Businesses in Mesetas

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mesetas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	25
Other accommodation	16
Hotels and motels	15
Restaurants	14
Shopping	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Cafes	12
Travel agencies	12
Churches	8
Tour operators	7
Public parks	7
Motorcycle repair	6
Tractors and farm equipment	6
Gas station	6

Mesetas Facts

Area	1490.3 km²
Population	6,974
Male Population	3,524 (50.5%)
Female Population	3,450 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-46.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-40.1%
Median Age	23.9 years (Male: 23.7, Female: 24)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,539 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	3.38463, -74.04424
Postal Codes	505001, 505007

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Mesetas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,100	12,946	11,651	8,815	6,974	6,128	5,297
Population Density	8.8 / km²	8.7 / km²	7.8 / km²	5.9 / km²	4.7 / km²	4.1 / km²	3.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Mesetas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 40.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mesetas	-46.8%	-46.1%	-40.1%
Meta Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Mesetas Median Age

Median Age: 23.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mesetas	23.9 yrs	24 yrs	23.7 yrs
Meta Department	24 yrs	24.2 yrs	23.8 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Mesetas Population Density

Population Density: 4.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mesetas	6,974	1,490.3 km²	4.7 / km²
Meta Department	929,148	85,421 km²	10.9 / 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

Mesetas 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

Mesetas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,125	$5,964	$6,636	$7,123	$13,340	$13,927	$8,879	$11,539
Total GDP	$53.7M	$62.1M	$66M	$65.2M	$110.8M	$101.1M	$59.9M	$73.8M

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

Mesetas CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mesetas	18,889 tn	2.71 tn	12.7 tons/km²
Meta Department	2,514,555 tn	2.71 tn	29.4 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

Mesetas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	18,889 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	12.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (5.5)
Landslide	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 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
5/12/19	7:28 AM	4.5	62.3 km	10,000 m	15km WNW of Guamal, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/19/18	5:39 AM	5.1	61.7 km	47,770 m	23km ENE of Colombia, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/1/18	7:19 PM	4.4	10.5 km	46,790 m	10km SW of Mesetas, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/24/17	10:22 PM	4	83.2 km	34,410 m	20km ENE of Castilla La Nueva, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/2/17	7:26 PM	5.1	24 km	27,640 m	8km NNE of Lejanias, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/6/17	1:02 PM	5.5	70.1 km	37,950 m	16km ENE of Colombia, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/16/16	7:45 PM	4.5	25.6 km	61,750 m	25km W of Mesetas, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/31/16	2:05 AM	5	50.9 km	36,160 m	33km E of Colombia, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/31/16	12:20 AM	5.6	50.6 km	33,000 m	34km ENE of Colombia, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/13/16	1:17 PM	4.5	47.6 km	52,640 m	44km SSE of Villarrica, Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mesetas

Mesetas is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.

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