Ceara, Brazil	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Forquilha

Forquilha is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.

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