Businesses in Chepo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chepo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	59
Restaurants	35
Shopping	32
Churches	22
Education	22
Public administration	11
Hardware store	9
Car repair	9
Gas station	8
Fitness centers	7
Hotels and motels	7
Bakeries	7
Public parks	7
Pharmacies and drug stores	7

Chepo Facts

Area	409.7 km²
Population	26,687
Male Population	13,697 (51.3%)
Female Population	12,990 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+200.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+59.9%
Median Age	25.1 years (Male: 25.3, Female: 24.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$81,255 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Paso Blanco, Panamá Oeste
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.17019, -79.10083

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Chepo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,868	13,146	16,691	22,356	26,687	29,542	32,401
Population Density	21.6 / km²	32.1 / km²	40.7 / km²	54.6 / km²	65.1 / km²	72.1 / km²	79.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Chepo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 59.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chepo	+200.9%	+103%	+59.9%
Panamá Province	—	—	—
Panama	—	—	—

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

Chepo Median Age

Median Age: 25.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chepo	25.1 yrs	24.9 yrs	25.3 yrs
Panamá Province	29.4 yrs	29.9 yrs	28.8 yrs
Panama	27.4 yrs	27.7 yrs	27.1 yrs

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

Chepo Population Density

Population Density: 65.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chepo	26,687	409.7 km²	65.1 / km²
Panamá Province	1.4 million	8,776.1 km²	165 / km²
Panama	3.8 million	75,430.4 km²	50.9 / km²

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

Chepo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 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 Chepo

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

Chepo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$12,919	$15,625	$35,916	$44,981	$56,823	$79,453	$63,578	$81,255
Total GDP	$251.4M	$365.7M	$1B	$1.4B	$2B	$3.1B	$2.8B	$3.7B

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

Chepo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chepo	96,801 tn	3.63 tn	236.3 tons/km²
Panamá Province	6,390,118 tn	4.42 tn	728.1 tons/km²
Panama	14,498,748 tn	3.78 tn	192.2 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

Chepo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	96,801 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	236.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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
3/14/19	7:09 AM	4.4	50.7 km	26,710 m	46km SSE of Pacora, Panama	usgs.gov
8/6/18	5:58 PM	4.9	91.4 km	35,000 m	46km N of Nargana, Panama	usgs.gov
2/11/18	4:45 AM	4.3	57.5 km	36,910 m	27km E of Portobelo, Panama	usgs.gov
12/9/17	3:29 PM	4.5	54 km	56,300 m	8km N of El Porvenir, Panama	usgs.gov
8/31/17	10:02 AM	4.1	71.9 km	67,690 m	10km E of Nargana, Panama	usgs.gov
8/31/17	2:40 AM	4	43.4 km	10,000 m	3km SW of El Porvenir, Panama	usgs.gov
8/25/17	12:43 AM	4.1	52.8 km	46,990 m	28km E of Portobelo, Panama	usgs.gov
5/4/17	10:55 PM	4.8	86.9 km	73,580 m	16km NW of Playon Chico, Panama	usgs.gov
1/13/16	11:21 PM	4.2	70.1 km	10,000 m	41km NW of Tubuala, Panama	usgs.gov
4/28/15	8:06 PM	4.3	43.4 km	59,870 m	11km E of Carti Suitupo, Panama	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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