Businesses in Aguacatán

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Aguacatán

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	40
Education	36
Shopping	22
Restaurants	21
Shopping other	17
Clothing stores	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Electronics stores	7
Religion	7

Aguacatán Facts

Area	208.3 km²
Population	83,013
Male Population	35,975 (43.3%)
Female Population	47,038 (56.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+232.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+81.4%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,827 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.34306, -91.31167
Postal Codes	13027

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Aguacatán Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	24,936	35,313	45,769	60,954	83,013	88,867	94,662
Population Density	119.7 / km²	169.6 / km²	219.8 / km²	292.7 / km²	398.6 / km²	426.7 / km²	454.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Aguacatán Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 81.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Aguacatán	+232.9%	+135.1%	+81.4%
Huehuetenango Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Aguacatán Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Aguacatán	18.7 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Huehuetenango Department	18.7 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Guatemala	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs

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

Aguacatán Population Density

Population Density: 399 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Aguacatán	83,013	208.3 km²	399 / km²
Huehuetenango Department	1.3 million	7,400 km²	172 / km²
Guatemala	16.3 million	109,009.9 km²	149 / km²

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

Aguacatán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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 Aguacatán

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

Aguacatán Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$846	$975	$1,729	$2,864	$2,441	$3,423	$3,615	$3,827
Total GDP	$25.8M	$35M	$67.7M	$123.8M	$116.3M	$190.5M	$217.1M	$237M

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

Aguacatán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Aguacatán	83,872 tn	1.01 tn	402.7 tons/km²
Huehuetenango Department	1,278,454 tn	1 tn	172.8 tons/km²
Guatemala	17,248,451 tn	1.06 tn	158.2 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

Aguacatán CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	83,872 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	402.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (7.1)
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
7/22/19	1:08 AM	4.5	48.2 km	10,000 m	11km SSE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/14/19	1:57 AM	4.8	51.7 km	10,000 m	10km SE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/3/19	10:13 AM	4.2	49.1 km	10,000 m	18km SE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/3/19	12:55 AM	4.5	49.3 km	10,000 m	15km NE of Chajul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/29/19	11:48 AM	4.3	45.3 km	203,980 m	1km WNW of Colotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/27/19	1:53 PM	4.5	47.3 km	195,410 m	5km SW of San Gaspar Ixchil, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/5/19	5:08 PM	4.5	52.1 km	148,060 m	0km NE of San Andres Xecul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/4/18	12:38 AM	4	35.5 km	10,000 m	7km SSE of Cunen, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/3/18	11:51 PM	4	37.7 km	10,000 m	8km NW of San Andres Sajcabaja, Guatemala	usgs.gov
9/3/18	6:11 PM	4.6	39.8 km	179,110 m	8km ESE of Huitan, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Aguacatán

Aguacatán (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣwakaˈtan]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1670m above sea level. It has a population of 41,000. It covers a terrain of 300km2.

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