Businesses in Masatepe

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Masatepe

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	43
Churches	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	19
Clothing stores	17
Education	15
Pharmacies and drug stores	15
Shopping	13
Health and medical	12
Religion	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	9
Nurseries and garden supplies	9
Book stores and newsstands	8
Real estate	8

Masatepe Facts

Area	52.2 km²
Population	42,402
Male Population	21,031 (49.6%)
Female Population	21,371 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+197.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+39.5%
Median Age	21.6 years (Male: 21, Female: 22.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,147 (2022)
Area Codes	244
Neighborhoods	Reparto de UZA, Barrio Veracruz, Barrio Mario Sanchez, Reparto San Juan, Barrio Carlos Fonseca
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	11.91840, -86.14467

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Masatepe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,278	23,679	30,398	38,546	42,402	45,144	47,317
Population Density	273.6 / km²	453.7 / km²	582.5 / km²	738.6 / km²	812.5 / km²	865 / km²	906.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Masatepe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 39.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Masatepe	+197%	+79.1%	+39.5%
Masaya Department	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

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

Masatepe Median Age

Median Age: 21.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Masatepe	21.6 yrs	22.2 yrs	21 yrs
Masaya Department	21.6 yrs	22.3 yrs	20.9 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

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

Masatepe Population Density

Population Density: 813 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Masatepe	42,402	52.2 km²	813 / km²
Masaya Department	340,444	617.3 km²	552 / 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

Masatepe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 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 Masatepe

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Masatepe

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Masatepe

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Masatepe

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

Masatepe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,406	$3,915	$4,419	$4,379	$4,130	$4,763	$4,466	$5,147
Total GDP	$463.2M	$449.2M	$493.3M	$505.5M	$485.1M	$598.6M	$583.3M	$669.2M

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

Masatepe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Masatepe	48,192 tn	1.14 tn	923.4 tons/km²
Masaya Department	383,197 tn	1.13 tn	620.8 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

Masatepe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	48,192 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	923.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Landslide	Medium (7)
Volcano	Medium (7)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
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 Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
5/6/18	5:19 AM	4.8	14.9 km	149,510 m	5km SSW of Jinotepe, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/12/18	6:44 AM	4.6	9.7 km	164,720 m	0km NW of Jinotepe, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/28/17	9:40 PM	4.2	17.1 km	146,360 m	2km E of El Crucero, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
1/8/17	6:25 PM	4.6	23.5 km	115,580 m	5km SE of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
10/8/16	11:20 PM	4.2	27.3 km	129,820 m	6km SW of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
9/27/16	8:39 PM	4.9	27.8 km	180,420 m	10km E of Nandaime, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/31/16	10:00 PM	3.7	21.8 km	10,000 m	4km SE of Managua, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
2/9/16	7:00 PM	3.8	13.7 km	16,880 m	2km WSW of Ticuantepe, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/10/15	4:27 AM	3.3	8.4 km	5,000 m	3km NW of La Concepcion, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/10/14	12:44 PM	4	23.2 km	150,770 m	3km WSW of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Masatepe

Masatepe (Spanish pronunciation: [masaˈtepe]) is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua.

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