Businesses in Pallatanga

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pallatanga

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	19
Churches	17
Other accommodation	11
Education	10
Car repair	9
Shopping	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Hotels and motels	7
Travel agencies	7
Shopping other	5

Pallatanga Facts

Area	312.2 km²
Population	13,378
Male Population	6,625 (49.5%)
Female Population	6,753 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+101.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+25.9%
Median Age	22.4 years (Male: 21.8, Female: 23)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,714 (2022)
Area Codes	3
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-1.99920, -78.96605
Postal Codes	060302, 060850

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Pallatanga Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,632	9,040	10,623	12,610	13,378	13,676	13,858
Population Density	21.2 / km²	29 / km²	34 / km²	40.4 / km²	42.9 / km²	43.8 / km²	44.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Pallatanga Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 25.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pallatanga	+101.7%	+48%	+25.9%
Chimborazo Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Pallatanga Median Age

Median Age: 22.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pallatanga	22.4 yrs	23 yrs	21.8 yrs
Chimborazo Province	24.5 yrs	25.8 yrs	23.2 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Pallatanga Population Density

Population Density: 42.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pallatanga	13,378	312.2 km²	42.9 / km²
Chimborazo Province	487,537	6,472.6 km²	75.3 / 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

Pallatanga 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Pallatanga

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

Pallatanga Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,730	$2,318	$3,301	$3,547	$3,552	$2,851	$2,785	$2,714
Total GDP	$23.1M	$21.4M	$32.5M	$36.9M	$39.1M	$32.8M	$33.6M	$33M

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

Pallatanga CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pallatanga	35,169 tn	2.63 tn	112.7 tons/km²
Chimborazo Province	1,281,428 tn	2.63 tn	198 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

Pallatanga CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	35,169 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	112.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7.3)
Landslide	High (10)

* 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
8/18/19	9:28 AM	5	50.8 km	88,130 m	9km NNE of La Troncal, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/31/19	9:41 AM	4.4	3.5 km	10,000 m	24km NW of Alausi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/3/19	3:03 AM	4.9	86.7 km	94,270 m	34km ENE of Azogues, Ecuador	usgs.gov
1/6/19	11:19 AM	4.3	35.8 km	10,000 m	19km E of Coronel Marcelino Mariduena, Ecuador	usgs.gov
10/30/18	12:23 PM	4.3	38.7 km	92,330 m	14km E of Alausi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/7/18	2:12 AM	6.2	34.2 km	110,500 m	7km SE of Alausi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/2/18	3:43 AM	4.9	71.7 km	79,740 m	13km S of La Troncal, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/15/18	1:35 PM	4.4	75.1 km	98,040 m	12km NNE of Yaguachi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
4/16/18	3:03 AM	3.8	43.7 km	10,000 m	5km S of Montalvo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/19/18	1:09 AM	4.2	78.4 km	125,450 m	16km WSW of Ambato, Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pallatanga

Pallatanga is a location in the Chimborazo Province, Ecuador. It is the seat of the Pallatanga Canton. The village is located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, about 2 and a half hours from Guayaquil, about 2 ho..

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