Businesses in Petoa

Categories in Petoa

Churches Grocery stores and supermarkets

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Petoa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	6
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6

Petoa Facts

Area	171.3 km²
Population	14,679
Male Population	7,429 (50.6%)
Female Population	7,250 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+199.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+57.2%
Median Age	21.7 years (Male: 21.6, Female: 21.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,208 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.26667, -88.28333

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Petoa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,904	7,560	9,336	11,424	14,679	15,467	16,369
Population Density	28.6 / km²	44.1 / km²	54.5 / km²	66.7 / km²	85.7 / km²	90.3 / km²	95.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Petoa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 57.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Petoa	+199.3%	+94.2%	+57.2%
Santa Bárbara Department	—	—	—
Honduras	—	—	—

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

Petoa Median Age

Median Age: 21.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Petoa	21.7 yrs	21.8 yrs	21.6 yrs
Santa Bárbara Department	21.1 yrs	21.6 yrs	20.7 yrs
Honduras	21.3 yrs	22.1 yrs	20.4 yrs

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

Petoa Population Density

Population Density: 85.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Petoa	14,679	171.3 km²	85.7 / km²
Santa Bárbara Department	407,938	5,048.9 km²	80.8 / 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

Petoa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 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

Petoa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,395	$2,578	$3,070	$4,848	$5,224	$5,980	$5,202	$5,208
Total GDP	$13.1M	$16.1M	$21.5M	$41M	$53.4M	$69.3M	$63.7M	$66.2M

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

Petoa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Petoa	19,026 tn	1.3 tn	111.1 tons/km²
Santa Bárbara Department	529,582 tn	1.3 tn	104.9 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

Petoa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,026 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	111.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
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. 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
2/18/18	1:42 PM	4	48 km	10,000 m	6km W of El Progreso, Honduras	usgs.gov
2/9/18	10:19 AM	4.2	66 km	10,000 m	19km SSW of Morales, Guatemala	usgs.gov
11/28/16	6:37 AM	4.4	36.5 km	10,000 m	13km WSW of Potrerillos, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/10/16	7:33 AM	4	90.1 km	14,330 m	1km NNW of La Libertad, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/8/16	2:00 PM	4	95.1 km	18,950 m	3km W of Jamalteca, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/22/16	8:54 AM	4.3	87.7 km	9,230 m	6km N of La Libertad, Honduras	usgs.gov
2/5/14	12:23 AM	4.1	40.1 km	9,710 m	3km N of El Corozal, Honduras	usgs.gov
8/24/13	6:59 PM	4.6	77.7 km	14,120 m	11km SSE of Nueva Esperanza, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/12/13	3:24 AM	4.1	83.5 km	10,000 m	7km ESE of Mezapa, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/11/12	6:15 AM	4.4	69 km	8,000 m	Guatemala	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Petoa

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