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Port Mathurin Facts

Area0.2 km²
Population3,181
Male Population1,598 (50.2%)
Female Population1,583 (49.8%)
Median Age25.8 years (Male: 25.7, Female: 25.9)
Local Time
TimezoneMauritius Standard Time
Lat & Lng-19.68333, 63.41667

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Port Mathurin Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population00003,1813,1563,028
Population Density0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²16,965.3 / km²16,832 / km²16,149.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Port Mathurin Median Age

Median Age: 25.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Port Mathurin25.8 yrs25.9 yrs25.7 yrs
Rodrigues25.7 yrs25.7 yrs25.7 yrs
Mauritius31.4 yrs31.5 yrs31.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Port Mathurin Population Density

Population Density: 16,965 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Port Mathurin3,1810.188 km²16,965 / km²
Rodrigues39,68499.3 km²400 / km²
Mauritius1.2 million2,029.7 km²594 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Port Mathurin Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2030

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

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Business distribution by price for Port Mathurin

Port Mathurin CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Port Mathurin12,442 tn3.91 tn66,358.5 tons/km²
Rodrigues225,137 tn5.67 tn2,268.1 tons/km²
Mauritius6,873,453 tn5.7 tn3,386.5 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
Port Mathurin CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)12,442 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.91 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)66,358.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)
CycloneHigh (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Port Mathurin

The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. It lies on the north coast of the Indian Ocean island and functions as the administrative, judicial and economic centre of Rodrigues. As the nam..

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