Businesses in Samacá

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Samacá

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	34
Restaurants	27
Education	22
Corporate management	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Car repair	14
Cafes	12
Other accommodation	10
Religion	9

Samacá Facts

Area	139.4 km²
Population	20,481
Male Population	10,227 (49.9%)
Female Population	10,254 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+177.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+27.9%
Median Age	25.4 years (Male: 24.5, Female: 26.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$15,064 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	5.49273, -73.48537
Postal Codes	153660, 153667, 153668

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Samacá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,386	12,448	16,011	20,598	20,481	20,775	20,518
Population Density	53 / km²	89.3 / km²	114.9 / km²	147.8 / km²	146.9 / km²	149.1 / km²	147.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Samacá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 27.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Samacá	+177.3%	+64.5%	+27.9%
Boyacá Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Samacá Median Age

Median Age: 25.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Samacá	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs
Boyacá Department	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Samacá Population Density

Population Density: 147 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Samacá	20,481	139.4 km²	147 / km²
Boyacá Department	1.2 million	23,199.7 km²	52.4 / 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

Samacá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 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 Samacá

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Samacá

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

Samacá Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,679	$7,806	$7,872	$11,426	$6,076	$9,784	$11,779	$15,064
Total GDP	$10M	$14.9M	$16M	$26M	$15.1M	$25.4M	$32.9M	$42.3M

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

Samacá CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Samacá	53,767 tn	2.63 tn	385.8 tons/km²
Boyacá Department	3,192,155 tn	2.62 tn	137.6 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

Samacá CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	53,767 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	385.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
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. 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
7/14/19	4:21 PM	4.3	70.5 km	175,580 m	25km WNW of Cerinza, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/17/19	10:23 AM	4.2	31.1 km	158,210 m	2km N of Villapinzon, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/9/19	11:33 PM	4.4	76 km	10,000 m	12km N of Sabanalarga, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/13/18	9:28 AM	4.8	72.1 km	10,000 m	9km S of Paez, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/26/16	7:32 PM	4.3	50.9 km	124,030 m	8km ESE of Maripi, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/13/16	2:15 AM	4.2	24 km	148,760 m	6km SE of Guacheta, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/16/15	9:00 AM	4.4	63.4 km	10,000 m	8km SSW of Aquitania, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/14/14	1:49 AM	4.7	17 km	152,310 m	7km W of Ventaquemada, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/11/14	1:57 PM	4.7	80.9 km	10,000 m	11km WSW of Pajarito, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/20/12	8:17 PM	4	20.6 km	43,100 m	Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Samacá

Samacá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province.

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