Businesses in Ipala

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ipala

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	24
Churches	24
Shopping	15
Education	15
Hardware store	12
Public parks	10
Gas station	9
Car repair	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Pharmacies and drug stores	8
Hotels and motels	7
Cafes	7
Clothing stores	6
Cemeteries and crematoriums	6

Ipala Facts

Area	192.9 km²
Population	22,235
Male Population	10,561 (47.5%)
Female Population	11,674 (52.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+40.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.6%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,073 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.61667, -89.61667
Postal Codes	20011

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Ipala Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	15,877	18,812	20,850	22,981	22,235	23,836	25,295
Population Density	82.3 / km²	97.5 / km²	108.1 / km²	119.1 / km²	115.2 / km²	123.5 / km²	131.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Ipala Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ipala	+40%	+18.2%	+6.6%
Chiquimula	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Ipala Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ipala	18.7 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Chiquimula	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)

Ipala Population Density

Population Density: 115 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ipala	22,235	192.9 km²	115 / km²
Chiquimula	411,113	2,394.3 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

Ipala 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 Ipala

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ipala

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

Ipala Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,022	$2,074	$3,584	$7,409	$6,234	$7,063	$7,172	$8,073
Total GDP	$18.8M	$21.9M	$41.5M	$91.1M	$79.1M	$88.7M	$89.6M	$103.6M

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

Ipala CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ipala	23,907 tn	1.08 tn	123.9 tons/km²
Chiquimula	446,969 tn	1.09 tn	186.7 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

Ipala CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	23,907 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	123.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
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. 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
4/5/19	11:53 PM	4.4	53.3 km	10,000 m	10km NNE of Sinuapa, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/27/18	7:16 PM	4.4	48.2 km	188,830 m	3km SE of Jutiapa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/29/18	5:19 PM	4.2	53.2 km	10,000 m	5km SE of Atescatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/25/18	10:18 PM	4.9	55 km	192,890 m	5km ENE of Quesada, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/10/18	3:43 PM	4.1	41.4 km	246,210 m	11km SW of Monjas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/15/17	2:13 PM	4.6	66.3 km	211,920 m	6km ESE of Casillas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/9/16	10:55 PM	4.8	64.7 km	195,820 m	4km N of San Jose Acatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/31/16	4:46 AM	4.2	62.4 km	2,090 m	5km SE of Jerez, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/29/16	1:05 PM	4.6	54.7 km	10,000 m	0km NE of Candelaria de La Frontera, El Salvador	usgs.gov
11/24/15	7:52 AM	4.4	54 km	169,000 m	4km NW of El Adelanto, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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