Businesses in Quinchía

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Quinchía

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	38
Education	24
Grocery stores and supermarkets	24
Shopping	21
Bars, pubs and taverns	16
Churches	13
Hotels and motels	12
Corporate management	11
Religion	10
Cafes	10
Clothing stores	10
Gas station	8
Travel agencies	8

Quinchía Facts

Area	111.1 km²
Population	26,711
Male Population	13,061 (48.9%)
Female Population	13,650 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-9.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-22.7%
Median Age	27.3 years (Male: 26.3, Female: 28.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$15,800 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	5.33957, -75.73018
Postal Codes	664001, 664007, 664008

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Quinchía Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	29,519	34,384	34,552	30,655	26,711	24,467	22,083
Population Density	265.6 / km²	309.4 / km²	310.9 / km²	275.9 / km²	240.4 / km²	220.2 / km²	198.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Quinchía Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 22.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Quinchía	-9.5%	-22.3%	-22.7%
Risaralda Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Quinchía Median Age

Median Age: 27.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Quinchía	27.3 yrs	28.2 yrs	26.3 yrs
Risaralda Department	27.3 yrs	28.2 yrs	26.3 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Quinchía Population Density

Population Density: 240 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Quinchía	26,711	111.1 km²	240 / km²
Risaralda Department	922,461	3,576.5 km²	258 / 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

Quinchía 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 Quinchía

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Quinchía

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

Quinchía Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$12,320	$10,640	$11,212	$8,929	$11,662	$14,402	$13,648	$15,800
Total GDP	$761.7M	$716.3M	$798.7M	$642.3M	$824.6M	$969.6M	$923.9M	$1B

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

Quinchía CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Quinchía	77,284 tn	2.89 tn	695.5 tons/km²
Risaralda Department	2,670,570 tn	2.9 tn	746.7 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

Quinchía CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	77,284 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.89 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	695.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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
2/14/19	9:09 PM	4.5	61.2 km	68,110 m	18km WSW of Betania, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/10/19	2:21 AM	4.6	67.8 km	151,940 m	20km ESE of Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/5/18	10:45 PM	4.4	48.9 km	133,680 m	10km ESE of Villamaria, Colombia	usgs.gov
10/24/18	8:02 PM	4.7	84.8 km	96,710 m	5km NW of El Cairo, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/24/18	1:59 AM	4.4	59.1 km	128,080 m	2km SE of El Aguila, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/29/18	1:08 AM	4.1	46.2 km	119,610 m	22km NNW of Pueblo Rico, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/24/18	11:25 PM	3.7	21.3 km	10,000 m	4km W of Mistrato, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/23/18	3:42 PM	5.3	26.7 km	110,030 m	3km NW of Neira, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/16/17	12:56 AM	4.5	79.3 km	105,190 m	1km N of Argelia, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/19/17	12:01 PM	4.7	77.1 km	64,450 m	14km WNW of Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Quinchía

Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. In 1985 Quinchía was described as the prettiest village of Risaralda, for governor of that department. Sebastian ..

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