Businesses in Tesalia

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tesalia

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	18
Other accommodation	16
Shopping	12
Education	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Gas station	6
Bars, pubs and taverns	6
Corporate management	6
Public administration	5
Travel agencies	5

Tesalia Facts

Area	310.3 km²
Population	8,357
Male Population	4,203 (50.3%)
Female Population	4,154 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+33.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-7.1%
Median Age	22.9 years (Male: 22.5, Female: 23.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,721 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	2.48587, -75.72921
Postal Codes	415001, 415007, 415008

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Tesalia Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,269	8,339	8,998	9,155	8,357	7,959	7,409
Population Density	20.2 / km²	26.9 / km²	29 / km²	29.5 / km²	26.9 / km²	25.7 / km²	23.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Tesalia Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 7.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tesalia	+33.3%	+0.2%	-7.1%
Huila Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Tesalia Median Age

Median Age: 22.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tesalia	22.9 yrs	23.4 yrs	22.5 yrs
Huila Department	22.9 yrs	23.4 yrs	22.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Tesalia Population Density

Population Density: 26.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tesalia	8,357	310.3 km²	26.9 / km²
Huila Department	1.1 million	18,238.8 km²	62.4 / 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

Tesalia 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

Tesalia Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,152	$6,548	$6,573	$7,901	$8,323	$9,023	$8,186	$7,721
Total GDP	$50.4M	$59.1M	$63.4M	$78.4M	$82.6M	$86.5M	$79.9M	$74.1M

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

Tesalia CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tesalia	20,725 tn	2.48 tn	66.8 tons/km²
Huila Department	2,820,811 tn	2.48 tn	154.7 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

Tesalia CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	20,725 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.48 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	66.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.4)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (9)

* 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
1/29/19	6:10 AM	4.3	46.8 km	27,740 m	11km SE of Santa Maria, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/28/19	9:07 PM	5.5	66.7 km	13,060 m	12km S of Planadas, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/26/19	12:32 PM	5.6	60.7 km	10,000 m	13km NW of Santa Maria, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/19/19	10:03 PM	4.4	93.4 km	10,000 m	46km ESE of Rivera, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/7/18	12:19 AM	4.5	51.9 km	65,810 m	3km ESE of Santa Maria, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/1/18	1:58 AM	4.5	69.5 km	35,860 m	8km ENE of Acevedo, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/11/17	2:45 PM	4.7	95.6 km	46,100 m	38km E of Rivera, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/4/17	12:16 AM	5.1	33.7 km	157,280 m	8km SSE of Inza, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/23/16	3:43 AM	4.4	25.4 km	10,000 m	6km W of Yaguara, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/6/16	1:28 AM	4.5	43.2 km	40,450 m	16km WSW of Santa Maria, Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tesalia

Tesalia (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈsalja]) is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia.

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