Businesses in Istmina

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Istmina

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	40
Restaurants	28
Grocery stores and supermarkets	23
Education	20
Clothing stores	19
Gas station	16
Corporate management	15
Churches	14
Hotels and motels	14
Bars, pubs and taverns	12
Automotive	10
Atm's	9

Istmina Facts

Area	1600.1 km²
Population	27,743
Male Population	13,751 (49.6%)
Female Population	13,992 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+124.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+23.8%
Median Age	17.9 years (Male: 17.4, Female: 18.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,778 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	5.16054, -76.68397
Postal Codes	274010, 274017

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Istmina Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,340	18,822	22,408	25,993	27,743	27,527	26,831
Population Density	7.7 / km²	11.8 / km²	14 / km²	16.2 / km²	17.3 / km²	17.2 / km²	16.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Istmina Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 23.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Istmina	+124.8%	+47.4%	+23.8%
Chocó Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Istmina Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Istmina	17.9 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.4 yrs
Chocó Department	17.9 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.4 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Istmina Population Density

Population Density: 17.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Istmina	27,743	1,600.1 km²	17.3 / km²
Chocó Department	516,882	47,966.9 km²	10.8 / 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

Istmina Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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

Istmina Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,092	$2,537	$2,685	$3,114	$5,056	$4,380	$4,401	$5,778
Total GDP	$62.8M	$56.1M	$64.2M	$62.1M	$106.5M	$80.2M	$102.2M	$131.6M

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

Istmina CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Istmina	65,784 tn	2.37 tn	41.1 tons/km²
Chocó Department	1,215,624 tn	2.35 tn	25.3 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

Istmina CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	65,784 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	41.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.8)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (7.7)
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, 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
10/24/18	8:02 PM	4.7	62.7 km	96,710 m	5km NW of El Cairo, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/29/18	1:08 AM	4.1	66.2 km	119,610 m	22km NNW of Pueblo Rico, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/19/17	8:02 PM	4.3	27.3 km	99,140 m	11km WSW of Novita, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/22/16	8:59 AM	4.9	78 km	48,330 m	31km SSE of Pizarro, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/6/16	4:51 AM	4.7	77.6 km	36,230 m	26km SSE of Pizarro, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/7/15	2:00 PM	4.5	36 km	89,710 m	4km SSW of Lloro, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/21/15	10:26 PM	5.1	77.9 km	95,000 m	8km SW of Argelia, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/31/14	9:24 PM	4.5	54.4 km	120,790 m	11km SSW of San Jose del Palmar, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/5/14	3:36 AM	5.5	66.9 km	53,910 m	44km S of Novita, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/8/13	8:55 PM	4.6	76.6 km	10,000 m	near the west coast of Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Istmina

Istmina is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contraction of isthmus and min..

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