Businesses in Pespire

Categories in Pespire

Churches Community Center Evangelical Church Education Tourist Attraction Bars, pubs and taverns Coffee Shop Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Housing Complex Drinking Water Fountain Shopping Playground Sports club Housing Society

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pespire

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	12
Shopping	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Education	8
Churches	6
Public parks	5
Cafes	5

Pespire Facts

Area	271.4 km²
Population	24,674
Male Population	12,185 (49.4%)
Female Population	12,489 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+20.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+2.1%
Median Age	22.5 years (Male: 21.8, Female: 23.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,803 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.59222, -87.36167

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Pespire Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	20,505	23,723	24,165	22,183	24,674	25,229	25,999
Population Density	75.5 / km²	87.4 / km²	89 / km²	81.7 / km²	90.9 / km²	92.9 / km²	95.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Pespire Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 2.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pespire	+20.3%	+4%	+2.1%
Choluteca Department	—	—	—
Honduras	—	—	—

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

Pespire Median Age

Median Age: 22.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pespire	22.5 yrs	23.2 yrs	21.8 yrs
Choluteca Department	21.6 yrs	22.5 yrs	20.6 yrs
Honduras	21.3 yrs	22.1 yrs	20.4 yrs

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

Pespire Population Density

Population Density: 90.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pespire	24,674	271.4 km²	90.9 / km²
Choluteca Department	413,137	4,401 km²	93.9 / 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

Pespire Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 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

Pespire Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,183	$2,940	$2,804	$2,548	$3,128	$3,213	$3,549	$3,803
Total GDP	$78.1M	$81.1M	$83.2M	$80M	$101M	$105.4M	$113.7M	$124.2M

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

Pespire CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pespire	33,618 tn	1.36 tn	123.9 tons/km²
Choluteca Department	555,404 tn	1.34 tn	126.2 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

Pespire CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	33,618 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.36 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	123.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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
6/21/19	2:51 PM	4.3	71 km	149,250 m	24km N of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
2/11/19	12:08 AM	4.7	58.2 km	192,610 m	12km SW of Amapala, Honduras	usgs.gov
9/12/18	3:35 PM	4.7	64.9 km	10,000 m	9km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
8/15/18	2:19 PM	4.7	50.8 km	175,910 m	8km W of Amapala, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/13/18	3:59 PM	4.7	74.4 km	192,380 m	11km NW of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/8/18	11:07 PM	4.7	73 km	10,000 m	11km W of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/6/18	6:58 PM	4.5	71.5 km	10,000 m	11km S of San Alejo, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/6/18	4:58 AM	4.9	61.4 km	10,000 m	2km ESE of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/6/18	4:04 AM	4.4	72.6 km	10,000 m	9km SW of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
7/26/17	2:37 AM	4.7	58.9 km	202,070 m	13km SW of Amapala, Honduras	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pespire

Pespire is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.

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