Businesses in Pivijay

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pivijay

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	35
Restaurants	27
Churches	21
Education	20
Bars, pubs and taverns	18
Shopping	15
Finance other	13
Clothing stores	12
Pharmacies and drug stores	11
Hotels and motels	11
Other accommodation	10
Public parks	9
Banks	9

Pivijay Facts

Area	1346.6 km²
Population	38,484
Male Population	19,407 (50.4%)
Female Population	19,077 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+107.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+12.8%
Median Age	21.8 years (Male: 21.4, Female: 22.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,320 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.46167, -74.61621
Postal Codes	477050, 477057, 477058

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Pivijay Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	18,582	28,358	34,115	39,866	38,484	38,005	36,737
Population Density	13.8 / km²	21.1 / km²	25.3 / km²	29.6 / km²	28.6 / km²	28.2 / km²	27.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Pivijay Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 12.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pivijay	+107.1%	+35.7%	+12.8%
Magdalena Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Pivijay Median Age

Median Age: 21.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pivijay	21.8 yrs	22.2 yrs	21.4 yrs
Magdalena Department	21.9 yrs	22.2 yrs	21.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Pivijay Population Density

Population Density: 28.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pivijay	38,484	1,346.6 km²	28.6 / km²
Magdalena Department	1.3 million	23,040.3 km²	54.4 / 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

Pivijay 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 Pivijay

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Pivijay

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

Pivijay Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,254	$3,600	$4,160	$4,263	$6,093	$6,165	$7,704	$7,320
Total GDP	$132.6M	$172.1M	$224.5M	$246.4M	$368.7M	$374M	$504.2M	$479.2M

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

Pivijay CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pivijay	93,893 tn	2.44 tn	69.7 tons/km²
Magdalena Department	2,983,116 tn	2.38 tn	129.5 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

Pivijay CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	93,893 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.44 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	69.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (7)
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, 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
3/6/19	1:48 AM	4.5	60.7 km	47,230 m	2km NNE of Barranquilla, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/26/18	7:03 AM	4	91.1 km	14,960 m	40km NNE of Barranquilla, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/23/17	5:17 AM	4.5	74.8 km	45,560 m	8km E of Plato, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/13/13	3:46 AM	4	88.8 km	18,280 m	21km W of Santa Marta, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/20/12	3:42 AM	4.4	73 km	23,600 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
8/8/11	11:29 AM	4.3	66.4 km	91,300 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
10/1/09	7:48 AM	4.4	41.1 km	21,300 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
11/9/07	6:08 AM	4.6	37.2 km	47,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
9/5/07	11:04 PM	3.1	91.1 km	100 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov
6/6/06	2:23 PM	4	88.8 km	19,900 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pivijay

Pivijay is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1774 by José Flores, Julian Valera y Antonio Sánchez. Promoted to municipality in 1912.

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