Businesses in Buesaco

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Buesaco

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	41
Education	25
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17
Pharmacies and drug stores	13
Churches	12
Shopping	8
Ice cream and yogurt shops	7
Secondary education	7
Other accommodation	7
Playground	7
Cemeteries and crematoriums	6
Hotels and motels	6

Buesaco Facts

Area	531.1 km²
Population	22,873
Male Population	11,494 (50.3%)
Female Population	11,379 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+83.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+7.5%
Median Age	23.2 years (Male: 22.7, Female: 23.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,503 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	1.39017, -77.15981
Postal Codes	520501, 520507, 520508, 520509, 520517, More

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Buesaco Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,496	18,229	21,271	23,684	22,873	22,274	21,228
Population Density	23.5 / km²	34.3 / km²	40 / km²	44.6 / km²	43.1 / km²	41.9 / km²	40 / km²

* Projected

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

Buesaco Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 7.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Buesaco	+83%	+25.5%	+7.5%
Nariño Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Buesaco Median Age

Median Age: 23.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Buesaco	23.2 yrs	23.7 yrs	22.7 yrs
Nariño Department	23.7 yrs	24.3 yrs	23.1 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Buesaco Population Density

Population Density: 43.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Buesaco	22,873	531.1 km²	43.1 / km²
Nariño Department	1.6 million	31,137.5 km²	52.2 / 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

Buesaco Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Buesaco Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,369	$2,624	$3,379	$3,133	$3,435	$4,178	$5,249	$4,503
Total GDP	$65.2M	$78.8M	$108M	$99.4M	$108.8M	$126.4M	$160.6M	$134.8M

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

Buesaco CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Buesaco	53,532 tn	2.34 tn	100.8 tons/km²
Nariño Department	3,697,684 tn	2.27 tn	118.8 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

Buesaco CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	53,532 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.34 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	100.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (7.8)
Landslide	High (9)
Volcano	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 Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
9/11/18	6:08 AM	3.2	30.3 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of La Florida, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/12/18	9:35 AM	4.9	37.8 km	11,550 m	13km S of Puerres, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/29/18	2:15 PM	3.4	38.8 km	10,000 m	2km SW of Sandona, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/28/16	5:05 AM	4.7	42.2 km	138,080 m	10km NNE of La Cruz, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/27/15	7:00 PM	4	52.3 km	113,460 m	0km N of Imues, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/29/14	2:52 PM	4.7	95.9 km	10,000 m	7km SW of Cumbal, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/9/13	2:16 PM	6.9	38.3 km	145,000 m	2km N of Yacuanquer, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/31/11	12:53 AM	4.7	40.8 km	95,700 m	Colombia	usgs.gov
8/30/10	6:50 PM	4	29.2 km	0 m	Colombia	usgs.gov
11/25/06	1:50 PM	4.8	84.5 km	42,700 m	Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Buesaco

Buesaco is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

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