Businesses in Guar Chempedak

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Guar Chempedak

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	77
Shopping	38
Other accommodation	34
Education	26
Car repair	19
Clothing stores	18
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17
Cafes	16
Corporate management	13
Mosques	12
Electronics stores	11
Health and medical	11
Hotels and motels	11

Guar Chempedak Facts

Area	20.6 km²
Population	17,498
Male Population	8,842 (50.5%)
Female Population	8,656 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+89.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+35.3%
Median Age	25.3 years (Male: 24.7, Female: 26)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,848 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Guar Chempedak, Taman Halaman Damai, Kampung Batu 18, Kampung Guar Chempedak, Kampung Tok Kau
Local Time
Timezone	Malaysia Time
Lat & Lng	5.85846, 100.45928
Postal Codes	08800

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Guar Chempedak Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,223	11,949	12,936	14,411	17,498	17,588	17,935
Population Density	447.2 / km²	579.3 / km²	627.2 / km²	698.7 / km²	848.4 / km²	852.8 / km²	869.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Guar Chempedak Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 35.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Guar Chempedak	+89.7%	+46.4%	+35.3%
Kedah	—	—	—
Malaysia	—	—	—

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

Guar Chempedak Median Age

Median Age: 25.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Guar Chempedak	25.3 yrs	26 yrs	24.7 yrs
Kedah	25.5 yrs	26.1 yrs	25.1 yrs
Malaysia	25.7 yrs	25.7 yrs	25.8 yrs

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

Guar Chempedak Population Density

Population Density: 848 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Guar Chempedak	17,498	20.6 km²	848 / km²
Kedah	2 million	9,465.1 km²	216 / km²
Malaysia	29.6 million	329,840.2 km²	89.7 / km²

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

Guar Chempedak Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 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.

Neighborhoods in Guar Chempedak

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Guar Chempedak

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Guar Chempedak

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Guar Chempedak

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Guar Chempedak

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

Guar Chempedak Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,453	$4,881	$4,957	$6,262	$8,138	$9,760	$10,294	$10,848
Total GDP	$77.8M	$116.6M	$121.5M	$164.9M	$222.1M	$272.2M	$286.6M	$304.7M

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

Guar Chempedak CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Guar Chempedak	109,180 tn	6.24 tn	5,293.6 tons/km²
Kedah	12,649,101 tn	6.18 tn	1,336.4 tons/km²
Malaysia	198,593,412 tn	6.71 tn	602.1 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

Guar Chempedak CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	109,180 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,293.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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. 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.

Guar Chempedak

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