Businesses in Tactic (municipality)

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tactic (municipality)

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	38
Shopping	32
Grocery stores and supermarkets	28
Churches	21
Education	20
Bakeries	19
Hotels and motels	15
Clothing stores	14
Cafes	14
Hardware store	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	9

Tactic (municipality) Facts

Area	98.1 km²
Population	43,301
Male Population	20,836 (48.1%)
Female Population	22,465 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+275.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+67.8%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,795 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.32218, -90.35448
Postal Codes	16004

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Tactic (municipality) Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,528	19,014	25,798	38,384	43,301	47,943	52,717
Population Density	117.6 / km²	193.9 / km²	263.1 / km²	391.4 / km²	441.6 / km²	488.9 / km²	537.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Tactic (municipality) Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 67.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tactic (municipality)	+275.6%	+127.7%	+67.8%
Alta Verapaz Department	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—

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

Tactic (municipality) Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tactic (municipality)	18.7 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)

Tactic (municipality) Population Density

Population Density: 442 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tactic (municipality)	43,301	98.1 km²	442 / 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

Tactic (municipality) 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Tactic (municipality)

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Tactic (municipality)

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

Tactic (municipality) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$829	$873	$2,499	$3,275	$3,353	$3,386	$3,183	$3,795
Total GDP	$18.7M	$22.8M	$74.7M	$111.6M	$130.9M	$152.2M	$166.9M	$207.5M

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

Tactic (municipality) CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tactic (municipality)	42,160 tn	0.97 tn	429.9 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

Tactic (municipality) CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	42,160 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.97 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	429.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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 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
7/22/19	1:08 AM	4.5	84.9 km	10,000 m	11km SSE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/14/19	1:57 AM	4.8	84.8 km	10,000 m	10km SE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/3/19	10:13 AM	4.2	77.3 km	10,000 m	18km SE of San Luis Ixcan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
7/3/19	12:55 AM	4.5	66.2 km	10,000 m	15km NE of Chajul, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/4/18	12:38 AM	4	68.3 km	10,000 m	7km SSE of Cunen, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/3/18	11:51 PM	4	66.2 km	10,000 m	8km NW of San Andres Sajcabaja, Guatemala	usgs.gov
4/10/18	5:15 PM	3.9	75.3 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of Panzos, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/14/18	4:28 PM	4.4	81 km	253,850 m	5km S of San Bartolome Jocotenango, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/2/18	12:22 PM	3.9	14.2 km	10,000 m	7km SW of Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/4/18	11:43 AM	4.6	30.3 km	40,450 m	20km NW of Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tactic (municipality)

Tactic (Spanish pronunciation: [takˈtik]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1,465 m above sea level. It has a population of 27,555, and covers a terrain of 85 km². The languages spoken in Tactic are pre..

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