Businesses in Poptún

Categories in Poptún

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Gas Station Motorcycle Dealer Motorcycle repair Motorcycle Shop Clothing stores Radio Broadcaster Christian Church Churches Evangelical Church Government Office Non-Profit Organization Religion Seventh-day Adventist Church Soup Kitchen Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Tool Store Education Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Cake Shop Chicken Restaurant Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Food delivery services Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Internet cafes Restaurants Taco Restaurant Atm's Banks Financial Institution Lawyer Hospitals Medical laboratories Veterinarian Barbers Beauty salons Advertising Agency Apartment Building Condominium Complex Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands Computer stores General Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Gym Playground Public parks Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Poptún

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	62
Churches	47
Shopping	42
Education	39
Grocery stores and supermarkets	39
Hotels and motels	26
Clothing stores	19
Hardware store	19
Car repair	18
Cafes	16
Electronics stores	16
Corporate management	14
Public administration	13
Bars, pubs and taverns	13

Poptún Facts

Area	921.3 km²
Population	80,136
Male Population	40,458 (50.5%)
Female Population	39,678 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+426.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+89.7%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,822 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Zona 3
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	16.33111, -89.41694

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Poptún Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	15,211	28,687	42,238	72,062	80,136	90,722	101,816
Population Density	16.5 / km²	31.1 / km²	45.8 / km²	78.2 / km²	87 / km²	98.5 / km²	110.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Poptún Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 89.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Poptún	+426.8%	+179.3%	+89.7%
Petén Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Poptún Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Poptún	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Petén 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)

Poptún Population Density

Population Density: 87 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Poptún	80,136	921.3 km²	87 / km²
Petén Department	727,151	35,875.9 km²	20.3 / 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

Poptún Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1920 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 Poptún

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Poptún

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

Poptún Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,792	$2,259	$2,454	$2,665	$3,299	$3,805	$3,470	$3,822
Total GDP	$8.5M	$13.4M	$17.9M	$24.4M	$38.9M	$56M	$60.8M	$70.6M

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

Poptún CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Poptún	83,078 tn	1.04 tn	90.2 tons/km²
Petén Department	763,138 tn	1.05 tn	21.3 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

Poptún CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	83,078 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	90.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (5.3)
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
4/28/12	6:36 AM	4.2	70.2 km	28,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/23/12	12:20 AM	5.2	66.3 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
3/29/11	11:30 AM	4.1	52.9 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/17/08	7:29 AM	4.5	7.9 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/26/03	5:14 PM	4.2	92.9 km	33,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
9/16/01	8:17 AM	3.8	84.3 km	33,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
9/10/01	12:24 PM	4.3	98.6 km	33,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/14/99	1:12 PM	3.9	64.4 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/11/99	2:53 PM	4.2	82.4 km	10,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/18/95	9:13 PM	4.5	94.1 km	29,500 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Poptún

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