Businesses in Mitú

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mitú

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	31
Education	23
Hotels and motels	17
Corporate management	17
Bars, pubs and taverns	16
Public administration	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Playground	10
Other membership organizations	7
Shopping	7
Travel agencies	6
Other accommodation	6
Religion	6
Beauty salons	5
Sports and recreation	5

Mitú Facts

Area	13070.6 km²
Population	52,961
Male Population	27,185 (51.3%)
Female Population	25,776 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1160.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+143.8%
Median Age	18.1 years (Male: 18, Female: 18.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$13,682 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Mitu
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	1.19833, -70.17333
Postal Codes	970001, 970007, 970008

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Mitú Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,202	11,939	21,727	47,119	52,961	62,043	70,212
Population Density	0.3 / km²	0.9 / km²	1.7 / km²	3.6 / km²	4.1 / km²	4.7 / km²	5.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Mitú Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 143.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mitú	+1160.4%	+343.6%	+143.8%
Vaupés Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Mitú Median Age

Median Age: 18.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mitú	18.1 yrs	18.2 yrs	18 yrs
Vaupés Department	18.1 yrs	18.2 yrs	18 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Mitú Population Density

Population Density: 4.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mitú	52,961	13,070.6 km²	4.1 / km²
Vaupés Department	63,570	53,220.6 km²	1.2 / 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

Mitú Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1930 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 Mitú

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mitú

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

Mitú Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,073	$1,448	$2,513	$2,642	$8,079	$9,297	$8,525	$13,682
Total GDP	$23.5M	$22.7M	$53.2M	$73.4M	$284.4M	$395.1M	$453.9M	$778.9M

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

Mitú CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mitú	115,816 tn	2.19 tn	8.9 tons/km²
Vaupés Department	139,252 tn	2.19 tn	2.6 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

Mitú CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	115,816 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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. 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.

Mitú

Mitú is the capital city of the department of Vaupés in Colombia. It is a small town located in South eastern Colombia in the Amazon Basin. Founded in 1936, Mitú lies next to the Vaupés River at 180 meters above sea level. It is where the core of the..

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