Businesses in Motozintla

Categories in Motozintla

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Gas Station Metalworking Children and baby clothing Clothing stores Fashion Accessories Store Shoe stores Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Telecommunications Service Provider Catholic Church Churches Government Office Local Government Office Religion Religious Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Social Club Computer Accessories Store Computer Service Building Materials Store Hardware store Painting Education Education Center Elementary School High School Middle School Preschool Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Brunch Restaurant Butcher Cafes Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Internet cafes Mexican restaurants Pizza Restaurants Seafood restaurants Taco Restaurant Furniture stores Atm's Banks Financial Institution Money Transfer Service Dentists Hospitals Opticians and eyewear Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Office supplies and stationery stores Condominium Complex Housing Complex Convenience stores Cosmetics Store Florists General Store Gift Shop Liquor Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Gym Playground Public parks Soccer Field Sports club Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Transportation Service

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Motozintla

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	73
Shopping	58
Public administration	57
Grocery stores and supermarkets	53
Education	53
Churches	45
Pharmacies and drug stores	25
Clothing stores	24
Hardware store	20
Hotels and motels	18

Motozintla Facts

Area	5.0 km²
Population	22,281
Male Population	10,473 (47.0%)
Female Population	11,808 (53.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+268.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+24.1%
Median Age	23.5 years (Male: 23, Female: 23.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,958 (2022)
Area Codes	467
Neighborhoods	Centro, Guadalupe, Emiliano Zapata
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.36694, -92.24605
Postal Codes	30900

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Motozintla Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,053	12,136	17,955	28,845	22,281	24,093	25,245
Population Density	1,210.6 / km²	2,427.2 / km²	3,591 / km²	5,769 / km²	4,456.2 / km²	4,818.6 / km²	5,049 / km²

* Projected

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

Motozintla Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 24.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Motozintla	+268.1%	+83.6%	+24.1%
Chiapas	—	—	—
Mexico	—	—	—

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

Motozintla Median Age

Median Age: 23.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Motozintla	23.5 yrs	23.8 yrs	23 yrs
Chiapas	22.2 yrs	22.7 yrs	21.6 yrs
Mexico	26.2 yrs	27 yrs	25.3 yrs

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

Motozintla Population Density

Population Density: 4,456 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Motozintla	22,281	5 km²	4,456 / km²
Chiapas	5.5 million	73,311 km²	75.4 / km²
Mexico	126.8 million	1,965,208 km²	64.5 / km²

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

Motozintla Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Motozintla

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

Motozintla Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,443	$4,719	$5,236	$9,398	$14,228	$7,871	$7,111	$7,958
Total GDP	$99.9M	$120M	$148.1M	$311.2M	$546.1M	$343.4M	$364.3M	$417.8M

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

Motozintla CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Motozintla	89,686 tn	4.03 tn	17,937.2 tons/km²
Chiapas	17,416,827 tn	3.15 tn	237.6 tons/km²
Mexico	496,865,013 tn	3.92 tn	252.8 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

Motozintla CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	89,686 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	17,937.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (9.3)
Landslide	High (10)

* 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, 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
3/14/19	10:05 AM	4.6	16.1 km	197,840 m	15km NNE of Motozintla de Mendoza, Mexico	usgs.gov
12/12/18	6:57 PM	4.4	38.4 km	205,600 m	6km SSE of Chicomuselo, Mexico	usgs.gov
3/18/18	10:30 PM	4.6	23.8 km	208,930 m	6km WNW of Cuilco, Guatemala	usgs.gov
2/10/18	11:04 AM	5	30.9 km	94,990 m	10km NNE of Huehuetan, Mexico	usgs.gov
8/26/17	5:51 AM	4.1	12.7 km	175,220 m	11km NNE of Motozintla de Mendoza, Mexico	usgs.gov
12/14/16	9:40 AM	4	11.6 km	191,280 m	12km NNW of Motozintla de Mendoza, Mexico	usgs.gov
10/5/16	3:50 PM	4.4	26.8 km	169,860 m	13km WSW of Frontera Comalapa, Mexico	usgs.gov
6/23/16	5:24 AM	4	23.7 km	201,590 m	9km WNW of Cuilco, Guatemala	usgs.gov
10/13/15	7:19 AM	4.2	35.9 km	10,000 m	6km NE of San Jose Ojetenan, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/10/15	5:18 PM	4	27.8 km	184,240 m	8km WSW of Frontera Comalapa, Mexico	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Motozintla

Motozintla (Motozintla de Mendoza) is a city and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. occupies part of Mexico's border with Guatemala and is adjacent to the municipalities of Siltepec (to the north), Escuintla and Huixtla (t..

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