Businesses in Zinacantán

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Zinacantán

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	30
Restaurants	24
Shopping other	24
Education	21
Clothing stores	20
Shopping	16
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Convenience stores	13
Public administration	9

Zinacantán Facts

Area	3.4 km²
Population	5,302
Male Population	2,486 (46.9%)
Female Population	2,816 (53.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+390.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+75.6%
Median Age	21 years (Male: 20.3, Female: 21.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,835 (2022)
Area Codes	467
Neighborhoods	Zona Centro, Jastic, Nachig, San Cristóbal
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	16.76070, -92.72381
Postal Codes	29350, 29355, 29360, 29364, 29365, More

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Zinacantán Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,081	2,088	3,020	4,677	5,302	5,575	5,839
Population Density	314.5 / km²	607.4 / km²	878.5 / km²	1,360.6 / km²	1,542.4 / km²	1,621.8 / km²	1,698.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Zinacantán Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 75.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zinacantán	+390.5%	+153.9%	+75.6%
Chiapas	—	—	—
Mexico	—	—	—

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

Zinacantán Median Age

Median Age: 21 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Zinacantán	21 yrs	21.8 yrs	20.3 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)

Zinacantán Population Density

Population Density: 1,542 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Zinacantán	5,302	3.438 km²	1,542 / 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

Zinacantán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Zinacantán

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Zinacantán

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

Zinacantán Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,590	$8,307	$8,835	$8,784	$6,845	$7,354	$5,397	$5,835
Total GDP	$58.9M	$72.8M	$87.5M	$103.9M	$96.1M	$117.7M	$100.1M	$111.1M

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

Zinacantán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zinacantán	16,266 tn	3.07 tn	4,732 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

Zinacantán CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,266 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,732 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (6.3)

* 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 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
2/1/19	2:03 PM	4.1	51.8 km	10,000 m	15km NNE of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan, Mexico	usgs.gov
7/28/18	5:36 PM	4.3	72 km	162,780 m	26km NNW of Angel Albino Corzo, Mexico	usgs.gov
6/24/18	3:21 PM	4.2	66.2 km	173,700 m	21km NNE of Villa Corzo, Mexico	usgs.gov
12/31/17	9:22 PM	4.4	59.2 km	207,460 m	30km NE of San Pedro Buenavista, Mexico	usgs.gov
8/21/17	6:39 PM	4.2	52.8 km	226,210 m	26km SSW of Chiapilla, Mexico	usgs.gov
7/2/17	1:39 PM	4.5	85.9 km	168,350 m	21km ESE of San Pedro Buenavista, Mexico	usgs.gov
2/4/17	7:54 AM	4.4	85.1 km	164,600 m	19km ESE of San Pedro Buenavista, Mexico	usgs.gov
10/21/16	10:49 AM	4.2	75 km	167,980 m	25km NE of Cristobal Obregon, Mexico	usgs.gov
12/6/15	2:52 AM	4.4	38.5 km	229,680 m	17km SW of Acala, Mexico	usgs.gov
10/15/15	7:13 AM	4.4	77.3 km	193,890 m	14km SW of Ocozocuautla, Mexico	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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