Businesses in Somotillo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Somotillo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	23
Pharmacies and drug stores	17
Churches	17
Shopping	14
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Clothing stores	11
Education	10
Cafes	7
Hardware store	6
Bars, pubs and taverns	6
Car wash and detail	5
Barbers	5
Beauty salons	5
Motorcycle repair	5

Somotillo Facts

Area	604.5 km²
Population	34,398
Male Population	17,153 (49.9%)
Female Population	17,245 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+107.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+13.7%
Median Age	19 years (Male: 18.6, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,412 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.04328, -86.90645

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Somotillo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	16,546	25,140	30,261	35,227	34,398	34,916	35,115
Population Density	27.4 / km²	41.6 / km²	50.1 / km²	58.3 / km²	56.9 / km²	57.8 / km²	58.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Somotillo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 13.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Somotillo	+107.9%	+36.8%	+13.7%
Chinandega Department	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

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

Somotillo Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Somotillo	19 yrs	19.5 yrs	18.6 yrs
Chinandega Department	20.6 yrs	21.3 yrs	19.8 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

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

Somotillo Population Density

Population Density: 56.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Somotillo	34,398	604.5 km²	56.9 / km²
Chinandega Department	396,323	4,646.1 km²	85.3 / 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

Somotillo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 100 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 Somotillo

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

Somotillo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,899	$2,065	$2,268	$2,599	$2,591	$3,250	$3,261	$3,412
Total GDP	$50.2M	$58.6M	$69.5M	$83.5M	$85.5M	$110.9M	$113.1M	$119.2M

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

Somotillo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Somotillo	35,781 tn	1.04 tn	59.2 tons/km²
Chinandega Department	406,548 tn	1.03 tn	87.5 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

Somotillo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	35,781 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	59.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (7.3)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Landslide	Medium (6)
Volcano	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 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
12/27/18	8:22 AM	4.4	58.2 km	113,270 m	4km N of El Realejo, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
12/6/18	9:43 AM	5.1	50.2 km	159,770 m	5km ENE of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/17/18	1:16 PM	4.3	38.9 km	185,300 m	3km SSW of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/13/18	3:59 PM	4.7	38.4 km	192,380 m	11km NW of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/9/18	8:25 PM	4.6	33.6 km	194,720 m	5km N of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
10/28/17	8:23 PM	4.2	52 km	149,680 m	16km WSW of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
12/3/16	11:17 AM	4.7	28.6 km	12,190 m	16km ESE of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/11/16	1:33 PM	4.2	25.4 km	10,450 m	14km E of Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
7/19/16	8:31 AM	3.8	5.9 km	3,950 m	5km ESE of Somotillo, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/21/16	7:11 PM	4.1	7.9 km	3,800 m	7km SSW of Somotillo, Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Somotillo

Somotillo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.

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