Businesses in Jocotenango

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Jocotenango

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	20
Education	18
Shopping	16
Grocery stores and supermarkets	14
Churches	12
Cafes	12
Apartments	8
Beauty salons	8
Pharmacies and drug stores	7
Electronics stores	7
Other membership organizations	6
Clothing stores	6
Health and medical	6

Jocotenango Facts

Area	8.1 km²
Population	21,522
Male Population	10,295 (47.8%)
Female Population	11,227 (52.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+50.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+10.7%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
Neighborhoods	Colonia Los Llanos, Zona 3 Los Ángeles, El Papelillo
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.58194, -90.74361
Postal Codes	03002

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Jocotenango Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,303	17,553	19,440	21,700	21,522	22,650	23,707
Population Density	1,760.4 / km²	2,160.4 / km²	2,392.6 / km²	2,670.8 / km²	2,648.9 / km²	2,787.7 / km²	2,917.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Jocotenango Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 10.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Jocotenango	+50.5%	+22.6%	+10.7%
Sacatepéquez Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Jocotenango Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Jocotenango	18.7 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Sacatepéquez 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)

Jocotenango Population Density

Population Density: 2,649 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Jocotenango	21,522	8.1 km²	2,649 / km²
Sacatepéquez Department	346,082	536.6 km²	645 / 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

Jocotenango Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 700 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 Jocotenango

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Jocotenango

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

Jocotenango CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Jocotenango	26,844 tn	1.25 tn	3,303.9 tons/km²
Sacatepéquez Department	428,211 tn	1.24 tn	797.9 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

Jocotenango CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	26,844 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,303.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (9)

* 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
4/16/19	4:04 AM	4.5	15.2 km	79,120 m	5km NW of Palin, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/1/19	1:32 AM	3.3	14.5 km	10,000 m	3km W of Amatitlan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/31/19	12:55 PM	3.9	6.2 km	10,000 m	1km NNW of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	11:44 PM	3	13.1 km	10,000 m	6km SE of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	10:59 PM	3.2	15 km	10,760 m	6km SE of Alotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	10:46 PM	4.1	15.4 km	6,480 m	5km N of Palin, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/25/18	4:46 AM	4.4	28.5 km	204,200 m	3km E of Villa Canales, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/1/18	5:21 PM	4.1	15.7 km	207,440 m	2km WSW of Villa Nueva, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/30/17	6:21 PM	4.3	17 km	96,040 m	5km SSE of Mixco, Guatemala	usgs.gov
9/20/17	2:37 AM	4.9	17.7 km	178,930 m	4km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Jocotenango

Jocotenango (alternate: Xocotenango; translation from Kaqchikel: "place of many plums") is a small municipality in the northeast section of Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez, and is situated north of Antigua Guatemala. It has seven zones, two vil..

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