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Taraira Facts

Area	5276.7 km²
Population	1,959
Male Population	1,005 (51.3%)
Female Population	954 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1155.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+143.7%
Median Age	18.1 years (Male: 18, Female: 18.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$12,336 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	0.49389, -69.66694

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Taraira Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	156	442	804	1,742	1,959	2,297	2,599
Population Density	0 / km²	0.1 / km²	0.2 / km²	0.3 / km²	0.4 / km²	0.4 / km²	0.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Taraira Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 143.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Taraira	+1155.8%	+343.2%	+143.7%
Vaupés Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Taraira Median Age

Median Age: 18.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Taraira	18.1 yrs	18.2 yrs	18 yrs
Vaupés Department	18.1 yrs	18.2 yrs	18 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Taraira Population Density

Population Density: 0.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Taraira	1,959	5,276.7 km²	0.4 / km²
Vaupés Department	63,570	53,220.6 km²	1.2 / 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

Taraira 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.

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

Taraira Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,676	$8,956	$14,930	$10,189	$10,810	$9,969	$10,999	$12,336
Total GDP	$3.3M	$5.3M	$12M	$10.6M	$14.1M	$15.6M	$21.3M	$25.5M

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

Taraira CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Taraira	4,298 tn	2.19 tn	0.8 tons/km²
Vaupés Department	139,252 tn	2.19 tn	2.6 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

Taraira CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	4,298 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	0.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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 Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Taraira

Taraira is a town and municipality located in the Vaupés Department, Republic of Colombia.

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