Businesses in Palaiochora

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Palaiochora

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	131
Restaurants	59
Hotels and motels	43
Real estate	21
Cafes	18
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Churches	8

Palaiochora Facts

Area	2.2 km²
Population	636
Male Population	324 (51.0%)
Female Population	312 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-35.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-51.6%
Median Age	45.4 years (Male: 44.4, Female: 46.6)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	35.23128, 23.68185

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Palaiochora Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	987	1,192	1,314	1,396	636	616	603
Population Density	451.2 / km²	544.9 / km²	600.7 / km²	638.2 / km²	290.7 / km²	281.6 / km²	275.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Palaiochora Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 51.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Palaiochora	-35.6%	-46.6%	-51.6%
Crete	—	—	—
Greece	—	—	—

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

Palaiochora Median Age

Median Age: 45.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Palaiochora	45.4 yrs	46.6 yrs	44.4 yrs
Crete	39.2 yrs	40.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Greece	41.8 yrs	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Palaiochora Population Density

Population Density: 291 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Palaiochora	636	2.188 km²	291 / km²
Crete	618,444	8,365.9 km²	73.9 / km²
Greece	10.7 million	132,689.5 km²	80.4 / km²

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

Palaiochora 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Palaiochora

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Palaiochora

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

Palaiochora CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Palaiochora	6,775 tn	10.65 tn	3,097.1 tons/km²
Crete	5,917,901 tn	9.57 tn	707.4 tons/km²
Greece	105,407,278 tn	9.89 tn	794.4 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

Palaiochora CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	6,775 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.65 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,097.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	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. 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
4/2/19	8:00 AM	4.3	23.9 km	10,000 m	22km SW of Platanos, Greece	usgs.gov
4/7/17	1:23 PM	4.5	8.6 km	18,400 m	8km SSW of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
3/13/16	11:26 PM	4	10.2 km	10,000 m	10km WSW of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
3/13/16	1:22 PM	4.2	8.7 km	6,390 m	8km NNW of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
3/12/16	12:40 PM	4.7	18.5 km	10,000 m	17km SSW of Platanos, Greece	usgs.gov
3/7/16	2:25 PM	4.4	16.1 km	10,000 m	16km E of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
3/6/16	11:18 PM	3.9	19.7 km	10,000 m	19km SW of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
2/9/16	6:31 PM	4	7.9 km	10,000 m	8km SSW of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
2/8/16	4:15 PM	4.1	8.1 km	9,940 m	8km SSW of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
1/16/09	3:40 PM	4.7	14.5 km	35,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Palaiochora

Palaiochora (Greek: Παλαιόχωρα or Παλιόχωρα) is a small town in Chania regional unit, Greece. It is located 77 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400m wide and 700m long. The town is set along 11 km of ..

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