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Catandica Facts

Area	2524.6 km²
Population	193,947
Male Population	93,177 (48.0%)
Female Population	100,770 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+964.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+154.4%
Median Age	15 years (Male: 14.5, Female: 15.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$456 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-18.05750, 33.17361

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Catandica Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	18,222	37,270	76,225	177,193	193,947	239,245	288,293
Population Density	7.2 / km²	14.8 / km²	30.2 / km²	70.2 / km²	76.8 / km²	94.8 / km²	114.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Catandica Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 154.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Catandica	+964.4%	+420.4%	+154.4%
Manica District	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

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

Catandica Median Age

Median Age: 15 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Catandica	15 yrs	15.6 yrs	14.5 yrs
Manica District	15.6 yrs	16.4 yrs	14.8 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Catandica Population Density

Population Density: 76.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Catandica	193,947	2,524.6 km²	76.8 / km²
Manica District	2.1 million	62,316 km²	32.9 / km²
Mozambique	27.5 million	786,431.3 km²	34.9 / km²

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

Catandica Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 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.

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

Catandica Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$227	$302	$586	$579	$594	$626	$448	$456
Total GDP	$8.5M	$15.1M	$39.2M	$52.2M	$70.8M	$96M	$87.9M	$98M

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

Catandica CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Catandica	41,526 tn	0.21 tn	16.4 tons/km²
Manica District	437,022 tn	0.21 tn	7 tons/km²
Mozambique	5,734,289 tn	0.21 tn	7.3 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

Catandica CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	41,526 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	16.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (4)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
12/11/82	1:24 PM	4.2	81.8 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Catandica

Catandica (before independence known as Vila Gouveia) is a town located in the province of Manica in Mozambique. As of 2008 it had a population of 29 052. town, near the border with Zimbabwe, takes its name from the son of a local chief who had serv..

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