Businesses in Masagua

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Masagua

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	14
Churches	13
Education	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Shopping	7
Unreachable	6
Corporate management	6
Gas station	6
Travel and transportation	5

Masagua Facts

Area	397.1 km²
Population	46,278
Male Population	23,671 (51.2%)
Female Population	22,607 (48.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+227.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+64.1%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,703 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.20306, -90.84806
Postal Codes	05005

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Masagua Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,142	22,893	28,202	44,231	46,278	48,990	51,507
Population Density	35.6 / km²	57.7 / km²	71 / km²	111.4 / km²	116.6 / km²	123.4 / km²	129.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Masagua Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 64.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Masagua	+227.2%	+102.1%	+64.1%
Escuintla	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Masagua Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Masagua	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Escuintla	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)

Masagua Population Density

Population Density: 117 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Masagua	46,278	397.1 km²	117 / km²
Escuintla	743,039	4,501.6 km²	165 / 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

Masagua Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 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 Masagua

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

Masagua Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,484	$1,439	$5,261	$7,985	$7,717	$8,764	$9,869	$9,703
Total GDP	$24.4M	$31.9M	$140.8M	$247.3M	$266.5M	$342.8M	$428.5M	$427.8M

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

Masagua CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Masagua	54,607 tn	1.18 tn	137.5 tons/km²
Escuintla	875,528 tn	1.18 tn	194.5 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

Masagua CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	54,607 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	137.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Volcano	High (10)

* 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 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
3/27/19	10:59 PM	3.2	28.7 km	10,760 m	6km SE of Alotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/18/18	2:32 AM	5.7	16.3 km	99,170 m	12km SW of Guanagazapa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/25/17	5:00 PM	4.1	7.2 km	115,380 m	7km SW of Masagua, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/26/17	1:42 PM	4.3	13.5 km	35,000 m	13km SSW of Masagua, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/3/17	11:01 AM	4.6	12.4 km	115,020 m	12km S of Masagua, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/16/16	11:34 AM	5.5	12.9 km	70,610 m	12km S of Masagua, Guatemala	usgs.gov
6/15/16	3:31 PM	4	22.6 km	66,610 m	10km NNW of Iztapa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/7/15	10:53 PM	5.7	4.9 km	84,000 m	4km WNW of Masagua, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/1/15	3:33 AM	4.1	26.2 km	93,860 m	7km NW of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/15/15	1:09 PM	4.9	21 km	79,560 m	14km ESE of La Gomera, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Masagua

Masagua (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈsaɣwa]) is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. In 2008 began construction for a massive power generation plant se property of Jaguar Energy in the municipality.

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