Businesses in Salcajá

Categories in Salcajá

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic New car dealers Fabric Wholesaler Wholesalers Boutique Clothing stores Shoe stores Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Churches Government Office Religious Destination Religious Organization Electronics Store Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Tool Store Education Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Cake Shop Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Pizza Restaurants Banks Financial Institution Lawyer Cemetery Hospitals Beauty salons Manicures and pedicures Condominium Complex Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands General Store Pet Supply Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Public parks Soccer Field Sports club Hotels and motels Housing Society Importer Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Salcajá

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	61
Shopping	43
Grocery stores and supermarkets	29
Education	26
Clothing stores	19
Churches	16
Car repair	15
Cafes	13

Salcajá Facts

Area	14.0 km²
Population	19,293
Male Population	9,073 (47.0%)
Female Population	10,220 (53.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+123.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+19.0%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
Neighborhoods	Zona 3
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	14.88333, -91.45000

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Salcajá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,640	12,873	16,213	21,900	19,293	20,665	21,908
Population Density	617.1 / km²	919.5 / km²	1,158.1 / km²	1,564.3 / km²	1,378.1 / km²	1,476.1 / km²	1,564.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Salcajá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 19% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Salcajá	+123.3%	+49.9%	+19%
Quetzaltenango Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Salcajá Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Salcajá	18.7 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Quetzaltenango Department	18.7 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)

Salcajá Population Density

Population Density: 1,378 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Salcajá	19,293	14 km²	1,378 / km²
Quetzaltenango Department	879,537	2,135.5 km²	412 / 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

Salcajá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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 Salcajá

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Salcajá

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

Salcajá CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Salcajá	25,524 tn	1.32 tn	1,823.1 tons/km²
Quetzaltenango Department	1,013,522 tn	1.15 tn	474.6 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

Salcajá CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	25,524 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.32 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,823.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (8)
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
1/5/19	5:08 PM	4.5	3.9 km	148,060 m	0km NE of San Andres Xecul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
9/3/18	6:11 PM	4.6	22.8 km	179,110 m	8km ESE of Huitan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/14/18	6:20 AM	4.1	40.3 km	99,530 m	5km N of El Asintal, Guatemala	usgs.gov
12/15/17	9:07 AM	5.1	19.5 km	101,120 m	7km N of Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/12/17	5:44 PM	4.6	39.4 km	97,090 m	1km SSW of San Andres Villa Seca, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/20/16	3:13 PM	4.6	25.1 km	101,580 m	8km NNW of El Palmar, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/19/16	1:00 PM	4.6	32.7 km	100,840 m	3km E of San Pablo Jocopilas, Guatemala	usgs.gov
11/20/15	6:17 AM	4.4	6.4 km	158,130 m	3km W of Totonicapan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
5/2/15	11:59 AM	4.8	23.8 km	176,260 m	5km W of San Bartolo, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/2/15	12:44 AM	4.8	5.1 km	154,940 m	3km NW of Cantel, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Salcajá

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