Businesses in Ventaquemada

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ventaquemada

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	97
Cafes	41
Grocery stores and supermarkets	28
Shopping	17
Car repair	12
Education	11

Ventaquemada Facts

Area	127.6 km²
Population	15,115
Male Population	7,547 (49.9%)
Female Population	7,568 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+99.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+10.8%
Median Age	25.4 years (Male: 24.5, Female: 26.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,733 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Colombia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	5.36753, -73.52075
Postal Codes	153640, 153647, 153648, 153649

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Ventaquemada Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,592	11,433	13,641	15,780	15,115	14,872	14,298
Population Density	59.5 / km²	89.6 / km²	106.9 / km²	123.7 / km²	118.5 / km²	116.6 / km²	112.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Ventaquemada Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 10.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ventaquemada	+99.1%	+32.2%	+10.8%
Boyacá Department	—	—	—
Colombia	—	—	—

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

Ventaquemada Median Age

Median Age: 25.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ventaquemada	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs
Boyacá Department	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs
Colombia	24.9 yrs	25.8 yrs	24.1 yrs

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

Ventaquemada Population Density

Population Density: 119 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ventaquemada	15,115	127.6 km²	119 / km²
Boyacá Department	1.2 million	23,199.7 km²	52.4 / 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

Ventaquemada Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 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 Ventaquemada

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ventaquemada

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

Ventaquemada Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,717	$7,556	$6,563	$7,550	$8,665	$10,020	$10,404	$10,733
Total GDP	$33.2M	$44.5M	$44.6M	$55.2M	$66.2M	$76.7M	$82.2M	$84.3M

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

Ventaquemada CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ventaquemada	39,669 tn	2.62 tn	311 tons/km²
Boyacá Department	3,192,155 tn	2.62 tn	137.6 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

Ventaquemada CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	39,669 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	311 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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	84.5 km	175,580 m	25km WNW of Cerinza, Colombia	usgs.gov
4/17/19	10:23 AM	4.2	16.9 km	158,210 m	2km N of Villapinzon, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/9/19	11:33 PM	4.4	69.1 km	10,000 m	12km N of Sabanalarga, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/20/18	9:16 AM	4.5	91.8 km	10,000 m	5km NNW of Medina, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/13/18	9:28 AM	4.8	65.9 km	10,000 m	9km S of Paez, Colombia	usgs.gov
11/26/16	7:32 PM	4.3	49.6 km	124,030 m	8km ESE of Maripi, Colombia	usgs.gov
7/13/16	2:15 AM	4.2	14.1 km	148,760 m	6km SE of Guacheta, Colombia	usgs.gov
5/16/15	9:00 AM	4.4	67.7 km	10,000 m	8km SSW of Aquitania, Colombia	usgs.gov
12/14/14	1:49 AM	4.7	7.1 km	152,310 m	7km W of Ventaquemada, Colombia	usgs.gov
3/11/14	1:57 PM	4.7	81.3 km	10,000 m	11km WSW of Pajarito, Colombia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ventaquemada

Ventaquemada is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province, Colombia.

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