Businesses in Mindo, Ecuador

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mindo, Ecuador

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	39
Hotels and motels	35
Restaurants	30
Travel agencies	12
Cafes	12
Tour operators	5
Zoos and aquariums	5
Travel and transportation	5

Mindo, Ecuador Facts

Area	217.5 km²
Population	4,727
Male Population	2,451 (51.9%)
Female Population	2,276 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+186.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+45.4%
Median Age	23.6 years (Male: 24.9, Female: 22.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$21,777 (2022)
Neighborhoods	San Gabriel, La Magdalena
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-0.04933, -78.77269
Postal Codes	170167, 170751

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Mindo, Ecuador Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,649	2,551	3,252	4,345	4,727	5,014	5,266
Population Density	7.6 / km²	11.7 / km²	15 / km²	20 / km²	21.7 / km²	23.1 / km²	24.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Mindo, Ecuador Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 45.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mindo, Ecuador	+186.7%	+85.3%	+45.4%
Pichincha Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Mindo, Ecuador Median Age

Median Age: 23.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mindo, Ecuador	23.6 yrs	22.1 yrs	24.9 yrs
Pichincha Province	26.7 yrs	27.4 yrs	25.9 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Mindo, Ecuador Population Density

Population Density: 21.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mindo, Ecuador	4,727	217.5 km²	21.7 / km²
Pichincha Province	2.9 million	9,537 km²	306 / km²
Ecuador	15.8 million	256,053.3 km²	61.9 / km²

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

Mindo, Ecuador 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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Mindo, Ecuador

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mindo, Ecuador

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

Mindo, Ecuador Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$11,699	$11,336	$9,517	$11,381	$13,209	$15,381	$21,116	$21,777
Total GDP	$32.3M	$35M	$32.1M	$42.4M	$54.5M	$69.2M	$103.6M	$109.7M

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

Mindo, Ecuador CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mindo, Ecuador	21,570 tn	4.56 tn	99.2 tons/km²
Pichincha Province	13,145,274 tn	4.51 tn	1,378.3 tons/km²
Ecuador	43,886,500 tn	2.77 tn	171.4 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

Mindo, Ecuador CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,570 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.56 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	99.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8.6)
Landslide	High (10)
Volcano	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, 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 Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
12/15/18	9:11 PM	4.9	38.1 km	57,250 m	66km W of Otavalo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/20/18	5:54 PM	4.3	92.4 km	83,860 m	17km NNE of La Mana, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/3/18	1:51 AM	3.5	39.1 km	22,280 m	13km NE of Quito, Ecuador	usgs.gov
5/22/18	1:36 PM	5	71.6 km	33,370 m	28km NW of Cotacachi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
4/3/18	1:15 AM	4.3	32 km	5,000 m	4km N of Quito, Ecuador	usgs.gov
10/23/17	9:40 AM	3.5	61.9 km	10,000 m	26km NW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador	usgs.gov
5/25/17	8:43 AM	3.6	35.1 km	10,000 m	8km NE of Quito, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/5/16	12:22 AM	4.7	50.9 km	10,000 m	23km ENE of Quito, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/2/16	8:49 PM	4.4	91.4 km	78,200 m	59km NE of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador	usgs.gov
8/9/16	4:23 AM	4.4	52.6 km	9,130 m	22km NE of Sangolqui, Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mindo, Ecuador

Mindo (also known as the Mindo Valley) is a mountainous watershed situated in the western slopes of the Andes, where two of the most biologically diverse ecoregions in the world meet: the Chocoan lowlands and the Tropical Andes. In this transitional ..

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