Businesses in Sabá

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sabá

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	50
Shopping	42
Restaurants	31
Churches	31
Education	22
Car repair	15
Clothing stores	12
Hardware store	12
Banks	9
Electronics stores	9
Other accommodation	8
Apartments	8
Religion	8

Sabá Facts

Area	312.9 km²
Population	32,831
Male Population	15,894 (48.4%)
Female Population	16,937 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+259.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+56.5%
Median Age	20.2 years (Male: 19.4, Female: 21)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,623 (2022)
Area Codes	2424
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.46667, -86.25000

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Sabá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,122	15,666	20,974	29,179	32,831	35,275	37,989
Population Density	29.2 / km²	50.1 / km²	67 / km²	93.3 / km²	104.9 / km²	112.7 / km²	121.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Sabá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 56.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sabá	+259.9%	+109.6%	+56.5%
Colón Department (Honduras)	—	—	—
Honduras	—	—	—

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

Sabá Median Age

Median Age: 20.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sabá	20.2 yrs	21 yrs	19.4 yrs
Colón Department (Honduras)	19.4 yrs	20.1 yrs	18.8 yrs
Honduras	21.3 yrs	22.1 yrs	20.4 yrs

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

Sabá Population Density

Population Density: 105 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sabá	32,831	312.9 km²	105 / km²
Colón Department (Honduras)	300,330	8,278.9 km²	36.3 / 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

Sabá 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.

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

Sabá Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,553	$3,140	$2,970	$4,360	$4,713	$4,567	$4,124	$4,623
Total GDP	$49.3M	$54.1M	$61.2M	$105.3M	$130.7M	$141.4M	$128.9M	$148.1M

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

Sabá CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sabá	43,873 tn	1.34 tn	140.2 tons/km²
Colón Department (Honduras)	395,946 tn	1.32 tn	47.8 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

Sabá CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	43,873 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.34 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	140.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4.3)
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
7/8/18	11:25 PM	3.4	56.4 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of Sambo Creek, Honduras	usgs.gov
9/19/13	8:29 AM	4.1	96.6 km	9,380 m	1km SE of San Antonio, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/5/13	12:42 AM	4.7	96.3 km	26,900 m	2km SE of San Juan Pueblo, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/24/13	2:15 AM	4.5	98.6 km	10,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov
4/24/13	2:09 AM	4.4	84.1 km	10,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov
4/24/13	2:04 AM	4.7	99.9 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of San Juan Pueblo, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/18/13	5:59 PM	4.6	91.6 km	15,500 m	11km SSE of San Francisco, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/10/13	7:14 PM	5.4	97.7 km	3,500 m	5km S of San Juan Pueblo, Honduras	usgs.gov
11/29/11	1:40 PM	4.2	86.9 km	8,300 m	Honduras	usgs.gov
2/11/10	5:56 PM	4.9	83.5 km	10,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sabá

Sabá is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón.

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