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Pujilí Facts

Area221.6 km²
Population39,280
Male Population18,512 (47.1%)
Female Population20,768 (52.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+128.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+31.3%
Median Age22.9 years (Male: 21.3, Female: 24.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,423 (2022)
Area Codes3
Local Time
TimezoneEcuador Time
Lat & Lng-0.95759, -78.69636
Postal Codes050450050451050452050453050454More

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Pujilí Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population17,18924,63029,90737,00139,28040,74541,885
Population Density77.6 / km²111.2 / km²135 / km²167 / km²177.3 / km²183.9 / km²189 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pujilí Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 31.3% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pujilí+128.5%+59.5%+31.3%
Cotopaxi Province
Ecuador
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pujilí Median Age

Median Age: 22.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Pujilí22.9 yrs24.4 yrs21.3 yrs
Cotopaxi Province23.6 yrs24.6 yrs22.6 yrs
Ecuador25.1 yrs25.6 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pujilí Population Density

Population Density: 177 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Pujilí39,280221.6 km²177 / km²
Cotopaxi Province462,9486,017.1 km²76.9 / km²
Ecuador15.8 million256,053.3 km²61.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pujilí Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Pujilí

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

Pujilí Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$3,610$4,236$6,094$8,232$5,878$6,370$5,990$6,423
Total GDP$81.8M$105.7M$163.7M$238.8M$184.5M$213.4M$213.3M$232.2M
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

Pujilí CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Pujilí99,075 tn2.52 tn447.2 tons/km²
Cotopaxi Province1,176,001 tn2.54 tn195.4 tons/km²
Ecuador43,886,500 tn2.77 tn171.4 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
Pujilí CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)99,075 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.52 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)447.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8)
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeHigh (9)
LandslideHigh (9)
VolcanoLow (3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
9/20/185:54 PM4.351.2 km83,860 m17km NNE of La Mana, Ecuadorusgs.gov
9/13/188:20 AM3.162.7 km10,000 m7km E of Banos, Ecuadorusgs.gov
6/3/181:51 AM3.594.4 km22,280 m13km NE of Quito, Ecuadorusgs.gov
4/3/181:15 AM4.387.1 km5,000 m4km N of Quito, Ecuadorusgs.gov
2/19/181:09 AM4.241.2 km125,450 m16km WSW of Ambato, Ecuadorusgs.gov
5/25/178:43 AM3.690.7 km10,000 m8km NE of Quito, Ecuadorusgs.gov
8/9/164:23 AM4.495.2 km9,130 m22km NE of Sangolqui, Ecuadorusgs.gov
10/19/146:48 AM4.291.5 km170,980 m12km N of Puyo, Ecuadorusgs.gov
6/12/137:58 PM4.841 km123,800 m24km WSW of Ambato, Ecuadorusgs.gov
6/18/121:34 PM4.98.4 km35,000 mEcuadorusgs.gov

Pujilí

Pujilí is a small town in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador, located ten to twenty minutes from Latacunga. It is the seat of the Pujilí Canton. Pujilí houses mainly indigenous Ecuadorians, and does not see a lot of tourists. It is well known for the m..

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