Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bahía Solano

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Banks15
Hotels and motels12

Bahía Solano Facts

Area745.3 km²
Population5,670
Male Population2,810 (49.6%)
Female Population2,860 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+3.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-33.5%
Median Age17.9 years (Male: 17.4, Female: 18.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$3,829 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneColombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng6.22622, -77.40439
Postal Codes276030

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Bahía Solano Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population5,4697,5688,5229,0045,6705,4255,081
Population Density7.3 / km²10.2 / km²11.4 / km²12.1 / km²7.6 / km²7.3 / km²6.8 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bahía Solano Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 33.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bahía Solano+3.7%-25.1%-33.5%
Chocó Department
Colombia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bahía Solano Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Bahía Solano17.9 yrs18.4 yrs17.4 yrs
Chocó Department17.9 yrs18.4 yrs17.4 yrs
Colombia24.9 yrs25.8 yrs24.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bahía Solano Population Density

Population Density: 7.6 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bahía Solano5,670745.3 km²7.6 / km²
Chocó Department516,88247,966.9 km²10.8 / km²
Colombia47.8 million1,136,620.4 km²42.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bahía Solano Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

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

Bahía Solano Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$3,598$2,371$2,918$3,337$4,004$4,215$3,282$3,829
Total GDP$21.7M$15.5M$20.7M$25.9M$32.1M$33.4M$25.5M$29M
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

Bahía Solano CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bahía Solano12,541 tn2.21 tn16.8 tons/km²
Chocó Department1,215,624 tn2.35 tn25.3 tons/km²
Colombia116,035,326 tn2.43 tn102.1 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
Bahía Solano CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)12,541 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)16.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeHigh (8.9)
LandslideHigh (8)

* 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, 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
11/15/181:19 PM4.622 km35,000 m21km WNW of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
7/27/186:01 AM4.510.8 km10,000 m10km S of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
3/21/178:31 AM514.6 km7,110 m14km WNW of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
1/28/173:49 PM4.462.9 km10,000 m11km NNW of Bellavista, Colombiausgs.gov
1/12/174:06 PM5.262 km5,960 m62km WSW of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
6/15/162:54 AM4.657.2 km9,440 m33km W of Nuqui, Colombiausgs.gov
8/22/1510:00 AM4.524.8 km13,090 m24km SSW of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
12/21/148:06 PM4.455.5 km55,850 m55km W of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
10/7/146:05 AM4.718.6 km25,220 m18km W of Mutis, Colombiausgs.gov
5/3/143:38 PM4.656.3 km28,200 m54km WNW of Nuqui, Colombiausgs.gov

Bahía Solano

Bahía Solano is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Bahia, as it is locally known, is an economic and tourist center of coastal Choco. Bahia is home to an airport as well as seaport, and along with daily flights to and from Med..

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