Businesses in Acoyapa

Categories in Acoyapa

Mechanic Clothing stores Churches Hardware store Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Country House Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Acoyapa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	14
Shopping	13
Clothing stores	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	8
Car repair	8
Churches	5
Beauty salons	5
Religion	5

Acoyapa Facts

Area	1524.8 km²
Population	18,193
Male Population	9,054 (49.8%)
Female Population	9,139 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+27.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+1.0%
Median Age	19.8 years (Male: 19.4, Female: 20.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,768 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Santa Elena
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	11.97028, -85.17113

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Acoyapa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,264	17,299	18,019	16,689	18,193	18,438	18,453
Population Density	9.4 / km²	11.3 / km²	11.8 / km²	10.9 / km²	11.9 / km²	12.1 / km²	12.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Acoyapa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Acoyapa	+27.5%	+5.2%	+1%
Chontales Department	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

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

Acoyapa Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Acoyapa	19.8 yrs	20.1 yrs	19.4 yrs
Chontales Department	20.9 yrs	21.6 yrs	20.1 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

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

Acoyapa Population Density

Population Density: 11.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Acoyapa	18,193	1,524.8 km²	11.9 / km²
Chontales Department	170,361	6,427.2 km²	26.5 / km²
Nicaragua	6.1 million	128,508.4 km²	47.1 / km²

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

Acoyapa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Acoyapa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,710	$2,510	$2,413	$3,029	$3,219	$4,231	$3,540	$3,768
Total GDP	$52.2M	$47.9M	$41.7M	$55.4M	$58.4M	$77M	$62.5M	$67.4M

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

Acoyapa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Acoyapa	17,923 tn	0.99 tn	11.8 tons/km²
Chontales Department	167,656 tn	0.98 tn	26.1 tons/km²
Nicaragua	5,658,022 tn	0.93 tn	44 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

Acoyapa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	17,923 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.99 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	11.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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
7/3/19	10:20 PM	4.3	79.9 km	199,880 m	6km S of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/3/19	1:55 PM	4.6	82.9 km	190,840 m	14km NNW of Cardenas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
1/31/19	3:13 AM	4.4	72.2 km	171,410 m	18km SSE of Altagracia, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/8/18	10:36 PM	4.5	83.5 km	187,180 m	10km N of Cardenas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/26/16	1:02 AM	5.2	79.7 km	196,730 m	5km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
1/14/16	5:15 AM	4.8	82.2 km	190,170 m	18km SSE of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
10/7/14	4:28 AM	5.1	79.1 km	190,840 m	4km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/30/14	10:31 AM	4.6	49.7 km	5,280 m	19km SW of Morrito, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/5/14	4:11 AM	4.6	78.6 km	190,020 m	20km NNW of Cardenas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/25/14	10:38 AM	4.3	82.7 km	188,460 m	12km N of Cardenas, Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Acoyapa

Acoyapa is a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua.

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