Businesses in Cajamarca

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cajamarca

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	72
Shopping	43
Grocery stores and supermarkets	36
Car repair	20
Education	19
Pharmacies and drug stores	15
All food and beverage	13
Cafes	11

Cajamarca Facts

Area	416.7 km²
Population	16,434
Male Population	8,300 (50.5%)
Female Population	8,134 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-5.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-19.4%
Median Age	25.5 years (Male: 25, Female: 26.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$12,630 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	4.44234, -75.42874
Postal Codes	732501, 732507, 732508

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Cajamarca Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	17,339	20,261	20,390	18,183	16,434	15,076	13,618
Population Density	41.6 / km²	48.6 / km²	48.9 / km²	43.6 / km²	39.4 / km²	36.2 / km²	32.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Cajamarca Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 19.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cajamarca	-5.2%	-18.9%	-19.4%
Tolima Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Cajamarca Median Age

Median Age: 25.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cajamarca	25.5 yrs	26.1 yrs	25 yrs
Tolima Department	25.5 yrs	26.1 yrs	25 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Cajamarca Population Density

Population Density: 39.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cajamarca	16,434	416.7 km²	39.4 / km²
Tolima Department	1.4 million	24,127.8 km²	58 / 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

Cajamarca 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Cajamarca

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cajamarca

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

Cajamarca Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,335	$8,751	$5,804	$6,695	$7,068	$10,354	$9,843	$12,630
Total GDP	$92.3M	$157.6M	$105.9M	$118.6M	$118.4M	$158.7M	$145.7M	$180.9M

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

Cajamarca CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cajamarca	43,231 tn	2.63 tn	103.7 tons/km²
Tolima Department	3,680,026 tn	2.63 tn	152.5 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

Cajamarca CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	43,231 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	103.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	High (9)
Volcano	Medium (6)

* 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
2/10/19	2:21 AM	4.6	38.7 km	151,940 m	20km ESE of Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/5/18	10:45 PM	4.4	63.7 km	133,680 m	10km ESE of Villamaria, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/30/17	5:57 AM	4.5	47.7 km	10,000 m	11km SSE of Murillo, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/30/17	5:40 AM	4.7	66.1 km	10,000 m	10km SE of Libano, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/18/15	4:35 AM	4.7	46.3 km	15,520 m	15km S of Genova, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/21/15	2:16 PM	4.3	26.7 km	42,370 m	6km SSE of Armenia, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/19/14	2:20 AM	4.4	71.1 km	131,280 m	0km ENE of La Virginia, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/21/14	12:31 PM	4.4	11.9 km	192,260 m	10km WNW of Ibague, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/17/13	3:18 PM	4.5	42.4 km	177,500 m	5km NNW of La Tebaida, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/31/12	1:26 AM	4.5	55.7 km	63,100 m	Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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