Businesses in Aracataca

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Aracataca

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	68
Restaurants	38
Shopping	24
Education	16
Pharmacies and drug stores	14
Hardware store	13
Hotels and motels	12
Churches	10
All food and beverage	10

Aracataca Facts

Area	1446.1 km²
Population	36,377
Male Population	18,343 (50.4%)
Female Population	18,034 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+166.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+29.3%
Median Age	21.8 years (Male: 21.4, Female: 22.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,091 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.59181, -74.18983
Postal Codes	472001, 472007, 472008

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Aracataca Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,652	21,853	28,141	34,730	36,377	36,448	35,593
Population Density	9.4 / km²	15.1 / km²	19.5 / km²	24 / km²	25.2 / km²	25.2 / km²	24.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Aracataca Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 29.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Aracataca	+166.5%	+66.5%	+29.3%
Magdalena Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Aracataca Median Age

Median Age: 21.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Aracataca	21.8 yrs	22.2 yrs	21.4 yrs
Magdalena Department	21.9 yrs	22.2 yrs	21.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Aracataca Population Density

Population Density: 25.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Aracataca	36,377	1,446.1 km²	25.2 / km²
Magdalena Department	1.3 million	23,040.3 km²	54.4 / 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

Aracataca Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 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 Aracataca

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Aracataca

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

Aracataca Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,910	$5,017	$5,017	$5,272	$7,038	$5,674	$6,025	$6,091
Total GDP	$208.4M	$252.2M	$285.4M	$336.9M	$470.8M	$452.7M	$437.4M	$456.9M

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

Aracataca CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Aracataca	88,748 tn	2.44 tn	61.4 tons/km²
Magdalena Department	2,983,116 tn	2.38 tn	129.5 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

Aracataca CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	88,748 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.44 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	61.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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
3/6/19	1:48 AM	4.5	78.1 km	47,230 m	2km NNE of Barranquilla, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/26/18	7:03 AM	4	89.7 km	14,960 m	40km NNE of Barranquilla, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/26/17	7:59 AM	4.8	85 km	86,020 m	37km WNW of Agustin Codazzi, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/7/15	1:03 PM	4.2	97.3 km	93,750 m	17km SSW of Valledupar, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/13/13	3:46 AM	4	74.7 km	18,280 m	21km W of Santa Marta, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/20/12	3:42 AM	4.4	38.9 km	23,600 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
1/31/12	8:23 AM	3	78.4 km	10,000 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
8/8/11	11:29 AM	4.3	34.4 km	91,300 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
10/1/09	7:48 AM	4.4	49.8 km	21,300 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
11/9/07	6:08 AM	4.6	49.7 km	47,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Aracataca

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