Businesses in Tierralta

Categories in Tierralta

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Gas Station Motorcycle Dealer Motorcycle Parts Store Motorcycle repair Agricultural Production Farming Clothing stores Jewelers and watches Mobile phone stores Christian Church Churches Non-Profit Organization Pentecostal Church Religion Seventh-day Adventist Church Electronics Store Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Educational Institution Education Center Elementary School High School Kindergarten Primary School Photography Studio Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Internet cafes Restaurants Banks Financial Institution Money Transfer Service Hospitals Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Advertising Agency Condominium Complex Country House Housing Complex General Store Liquor Store Paper Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Disco Club Gym Playground Public parks Soccer Field Sports club Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tierralta

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	63
Education	57
Restaurants	51
Shopping	42
Churches	25
Bars, pubs and taverns	24
Clothing stores	20
Corporate management	15

Tierralta Facts

Area	4038.4 km²
Population	107,225
Male Population	53,833 (50.2%)
Female Population	53,392 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+353.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+58.7%
Median Age	22.6 years (Male: 22.1, Female: 23.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,192 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	8.17361, -76.05917
Postal Codes	234501, 234507, 234508, 234509

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Tierralta Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	23,658	47,024	67,570	102,777	107,225	113,869	117,493
Population Density	5.9 / km²	11.6 / km²	16.7 / km²	25.4 / km²	26.6 / km²	28.2 / km²	29.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Tierralta Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 58.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tierralta	+353.2%	+128%	+58.7%
Córdoba Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Tierralta Median Age

Median Age: 22.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tierralta	22.6 yrs	23.1 yrs	22.1 yrs
Córdoba Department	22.5 yrs	23 yrs	22 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Tierralta Population Density

Population Density: 26.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tierralta	107,225	4,038.4 km²	26.6 / km²
Córdoba Department	1.8 million	24,907.7 km²	71.7 / 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

Tierralta 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 Tierralta

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Tierralta

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

Tierralta Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,698	$5,699	$7,091	$5,519	$5,472	$6,398	$5,760	$7,192
Total GDP	$178.1M	$336.9M	$502.2M	$448.2M	$495.5M	$623M	$623.9M	$803.7M

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

Tierralta CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tierralta	247,913 tn	2.31 tn	61.4 tons/km²
Córdoba Department	4,125,988 tn	2.31 tn	165.7 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

Tierralta CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	247,913 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	61.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6.9)
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. 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
12/9/18	6:19 AM	4.1	98.8 km	76,570 m	7km N of Caceres, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/23/17	8:44 PM	4.4	75.1 km	42,050 m	48km NE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/3/17	10:59 PM	4.5	82.8 km	10,000 m	28km NNE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/14/16	3:59 PM	4.8	88.3 km	10,000 m	28km NE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/14/16	12:02 PM	4.7	93.9 km	10,000 m	30km ENE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/14/16	6:46 AM	4.9	90.7 km	10,000 m	34km ENE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/14/16	5:29 AM	4.1	89.6 km	10,000 m	37km ENE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
9/14/16	1:58 AM	6	89.3 km	18,000 m	32km ENE of Mutata, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/2/11	6:50 PM	5.7	99.3 km	44,200 m	near the north coast of Colombia	usgs.gov
7/7/10	8:38 PM	5	97.3 km	39,300 m	northern Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tierralta

Tierralta is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

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