Businesses in Matiguás

Categories in Matiguás

Farming Clothing stores Churches Home Goods Store Education Education Center Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Coffee Shop Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Veterinarian Pharmacy Ranch Shopping Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Matiguás

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Clothing stores	20
Restaurants	16
Bars, pubs and taverns	15
Pharmacies and drug stores	14
Hotels and motels	13
Churches	11
Shopping	11
Education	10
Cafes	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Other accommodation	7
Public administration	5
Hospitals	5

Matiguás Facts

Area	1273.9 km²
Population	52,510
Male Population	26,475 (50.4%)
Female Population	26,035 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+81.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+23.8%
Median Age	18 years (Male: 17.7, Female: 18.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,083 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Barrio Pancasan
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	12.83734, -85.46218

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Matiguás Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	28,902	38,362	42,407	42,979	52,510	56,153	59,160
Population Density	22.7 / km²	30.1 / km²	33.3 / km²	33.7 / km²	41.2 / km²	44.1 / km²	46.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Matiguás Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 23.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Matiguás	+81.7%	+36.9%	+23.8%
Matagalpa Department	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

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

Matiguás Median Age

Median Age: 18 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Matiguás	18 yrs	18.3 yrs	17.7 yrs
Matagalpa Department	19.2 yrs	19.7 yrs	18.7 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

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

Matiguás Population Density

Population Density: 41.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Matiguás	52,510	1,273.9 km²	41.2 / km²
Matagalpa Department	568,699	6,877.8 km²	82.7 / 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

Matiguás 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Matiguás

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

Matiguás Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,784	$1,809	$2,219	$2,694	$2,963	$3,442	$3,130	$3,083
Total GDP	$71.8M	$77.8M	$98.7M	$122.2M	$138.2M	$172.1M	$166.3M	$165.7M

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

Matiguás CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Matiguás	49,570 tn	0.94 tn	38.9 tons/km²
Matagalpa Department	538,394 tn	0.95 tn	78.3 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

Matiguás CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	49,570 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.94 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	38.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Cyclone	Medium (7)
Landslide	High (9)

* 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. 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
5/13/19	3:39 AM	4.1	24.6 km	10,000 m	15km NNW of Muy Muy, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
11/15/16	11:06 PM	3.9	69.8 km	19,310 m	14km SW of Jinotega, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/1/14	1:25 PM	4.8	95.1 km	9,270 m	2km SE of Valle San Francisco, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/14/14	4:12 AM	4.4	92.5 km	10,000 m	9km SE of Valle San Francisco, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/31/09	5:50 PM	4.4	93.9 km	35,500 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/12/06	2:30 PM	4.1	79 km	45,400 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/5/06	9:54 AM	4.1	83.1 km	10,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/5/05	11:02 PM	4.2	99.7 km	0 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/14/05	12:43 AM	4.4	72.6 km	40,500 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
11/18/03	7:38 AM	3.6	45.6 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Matiguás

Matiguás (Spanish pronunciation: [matiˈɣwas]) is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua.

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