Businesses in El Copey

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in El Copey

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	39
Grocery stores and supermarkets	25
Shopping	22
Clothing stores	14
Bars, pubs and taverns	14
Education	13
Other accommodation	13
Gas station	12
Churches	12
Pharmacies and drug stores	11
Secondary education	11
Hardware store	8

El Copey Facts

Area	803.1 km²
Population	21,770
Male Population	10,879 (50.0%)
Female Population	10,891 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+7.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-14.2%
Median Age	21.1 years (Male: 20.4, Female: 21.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,266 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.15031, -73.96140
Postal Codes	201010, 201017, 201018

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El Copey Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	20,230	24,580	25,376	23,526	21,770	20,217	18,381
Population Density	25.2 / km²	30.6 / km²	31.6 / km²	29.3 / km²	27.1 / km²	25.2 / km²	22.9 / km²

* Projected

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

El Copey Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 14.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
El Copey	+7.6%	-11.4%	-14.2%
Cesar Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

El Copey Median Age

Median Age: 21.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
El Copey	21.1 yrs	21.7 yrs	20.4 yrs
Cesar Department	21 yrs	21.7 yrs	20.4 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

El Copey Population Density

Population Density: 27.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
El Copey	21,770	803.1 km²	27.1 / km²
Cesar Department	961,150	22,641.7 km²	42.5 / 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

El Copey 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for El Copey

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

El Copey Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,179	$6,342	$7,053	$6,675	$7,151	$9,349	$7,331	$7,266
Total GDP	$129.2M	$167M	$190.6M	$178.8M	$184.6M	$225.3M	$174.1M	$168.2M

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

El Copey CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
El Copey	53,492 tn	2.46 tn	66.6 tons/km²
Cesar Department	2,397,025 tn	2.49 tn	105.9 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

El Copey CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	53,492 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.46 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	66.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	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 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
7/13/19	2:39 AM	4.6	91.1 km	130,360 m	13km ENE of Agustin Codazzi, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/26/17	7:59 AM	4.8	43.5 km	86,020 m	37km WNW of Agustin Codazzi, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/17	5:17 AM	4.5	90.9 km	45,560 m	8km E of Plato, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/25/16	7:21 PM	4.1	72 km	135,040 m	17km ESE of El Paso, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/7/15	1:03 PM	4.2	70.8 km	93,750 m	17km SSW of Valledupar, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/23/14	2:58 PM	4.6	97.5 km	57,880 m	17km NNE of Valledupar, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/20/12	3:42 AM	4.4	90.2 km	23,600 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
1/31/12	8:23 AM	3	48.8 km	10,000 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
8/8/11	11:29 AM	4.3	20.7 km	91,300 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
11/9/07	6:08 AM	4.6	99.6 km	47,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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