Businesses in Bojacá

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bojacá

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	68
Grocery stores and supermarkets	28
Shopping	25
Education	18
Corporate management	12
Bakeries	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Apartments	8
Other accommodation	7
Pharmacies and drug stores	7
Religion	7
Car repair	7

Bojacá Facts

Area	86.9 km²
Population	14,591
Male Population	7,299 (50.0%)
Female Population	7,292 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+629.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+91.0%
Median Age	25.1 years (Male: 24.5, Female: 25.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,881 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Centro, Chicó Lago
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	4.73176, -74.34129
Postal Codes	253001, 253007

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Bojacá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,000	4,677	7,638	13,856	14,591	16,358	18,065
Population Density	23 / km²	53.8 / km²	87.9 / km²	159.4 / km²	167.8 / km²	188.2 / km²	207.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Bojacá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 91% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bojacá	+629.5%	+212%	+91%
Cundinamarca Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Bojacá Median Age

Median Age: 25.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bojacá	25.1 yrs	25.7 yrs	24.5 yrs
Cundinamarca Department	25.2 yrs	25.9 yrs	24.6 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Bojacá Population Density

Population Density: 168 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bojacá	14,591	86.9 km²	168 / km²
Cundinamarca Department	2.9 million	22,383.4 km²	127 / 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

Bojacá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 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.

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

Bojacá Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$9,173	$13,081	$7,586	$13,270	$11,876	$11,244	$10,714	$10,881
Total GDP	$44.8M	$78.5M	$54.9M	$112.9M	$115.4M	$120.1M	$130.6M	$136.7M

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

Bojacá CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bojacá	40,644 tn	2.79 tn	467.5 tons/km²
Cundinamarca Department	7,890,605 tn	2.77 tn	352.5 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

Bojacá CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	40,644 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.79 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	467.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	High (9)
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
4/17/19	10:23 AM	4.2	99.5 km	158,210 m	2km N of Villapinzon, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/24/18	8:15 PM	4.3	91.8 km	49,030 m	11km W of Restrepo, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/30/17	5:57 AM	4.5	89.7 km	10,000 m	11km SSE of Murillo, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/30/17	5:40 AM	4.7	74.3 km	10,000 m	10km SE of Libano, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/21/17	6:34 AM	4	35.5 km	31,990 m	10km NW of Chipaque, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/26/16	7:32 PM	4.3	96.9 km	124,030 m	8km ESE of Maripi, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/17/16	8:46 AM	4	82.1 km	44,390 m	13km NNE of Caparrapi, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/12/14	6:30 AM	4.2	74.8 km	42,390 m	8km W of Guayabetal, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/30/12	12:57 AM	4.2	92.5 km	156,300 m	Colombia	usgs.gov
2/8/12	9:38 AM	3.9	71.8 km	16,000 m	Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bojacá

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