Businesses in Panzós

Categories in Panzós

Gas Station Churches Community Center Home Goods Store Education Coffee Shop Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Housing Complex General Store Shopping Shopping Mall Hotels and motels Housing Society

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Panzós

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	31
Grocery stores and supermarkets	14
Education	11
Shopping	9
Restaurants	9
Shopping other	7
Hotels and motels	5

Panzós Facts

Area	614.1 km²
Population	86,381
Male Population	43,409 (50.3%)
Female Population	42,972 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+252.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+67.2%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,983 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.40000, -89.66667
Postal Codes	16007

Map of Panzós

Interactive Map

Panzós Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	24,532	38,308	51,651	80,809	86,381	95,812	104,825
Population Density	40 / km²	62.4 / km²	84.1 / km²	131.6 / km²	140.7 / km²	156 / km²	170.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Panzós Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 67.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Panzós	+252.1%	+125.5%	+67.2%
Alta Verapaz Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Panzós Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Panzós	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Alta Verapaz 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)

Panzós Population Density

Population Density: 141 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Panzós	86,381	614.1 km²	141 / km²
Alta Verapaz Department	1.3 million	10,597.4 km²	121 / 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

Panzós Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 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.

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

Panzós Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,246	$1,609	$3,175	$5,428	$4,161	$5,217	$4,576	$4,983
Total GDP	$49.4M	$73.2M	$167.4M	$322.3M	$282M	$372.7M	$391.6M	$461.1M

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

Panzós CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Panzós	87,025 tn	1.01 tn	141.7 tons/km²
Alta Verapaz Department	1,219,332 tn	0.95 tn	115.1 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

Panzós CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	87,025 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	141.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (6.9)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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
4/10/18	5:15 PM	3.9	5.8 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of Panzos, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/9/18	10:19 AM	4.2	83.2 km	10,000 m	19km SSW of Morales, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/2/18	12:22 PM	3.9	88.4 km	10,000 m	7km SW of Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/4/18	11:43 AM	4.6	97.5 km	40,450 m	20km NW of Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/16/14	7:00 PM	4.2	23.9 km	10,000 m	11km SSW of Senahu, Guatemala	usgs.gov
5/11/12	6:15 AM	4.4	93.9 km	8,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/28/12	6:36 AM	4.2	48 km	28,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/23/12	12:20 AM	5.2	63.5 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/11/11	12:20 AM	4.5	100 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/29/11	11:30 AM	4.1	56.3 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Panzós

Panzós (Spanish pronunciation: [panˈsos]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 106 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the a..

Panzós Wikipedia Page

About Our Data

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk.