Businesses in Chicacao

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chicacao

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	37
Education	24
Restaurants	22
Grocery stores and supermarkets	19
Shopping	17
Pharmacies and drug stores	11
Other accommodation	10
Clothing stores	8
Hospitals	7

Chicacao Facts

Area	177.5 km²
Population	52,313
Male Population	25,787 (49.3%)
Female Population	26,526 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+101.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+11.4%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,411 (2022)
Neighborhoods	recorrido
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.53333, -91.31667
Postal Codes	10013

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Chicacao Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	25,913	35,481	46,962	50,743	52,313	55,766	59,454
Population Density	146 / km²	199.9 / km²	264.6 / km²	285.9 / km²	294.7 / km²	314.2 / km²	335 / km²

* Projected

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

Chicacao Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 11.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chicacao	+101.9%	+47.4%	+11.4%
Suchitepéquez Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Chicacao Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chicacao	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Suchitepéquez Department	18.6 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)

Chicacao Population Density

Population Density: 295 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chicacao	52,313	177.5 km²	295 / km²
Suchitepéquez Department	598,600	2,406.6 km²	249 / 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

Chicacao Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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 Chicacao

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

Chicacao Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,210	$1,457	$2,603	$4,722	$8,506	$9,164	$9,166	$9,411
Total GDP	$51.8M	$71.4M	$141.5M	$279.8M	$538.9M	$607.4M	$643.1M	$671.8M

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

Chicacao CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chicacao	55,421 tn	1.06 tn	312.2 tons/km²
Suchitepéquez Department	640,634 tn	1.07 tn	266.2 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

Chicacao CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	55,421 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.06 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	312.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8.5)
Landslide	High (10)
Volcano	Medium (4)

* 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
1/1/19	5:17 PM	4.1	25.3 km	108,390 m	4km SSW of San Lorenzo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/5/18	4:53 AM	4.3	8.5 km	112,980 m	4km SSW of San Miguel Panan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/7/18	8:06 AM	4.1	27.6 km	45,360 m	5km E of Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/23/18	5:16 PM	4.6	19.6 km	104,240 m	5km SSE of Santa Barbara, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/15/17	9:07 AM	5.1	30.4 km	101,120 m	7km N of Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/12/17	5:44 PM	4.6	29.6 km	97,090 m	1km SSW of San Andres Villa Seca, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/19/16	9:18 PM	4.9	21.8 km	89,830 m	9km S of San Jose El Idolo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/21/16	7:51 PM	4.6	15.3 km	98,060 m	3km SSE of San Jose El Idolo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
5/8/16	7:52 AM	4.7	27 km	114,180 m	6km SSE of Patulul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/19/16	1:00 PM	4.6	12.3 km	100,840 m	3km E of San Pablo Jocopilas, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chicacao

Chicacao is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 600m above sea level. It contains 47,200 people. Originally a German settlement, it is famous for a clock that is now over 100 years old.

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