Businesses in Palín, Escuintla

Categories in Palín, Escuintla

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle Parts Store Motorcycle repair Self Service Car Wash Farming Poultry Farm Clothing stores Shoe stores Internet Service Provider Catholic Church Christian Church Churches Evangelical Church Government Office Recycling Center Religion Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Tool Store Education Educational Institution Education Center Elementary School Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Burger restaurants Butcher Cafes Cake Shop Chicken Restaurant Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Internet cafes Restaurants Atm's Banks Financial Institution Hospitals Veterinarian Barbers Beauty salons Print Shop Apartment Building Condominium Complex Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands General Store Gift Shop Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Gym Night Club Playground Public parks Soccer Field Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Palín, Escuintla

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	45
Churches	44
Education	37
Shopping	32
Apartments	31
Grocery stores and supermarkets	28
Corporate management	24
Clothing stores	21
Car repair	18
Cafes	16
Unreachable	16
Religion	15
Electronics stores	14
Hardware store	14

Palín, Escuintla Facts

Area	93.3 km²
Population	62,474
Male Population	31,072 (49.7%)
Female Population	31,402 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+449.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+96.8%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$13,937 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Zona 3
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.40556, -90.69833
Postal Codes	05011

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Palín, Escuintla Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,380	21,388	31,738	52,478	62,474	66,014	69,429
Population Density	122 / km²	229.2 / km²	340.1 / km²	562.4 / km²	669.5 / km²	707.5 / km²	744 / km²

* Projected

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

Palín, Escuintla Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 96.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Palín, Escuintla	+449%	+192.1%	+96.8%
Escuintla	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Palín, Escuintla Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Palín, Escuintla	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)

Palín, Escuintla Population Density

Population Density: 670 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Palín, Escuintla	62,474	93.3 km²	670 / 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

Palín, Escuintla Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 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 Palín, Escuintla

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Palín, Escuintla

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

Palín, Escuintla Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,839	$2,090	$7,449	$13,855	$10,949	$13,658	$14,873	$13,937
Total GDP	$2.3M	$3.3M	$17.7M	$40.5M	$38.3M	$59.3M	$85.3M	$83.1M

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

Palín, Escuintla CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Palín, Escuintla	76,591 tn	1.23 tn	820.8 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

Palín, Escuintla CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	76,591 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.23 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	820.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (10)
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 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
4/16/19	4:04 AM	4.5	5.6 km	79,120 m	5km NW of Palin, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/1/19	1:32 AM	3.3	11 km	10,000 m	3km W of Amatitlan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/31/19	12:55 PM	3.9	13.9 km	10,000 m	1km NNW of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	11:44 PM	3	8.5 km	10,000 m	6km SE of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	10:59 PM	3.2	8.1 km	10,760 m	6km SE of Alotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	10:46 PM	4.1	5.2 km	6,480 m	5km N of Palin, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/25/18	4:46 AM	4.4	23.2 km	204,200 m	3km E of Villa Canales, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/1/18	5:21 PM	4.1	15.6 km	207,440 m	2km WSW of Villa Nueva, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/30/17	6:21 PM	4.3	23.8 km	96,040 m	5km SSE of Mixco, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/19/17	5:42 AM	4.4	21.8 km	199,340 m	3km NE of Jocotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Palín, Escuintla

Palín is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The town of Palín, which is the municipal seat, is located on the foothills of the Sierra Madre volcanic chain, south of Guatemala City.

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