Businesses in Simijacá

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Simijacá

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	31
Grocery stores and supermarkets	23
Shopping	18
Cafes	14
Education	12
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Car repair	9
Apartments	9
Gas station	9

Simijacá Facts

Area	80.9 km²
Population	12,320
Male Population	6,161 (50.0%)
Female Population	6,159 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+135.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+20.0%
Median Age	25.1 years (Male: 24.5, Female: 25.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,829 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Puente Aranda
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	5.50291, -73.85227
Postal Codes	250640, 250647

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Simijacá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,232	8,303	10,266	12,428	12,320	12,314	12,000
Population Density	64.6 / km²	102.6 / km²	126.8 / km²	153.6 / km²	152.2 / km²	152.1 / km²	148.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Simijacá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 20% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Simijacá	+135.5%	+48.4%	+20%
Cundinamarca Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Simijacá Median Age

Median Age: 25.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Simijacá	25.1 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.5 yrs
Cundinamarca Department	25.2 yrs	25.9 yrs	24.6 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Simijacá Population Density

Population Density: 152 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Simijacá	12,320	80.9 km²	152 / km²
Cundinamarca Department	2.9 million	22,383.4 km²	127 / 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

Simijacá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Simijacá

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

Simijacá Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,181	$2,568	$2,497	$5,638	$6,379	$6,999	$11,093	$11,829
Total GDP	$19.1M	$14.2M	$12.4M	$24.7M	$24.3M	$22.6M	$32.9M	$33.2M

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

Simijacá CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Simijacá	33,951 tn	2.76 tn	419.5 tons/km²
Cundinamarca Department	7,890,605 tn	2.77 tn	352.5 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

Simijacá CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	33,951 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.76 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	419.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	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 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	96.8 km	175,580 m	25km WNW of Cerinza, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/17/19	10:23 AM	4.2	41 km	158,210 m	2km N of Villapinzon, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/22/18	1:06 PM	4.5	90.9 km	10,000 m	18km W of Cimitarra, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/26/16	7:32 PM	4.3	10.3 km	124,030 m	8km ESE of Maripi, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/13/16	2:15 AM	4.2	28.6 km	148,760 m	6km SE of Guacheta, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/17/16	8:46 AM	4	67.7 km	44,390 m	13km NNE of Caparrapi, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/19/15	8:45 PM	4.7	74.3 km	18,490 m	37km WNW of La Belleza, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/14/14	1:49 AM	4.7	32.8 km	152,310 m	7km W of Ventaquemada, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/20/12	8:17 PM	4	61.1 km	43,100 m	Colombia	usgs.gov
5/30/12	12:57 AM	4.2	29.4 km	156,300 m	Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Simijacá

Simijaca (pronounced/SIMIH'ækƏ/), from the extinct Chibchan language meaning owl's beak, is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. The town is at an altitude of 2559 metres. It is known as "La capital del mundo".

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