Businesses in Urrao

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Urrao

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	31
Education	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	14
Hotels and motels	12
Bars, pubs and taverns	12
Other accommodation	11
Cafes	9
Shopping	8
Finance other	7
Clothing stores	7

Urrao Facts

Area	2201.2 km²
Population	41,172
Male Population	20,173 (49.0%)
Female Population	20,999 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+105.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+12.2%
Median Age	26.4 years (Male: 25.4, Female: 27.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$12,122 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	6.31696, -76.13420
Postal Codes	056830, 056837, 056838

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Urrao Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	20,047	30,551	36,701	42,688	41,172	40,630	39,130
Population Density	9.1 / km²	13.9 / km²	16.7 / km²	19.4 / km²	18.7 / km²	18.5 / km²	17.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Urrao Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 12.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Urrao	+105.4%	+34.8%	+12.2%
Antioquia Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Urrao Median Age

Median Age: 26.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Urrao	26.4 yrs	27.4 yrs	25.4 yrs
Antioquia Department	26.5 yrs	27.5 yrs	25.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Urrao Population Density

Population Density: 18.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Urrao	41,172	2,201.2 km²	18.7 / km²
Antioquia Department	6.2 million	63,141.8 km²	98.3 / 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

Urrao 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 Urrao

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Urrao

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

Urrao Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,697	$4,945	$5,434	$7,950	$9,734	$10,124	$8,379	$12,122
Total GDP	$168.3M	$164.3M	$200.1M	$313.3M	$397.4M	$410.5M	$353.5M	$510.6M

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

Urrao CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Urrao	120,980 tn	2.94 tn	55 tons/km²
Antioquia Department	18,178,412 tn	2.93 tn	287.9 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

Urrao CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	120,980 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.94 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	55 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (10)
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
5/6/19	6:56 PM	4.5	75.9 km	20,210 m	1km SSE of Dabeiba, Colombia	usgs.gov
2/14/19	9:09 PM	4.5	66.8 km	68,110 m	18km WSW of Betania, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/2/18	7:48 AM	4.1	83.3 km	70,210 m	8km WNW of Peque, Colombia	usgs.gov
6/20/18	8:12 PM	4.7	68.1 km	59,710 m	8km WNW of Uramita, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/3/17	4:45 PM	4.3	66.9 km	7,880 m	13km SSW of Dabeiba, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/19/17	12:01 PM	4.7	46.2 km	64,450 m	14km WNW of Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/30/16	5:42 PM	3.6	30.4 km	28,000 m	10km WSW of Ebejico, Colombia	usgs.gov
8/7/16	8:20 AM	4.6	68.2 km	27,770 m	5km NW of Uramita, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/14/16	5:35 PM	4.6	68.8 km	8,280 m	8km SSE of Dabeiba, Colombia	usgs.gov
1/10/16	10:33 AM	4.4	53.5 km	45,070 m	36km NE of Quibdo, Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Urrao

Urrao is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia.

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