Businesses in Ricaurte, Ecuador

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ricaurte, Ecuador

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	18
Shopping	12
Restaurants	11
Car repair	10
Apartments	9
Clothing stores	7
Veterinarians and animal clinics	6
Beauty salons	6
Bakeries	5
Education	5
Dentists	5

Ricaurte, Ecuador Facts

Area	10.4 km²
Population	25,873
Male Population	12,350 (47.7%)
Female Population	13,523 (52.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+174.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+48.7%
Median Age	24.8 years (Male: 23.5, Female: 26.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$13,910 (2022)
Area Codes	7
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-2.86256, -78.96455
Postal Codes	010162

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Ricaurte, Ecuador Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,428	13,839	17,405	22,276	25,873	27,166	28,217
Population Density	903.3 / km²	1,325.9 / km²	1,667.5 / km²	2,134.2 / km²	2,478.9 / km²	2,602.7 / km²	2,703.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Ricaurte, Ecuador Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 48.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ricaurte, Ecuador	+174.4%	+87%	+48.7%
Azuay Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Ricaurte, Ecuador Median Age

Median Age: 24.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ricaurte, Ecuador	24.8 yrs	26.1 yrs	23.5 yrs
Azuay Province	24.7 yrs	26.3 yrs	23.2 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Ricaurte, Ecuador Population Density

Population Density: 2,479 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ricaurte, Ecuador	25,873	10.4 km²	2,479 / km²
Azuay Province	787,476	8,001.5 km²	98.4 / 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

Ricaurte, Ecuador Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 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 Ricaurte, 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

Ricaurte, Ecuador Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$10,808	$10,966	$11,600	$13,410	$13,593	$14,510	$13,374	$13,910
Total GDP	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.5B	$1.9B	$2.1B	$2.4B	$2.5B	$2.7B

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

Ricaurte, Ecuador CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ricaurte, Ecuador	88,340 tn	3.41 tn	8,463.7 tons/km²
Azuay Province	2,777,993 tn	3.53 tn	347.2 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

Ricaurte, Ecuador CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	88,340 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.41 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,463.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7.3)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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	70.2 km	88,130 m	9km NNE of La Troncal, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/5/19	9:53 AM	4.8	45.1 km	85,710 m	27km ENE of Gualaceo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/3/19	3:03 AM	4.9	53.5 km	94,270 m	34km ENE of Azogues, Ecuador	usgs.gov
1/6/19	11:19 AM	4.3	82.7 km	10,000 m	19km E of Coronel Marcelino Mariduena, Ecuador	usgs.gov
10/30/18	12:23 PM	4.3	76.3 km	92,330 m	14km E of Alausi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/7/18	2:12 AM	6.2	70.1 km	110,500 m	7km SE of Alausi, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/2/18	3:43 AM	4.9	56.7 km	79,740 m	13km S of La Troncal, Ecuador	usgs.gov
7/16/18	5:35 AM	4.5	57 km	89,370 m	36km ESE of Gualaceo, Ecuador	usgs.gov
3/3/18	7:09 PM	4.3	86.1 km	4,270 m	12km NE of Balao, Ecuador	usgs.gov
12/17/17	6:25 AM	4	21.7 km	108,370 m	1km SSE of Gualaceo, Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ricaurte, Ecuador

Ricaurte is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 14.3 km² and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 14,006.

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