Businesses in Waslala

Categories in Waslala

Mechanic Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Churches Soup Kitchen Education Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Veterinarian Barbers Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Playground Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Waslala

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	17
Clothing stores	11
Education	11
Churches	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Restaurants	9
Other accommodation	7
Hotels and motels	6
Car repair	6
Barbers	5
Public administration	5

Waslala Facts

Area	1112.7 km²
Population	89,609
Male Population	45,499 (50.8%)
Female Population	44,110 (49.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+616.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+108.8%
Median Age	15.4 years (Male: 15.3, Female: 15.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,704 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.23333, -85.38333

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Waslala Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,503	27,607	42,906	72,413	89,609	105,648	121,903
Population Density	11.2 / km²	24.8 / km²	38.6 / km²	65.1 / km²	80.5 / km²	94.9 / km²	109.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Waslala Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 108.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Waslala	+616.7%	+224.6%	+108.8%
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

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

Waslala Median Age

Median Age: 15.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Waslala	15.4 yrs	15.6 yrs	15.3 yrs
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	16 yrs	16.3 yrs	15.8 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

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

Waslala Population Density

Population Density: 80.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Waslala	89,609	1,112.7 km²	80.5 / km²
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	416,491	31,753 km²	13.1 / 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

Waslala Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1930 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

Waslala Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,925	$1,513	$1,875	$2,461	$3,163	$4,028	$3,240	$3,704
Total GDP	$39.2M	$38.4M	$59.2M	$93.9M	$145.4M	$224.8M	$212.8M	$260M

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

Waslala CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Waslala	78,614 tn	0.88 tn	70.7 tons/km²
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	364,482 tn	0.88 tn	11.5 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

Waslala CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	78,614 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.88 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	70.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (5.3)
Landslide	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. 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	50.2 km	10,000 m	15km NNW of Muy Muy, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
11/15/16	11:06 PM	3.9	81.1 km	19,310 m	14km SW of Jinotega, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/31/09	5:50 PM	4.4	77.2 km	35,500 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/22/04	7:23 PM	4.2	87.5 km	35,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
4/22/04	7:22 PM	4.2	81.5 km	35,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
11/18/03	7:38 AM	3.6	73.1 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/30/02	4:29 AM	4	65 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/13/01	12:26 PM	4.7	50.5 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
9/16/99	2:23 AM	4	94 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/25/99	10:35 PM	3.1	95.3 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Waslala

Waslala (Spanish pronunciation: [wasˈlala]) is a town and municipality in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua - it is 71 miles from Matagalpa and 161 miles from Managua. Nicaraguan Revolution affected Waslala tremendously - it w..

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