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Brus Laguna Facts

Area	4310.9 km²
Population	19,689
Male Population	9,799 (49.8%)
Female Population	9,890 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+108.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+30.3%
Median Age	18.4 years (Male: 18, Female: 18.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,513 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.75000, -84.48333

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Brus Laguna Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,452	13,218	15,112	17,016	19,689	21,502	23,877
Population Density	2.2 / km²	3.1 / km²	3.5 / km²	3.9 / km²	4.6 / km²	5 / km²	5.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Brus Laguna Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 30.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Brus Laguna	+108.3%	+49%	+30.3%
Gracias a Dios Department	—	—	—
Honduras	—	—	—

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

Brus Laguna Median Age

Median Age: 18.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Brus Laguna	18.4 yrs	18.8 yrs	18 yrs
Gracias a Dios Department	18.5 yrs	18.7 yrs	18.3 yrs
Honduras	21.3 yrs	22.1 yrs	20.4 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Brus Laguna Population Density

Population Density: 4.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Brus Laguna	19,689	4,310.9 km²	4.6 / km²
Gracias a Dios Department	75,775	15,859 km²	4.8 / km²
Honduras	8 million	112,208 km²	71.1 / km²

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

Brus Laguna Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 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

Brus Laguna Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,812	$4,076	$3,697	$3,988	$4,204	$4,074	$3,973	$4,513
Total GDP	$59.5M	$71.8M	$74.8M	$92.9M	$106M	$102.3M	$101.9M	$119.8M

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

Brus Laguna CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Brus Laguna	23,050 tn	1.17 tn	5.3 tons/km²
Gracias a Dios Department	88,226 tn	1.16 tn	5.6 tons/km²
Honduras	10,597,427 tn	1.33 tn	94.4 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

Brus Laguna CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	23,050 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.17 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
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
1/27/18	2:40 PM	4.7	27.9 km	10,000 m	27km NNW of Brus Laguna, Honduras	usgs.gov
9/29/16	8:23 PM	5.3	66.6 km	10,000 m	40km NE of Cusuna, Honduras	usgs.gov
7/12/12	3:52 AM	4.3	61.7 km	25,400 m	offshore Honduras	usgs.gov
8/15/11	12:58 PM	4.6	91.1 km	35,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov
5/20/97	8:18 AM	3.9	89.3 km	10,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Brus Laguna

Brus Laguna (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾus laˈɣuna]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios. municipality's population is about 13,200 inhabitants.

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