Businesses in Sonaguera

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sonaguera

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	47
Grocery stores and supermarkets	35
Shopping	34
Restaurants	28
Education	21
Clothing stores	19
Banks	13
Cafes	12
Electronics stores	8
Gas station	8
Hotels and motels	8

Sonaguera Facts

Area	339.8 km²
Population	47,664
Male Population	23,270 (48.8%)
Female Population	24,394 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+124.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+32.1%
Median Age	20 years (Male: 19.5, Female: 20.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,758 (2022)
Area Codes	2451
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.63333, -86.33333

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Sonaguera Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	21,207	30,460	36,074	41,257	47,664	51,121	55,078
Population Density	62.4 / km²	89.7 / km²	106.2 / km²	121.4 / km²	140.3 / km²	150.5 / km²	162.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Sonaguera Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 32.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sonaguera	+124.8%	+56.5%	+32.1%
Colón Department (Honduras)	—	—	—
Honduras	—	—	—

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

Sonaguera Median Age

Median Age: 20 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sonaguera	20 yrs	20.6 yrs	19.5 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)

Sonaguera Population Density

Population Density: 140 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sonaguera	47,664	339.8 km²	140 / 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

Sonaguera Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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

Sonaguera Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,115	$4,051	$3,198	$3,745	$3,791	$3,887	$4,860	$5,758
Total GDP	$116.9M	$136.1M	$125.1M	$162.4M	$177.9M	$192.1M	$234.7M	$285.9M

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

Sonaguera CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sonaguera	63,721 tn	1.34 tn	187.6 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

Sonaguera CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	63,721 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.34 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	187.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (5.9)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
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, 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	39.4 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of Sambo Creek, Honduras	usgs.gov
9/19/13	8:29 AM	4.1	86.9 km	9,380 m	1km SE of San Antonio, Honduras	usgs.gov
6/20/13	4:16 PM	4.3	93.2 km	9,000 m	10km E of Atenas de San Cristobal, Honduras	usgs.gov
5/5/13	12:42 AM	4.7	87.5 km	26,900 m	2km SE of San Juan Pueblo, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/24/13	2:15 AM	4.5	90.2 km	10,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov
4/24/13	2:09 AM	4.4	71.1 km	10,000 m	Honduras	usgs.gov
4/24/13	2:04 AM	4.7	94.4 km	10,000 m	5km SSE of San Juan Pueblo, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/21/13	7:46 AM	4.7	92.5 km	15,000 m	1km SE of San Francisco, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/21/13	6:51 AM	4.1	94.9 km	11,600 m	3km SSE of San Antonio, Honduras	usgs.gov
4/18/13	5:59 PM	4.6	84.2 km	15,500 m	11km SSE of San Francisco, Honduras	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sonaguera

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