Businesses in Cimitarra

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cimitarra

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	72
Hotels and motels	36
Shopping	32
Grocery stores and supermarkets	27
Education	18
Clothing stores	17
Bars, pubs and taverns	16
Other accommodation	15
Corporate management	14
Churches	12
Gas station	11
Cafes	11

Cimitarra Facts

Area	2590.9 km²
Population	47,789
Male Population	23,644 (49.5%)
Female Population	24,145 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+371.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+62.0%
Median Age	25.9 years (Male: 24.9, Female: 26.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$16,216 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	6.31419, -73.94968
Postal Codes	686041, 686047, 686048, 686049

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Cimitarra Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	10,140	20,384	29,504	45,125	47,789	50,837	52,575
Population Density	3.9 / km²	7.9 / km²	11.4 / km²	17.4 / km²	18.4 / km²	19.6 / km²	20.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Cimitarra Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 62% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cimitarra	+371.3%	+134.4%	+62%
Santander Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Cimitarra Median Age

Median Age: 25.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cimitarra	25.9 yrs	26.9 yrs	24.9 yrs
Santander Department	25.9 yrs	26.8 yrs	24.9 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Cimitarra Population Density

Population Density: 18.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cimitarra	47,789	2,590.9 km²	18.4 / km²
Santander Department	2.1 million	30,559.6 km²	69.1 / 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

Cimitarra 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 Cimitarra

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cimitarra

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

Cimitarra Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,596	$6,090	$8,258	$8,206	$11,555	$14,923	$14,181	$16,216
Total GDP	$236.1M	$304.3M	$498.6M	$552M	$870.5M	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.4B

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

Cimitarra CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cimitarra	139,592 tn	2.92 tn	53.9 tons/km²
Santander Department	6,159,623 tn	2.92 tn	201.6 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

Cimitarra CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	139,592 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.92 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	53.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6.9)
Landslide	High (9)

* 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. 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
7/14/19	4:21 PM	4.3	91.9 km	175,580 m	25km WNW of Cerinza, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/22/18	1:06 PM	4.5	18.3 km	10,000 m	18km W of Cimitarra, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/6/18	10:02 PM	4	15.7 km	99,640 m	15km N of Cimitarra, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/25/18	12:38 AM	4.4	65.1 km	132,150 m	10km NW of Simacota, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/21/17	10:30 AM	4.7	88.4 km	86,170 m	4km N of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/26/16	7:32 PM	4.3	88.6 km	124,030 m	8km ESE of Maripi, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/9/16	12:55 PM	4.5	30.1 km	15,400 m	13km SSW of Puerto Parra, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/26/16	1:50 AM	4.3	58.1 km	127,420 m	12km S of El Carmen, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/15	6:47 PM	4.4	56.6 km	136,560 m	17km S of El Carmen, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/19/15	8:45 PM	4.7	44.6 km	18,490 m	37km WNW of La Belleza, Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Cimitarra

Cimitarra is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

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