Businesses in Ovejas

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ovejas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	16
Education	14
Churches	12
Bars, pubs and taverns	7
Fast food restaurants	7
Shopping	7
Pharmacies and drug stores	7
Gas station	7
Other accommodation	6
Public administration	6
Other membership organizations	5
Corporate management	5
Cemeteries and crematoriums	5

Ovejas Facts

Area	372.5 km²
Population	15,799
Male Population	8,006 (50.7%)
Female Population	7,793 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-38.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-33.4%
Median Age	22.7 years (Male: 22.4, Female: 23.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,300 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.53248, -75.22382
Postal Codes	701030, 701037, 701038

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Ovejas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	25,495	25,829	23,724	18,375	15,799	13,928	12,071
Population Density	68.4 / km²	69.3 / km²	63.7 / km²	49.3 / km²	42.4 / km²	37.4 / km²	32.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Ovejas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 33.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ovejas	-38%	-38.8%	-33.4%
Sucre Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Ovejas Median Age

Median Age: 22.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ovejas	22.7 yrs	23.1 yrs	22.4 yrs
Sucre Department	22.7 yrs	23.1 yrs	22.3 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Ovejas Population Density

Population Density: 42.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ovejas	15,799	372.5 km²	42.4 / km²
Sucre Department	814,200	10,725.2 km²	75.9 / 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

Ovejas 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 Ovejas

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ovejas

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

Ovejas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,428	$4,801	$5,409	$3,831	$4,562	$5,394	$5,249	$5,300
Total GDP	$93.1M	$100.7M	$109.3M	$67.7M	$69.1M	$68.4M	$66.9M	$61.3M

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

Ovejas CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ovejas	37,245 tn	2.36 tn	100 tons/km²
Sucre Department	1,915,532 tn	2.35 tn	178.6 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

Ovejas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	37,245 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.36 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	100 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	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. 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
1/26/18	3:03 PM	4.4	37.8 km	16,410 m	14km SE of San Pedro, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/17	5:17 AM	4.5	63.5 km	45,560 m	8km E of Plato, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/13/17	7:52 AM	4.1	29.9 km	73,880 m	11km ENE of San Pedro, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/27/14	7:43 PM	4.4	37.6 km	26,290 m	9km SSE of San Juan de Betulia, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/7/10	8:38 PM	5	79.5 km	39,300 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
6/18/08	2:40 AM	3.9	72.6 km	41,700 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
12/30/04	3:02 PM	4.8	28.3 km	42,900 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
11/2/00	4:19 AM	4.2	99 km	33,000 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
12/8/92	2:56 PM	3.8	94 km	65,900 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
6/1/92	3:40 AM	4.3	81.1 km	43,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ovejas

Ovejas is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia where the traditional Cumbia (also called Gaita) festival "Francisco Llirene" takes place in October.

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