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Business Distribution by Industry in Zumbahua

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	9
Hotels and motels	8

Zumbahua Facts

Area	168.5 km²
Population	14,606
Male Population	6,848 (46.9%)
Female Population	7,758 (53.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+129.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+31.8%
Median Age	18.5 years (Male: 17.6, Female: 19.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,423 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Ecuador Time
Lat & Lng	-0.96073, -78.89817
Postal Codes	050405, 050458

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Zumbahua Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,367	9,123	11,084	13,723	14,606	15,146	15,577
Population Density	37.8 / km²	54.1 / km²	65.8 / km²	81.4 / km²	86.7 / km²	89.9 / km²	92.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Zumbahua Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 31.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zumbahua	+129.4%	+60.1%	+31.8%
Cotopaxi Province	—	—	—
Ecuador	—	—	—

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

Zumbahua Median Age

Median Age: 18.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Zumbahua	18.5 yrs	19.3 yrs	17.6 yrs
Cotopaxi Province	23.6 yrs	24.6 yrs	22.6 yrs
Ecuador	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Zumbahua Population Density

Population Density: 86.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Zumbahua	14,606	168.5 km²	86.7 / km²
Cotopaxi Province	462,948	6,017.1 km²	76.9 / 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

Zumbahua 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.

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

Zumbahua Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,610	$4,236	$6,094	$8,232	$5,878	$6,370	$5,990	$6,423
Total GDP	$31M	$39.6M	$60.7M	$88.5M	$68.3M	$78.9M	$79M	$85.9M

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

Zumbahua CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zumbahua	36,929 tn	2.53 tn	219.2 tons/km²
Cotopaxi Province	1,176,001 tn	2.54 tn	195.4 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

Zumbahua CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	36,929 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	219.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (9)
Landslide	High (9)
Volcano	Low (3)

* 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
9/20/18	5:54 PM	4.3	31.1 km	83,860 m	17km NNE of La Mana, Ecuador	usgs.gov
9/13/18	8:20 AM	3.1	78.3 km	10,000 m	7km E of Banos, Ecuador	usgs.gov
4/3/18	1:15 AM	4.3	95 km	5,000 m	4km N of Quito, Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/19/18	1:09 AM	4.2	44.2 km	125,450 m	16km WSW of Ambato, Ecuador	usgs.gov
5/25/17	8:43 AM	3.6	99.4 km	10,000 m	8km NE of Quito, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/12/13	7:58 PM	4.8	41.6 km	123,800 m	24km WSW of Ambato, Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/18/12	1:34 PM	4.9	26.4 km	35,000 m	Ecuador	usgs.gov
6/1/10	11:12 AM	4.3	64.7 km	10,700 m	Ecuador	usgs.gov
3/26/10	1:56 AM	5	86.9 km	10,000 m	Ecuador	usgs.gov
2/19/10	11:37 AM	4.6	33.2 km	98,200 m	Ecuador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Zumbahua

Zumbahua is a town in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. At the 2001 census, Zumbahua had a population of 11,895 (5,455 men and 6,440 women) living in 2,352 households. residents are predominantly Quichua, of the Panzaleo group. town has a colorful Saturd..

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