Businesses in Patzún

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Patzún

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	27
Restaurants	15
Education	11
Cafes	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Hardware store	9
Hotels and motels	8
Shopping	8
Electronics stores	7
Car repair	6
Pharmacies and drug stores	6
Hospitals	5
Mobile phone stores	5

Patzún Facts

Area	154.4 km²
Population	60,364
Male Population	29,548 (48.9%)
Female Population	30,816 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+141.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+37.8%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,963 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.68333, -91.01667
Postal Codes	04007

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Patzún Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	24,971	35,665	43,792	56,617	60,364	65,796	71,768
Population Density	161.8 / km²	231 / km²	283.7 / km²	366.7 / km²	391 / km²	426.2 / km²	464.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Patzún Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 37.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Patzún	+141.7%	+69.3%	+37.8%
Chimaltenango Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Patzún Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Patzún	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Chimaltenango 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)

Patzún Population Density

Population Density: 391 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Patzún	60,364	154.4 km²	391 / km²
Chimaltenango Department	687,424	1,862.5 km²	369 / 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

Patzún Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 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 Patzún

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

Patzún Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,136	$1,234	$2,769	$3,569	$2,945	$3,436	$3,742	$3,963
Total GDP	$35.5M	$44.3M	$111.5M	$158.9M	$142.7M	$178.5M	$210.5M	$230.1M

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

Patzún CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Patzún	66,675 tn	1.1 tn	431.9 tons/km²
Chimaltenango Department	741,622 tn	1.08 tn	398.2 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

Patzún CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	66,675 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	431.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (10)
Volcano	Medium (4)

* 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
4/30/19	2:13 PM	4.3	5.4 km	232,520 m	4km SSW of Tecpan Guatemala, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/31/19	12:55 PM	3.9	35.3 km	10,000 m	1km NNW of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/27/19	10:59 PM	3.2	38 km	10,760 m	6km SE of Alotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
11/8/17	8:28 AM	4.3	11.2 km	191,870 m	6km W of Tecpan Guatemala, Guatemala	usgs.gov
9/20/17	2:37 AM	4.9	17.1 km	178,930 m	4km ENE of Acatenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/19/17	5:42 AM	4.4	33.7 km	199,340 m	3km NE of Jocotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
11/25/16	3:08 PM	4.7	12.8 km	195,310 m	2km ESE of Santa Apolonia, Guatemala	usgs.gov
5/8/16	7:52 AM	4.7	37.9 km	114,180 m	6km SSE of Patulul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/25/16	8:43 PM	3.1	36.9 km	10,000 m	5km ESE of Alotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/1/15	11:35 PM	4.7	15.1 km	205,490 m	7km ENE of Concepcion, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Patzún

Patzún (Spanish pronunciation: [patˈsun]) is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.

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