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Education8

Sitalá Facts

Area89.7 km²
Population16,092
Male Population8,017 (49.8%)
Female Population8,075 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+437.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+74.7%
Median Age17.4 years (Male: 17.1, Female: 17.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)$7,705 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Standard Time
Lat & Lng17.02417, -92.30694
Postal Codes29890

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Sitalá Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population2,9936,1259,21015,07916,09217,15018,090
Population Density33.4 / km²68.3 / km²102.7 / km²168.1 / km²179.4 / km²191.2 / km²201.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sitalá Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 74.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sitalá+437.7%+162.7%+74.7%
Chiapas
Mexico
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sitalá Median Age

Median Age: 17.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sitalá17.4 yrs17.7 yrs17.1 yrs
Chiapas22.2 yrs22.7 yrs21.6 yrs
Mexico26.2 yrs27 yrs25.3 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sitalá Population Density

Population Density: 179 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sitalá16,09289.7 km²179 / km²
Chiapas5.5 million73,311 km²75.4 / km²
Mexico126.8 million1,965,208 km²64.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sitalá Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

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.

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

Sitalá Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$3,118$3,291$3,827$3,949$6,418$6,137$6,775$7,705
Total GDP$15.2M$18M$23.5M$28.9M$55.2M$61.1M$80M$94M
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

Sitalá CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sitalá49,494 tn3.08 tn551.8 tons/km²
Chiapas17,416,827 tn3.15 tn237.6 tons/km²
Mexico496,865,013 tn3.92 tn252.8 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
Sitalá CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)49,494 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)551.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (10)
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (5.9)
LandslideMedium (7)

* 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, 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.
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
2/1/192:03 PM4.157.6 km10,000 m15km NNE of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan, Mexicousgs.gov
8/21/176:39 PM4.298.4 km226,210 m26km SSW of Chiapilla, Mexicousgs.gov
12/6/152:52 AM4.490.1 km229,680 m17km SW of Acala, Mexicousgs.gov
12/5/149:24 AM446.8 km20,920 m8km WSW of Tila, Mexicousgs.gov
12/3/145:47 AM4.559.2 km9,100 m14km N of Tila, Mexicousgs.gov
1/16/149:49 AM4.179.5 km45,900 m9km SSW of Tacotalpa, Mexicousgs.gov
8/13/135:45 PM433.4 km5,000 m8km E of Simojovel de Allende, Mexicousgs.gov
6/26/135:05 AM490.2 km213,300 m11km SE of Chiapa de Corzo, Mexicousgs.gov
4/12/1011:10 AM4.685.4 km214,800 mChiapas, Mexicousgs.gov
8/6/093:59 AM4.616.2 km124,000 mChiapas, Mexicousgs.gov

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