Businesses in Amagá

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Amagá

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	49
Shopping	28
Other accommodation	23
Education	22
Grocery stores and supermarkets	20
Apartments	20
Cafes	18
Bars, pubs and taverns	16
Corporate management	15
Hotels and motels	14
Clothing stores	14
Hardware store	14
Religion	11
Churches	10

Amagá Facts

Area	66.3 km²
Population	28,890
Male Population	14,153 (49.0%)
Female Population	14,737 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+107.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+13.4%
Median Age	26.5 years (Male: 25.5, Female: 27.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,034 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Vereda La Ferreria, Guayabal, Vereda Pie de Cuesta, El Nogal - Los Almendros
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	6.04001, -75.70315
Postal Codes	055840, 055847, 055848

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Amagá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,911	21,199	25,483	29,667	28,890	28,544	27,540
Population Density	209.8 / km²	319.7 / km²	384.3 / km²	447.4 / km²	435.7 / km²	430.4 / km²	415.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Amagá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 13.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Amagá	+107.7%	+36.3%	+13.4%
Antioquia Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Amagá Median Age

Median Age: 26.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Amagá	26.5 yrs	27.6 yrs	25.5 yrs
Antioquia Department	26.5 yrs	27.5 yrs	25.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Amagá Population Density

Population Density: 436 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Amagá	28,890	66.3 km²	436 / km²
Antioquia Department	6.2 million	63,141.8 km²	98.3 / km²
Colombia	47.8 million	1,136,620.4 km²	42.1 / km²

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

Amagá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1840 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Amagá

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Amagá

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

Amagá Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,748	$4,543	$4,241	$5,827	$6,768	$10,037	$6,951	$9,034
Total GDP	$34.3M	$47.2M	$48.7M	$71M	$85.2M	$125.6M	$90.8M	$117.3M

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

Amagá CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Amagá	85,228 tn	2.95 tn	1,285.2 tons/km²
Antioquia Department	18,178,412 tn	2.93 tn	287.9 tons/km²
Colombia	116,035,326 tn	2.43 tn	102.1 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

Amagá CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	85,228 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.95 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,285.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/14/19	9:09 PM	4.5	60.1 km	68,110 m	18km WSW of Betania, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/29/18	1:08 AM	4.1	84.9 km	119,610 m	22km NNW of Pueblo Rico, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/24/18	11:25 PM	3.7	84.9 km	10,000 m	4km W of Mistrato, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/23/18	3:42 PM	5.3	96 km	110,030 m	3km NW of Neira, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/19/17	12:01 PM	4.7	51.5 km	64,450 m	14km WNW of Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/30/16	5:42 PM	3.6	33.6 km	28,000 m	10km WSW of Ebejico, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/10/16	10:33 AM	4.4	83.5 km	45,070 m	36km NE of Quibdo, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/14/14	7:05 PM	4.2	94.3 km	71,310 m	12km SSW of Yarumal, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/17/14	6:12 PM	4.5	94.3 km	44,930 m	37km WNW of Urrao, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/6/11	4:16 AM	4.7	59.2 km	36,000 m	Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Amagá

Amagá (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈɣa]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. The area was known for its coal and iron ore production and it hosted early iron works.

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