Businesses in Chocope

Categories in Chocope

Car Repair and Maintenance Churches Home Goods Store Education Education Center Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Country House Housing Complex Pharmacy Shopping Shopping other Public parks Hotels and motels Transportation Service

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chocope

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	24
Public parks	13
Churches	11
Shopping	10
Education	7
Hospitals	6
Buses and trains	6
Banks	5

Chocope Facts

Area	82.9 km²
Population	10,553
Male Population	5,276 (50.0%)
Female Population	5,277 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+34.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-1.2%
Median Age	28.5 years (Male: 27.8, Female: 29.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,916 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-7.79139, -79.22167
Postal Codes	13710, 13711

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Chocope Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,841	10,020	10,681	10,183	10,553	10,550	10,559
Population Density	94.6 / km²	120.9 / km²	128.9 / km²	122.9 / km²	127.3 / km²	127.3 / km²	127.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Chocope Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 1.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chocope	+34.6%	+5.3%	-1.2%
La Libertad Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Chocope Median Age

Median Age: 28.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chocope	28.5 yrs	29.3 yrs	27.8 yrs
La Libertad Region	24.7 yrs	25.3 yrs	24.2 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Chocope Population Density

Population Density: 127 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chocope	10,553	82.9 km²	127 / km²
La Libertad Region	1.9 million	25,222.9 km²	73.4 / km²
Peru	31 million	1,291,975 km²	24 / km²

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

Chocope 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.

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

Chocope Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,970	$5,475	$5,148	$7,296	$6,621	$7,155	$7,038	$7,916
Total GDP	$54.3M	$79.2M	$78.6M	$112.9M	$99.6M	$105.2M	$108M	$121.3M

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

Chocope CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chocope	26,982 tn	2.56 tn	325.6 tons/km²
La Libertad Region	4,672,573 tn	2.52 tn	185.3 tons/km²
Peru	71,626,946 tn	2.31 tn	55.4 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

Chocope CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	26,982 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.56 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	325.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	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 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 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
5/25/19	12:56 PM	4.7	83.9 km	48,340 m	66km SSW of Santiago de Cao, Peru	usgs.gov
2/1/18	5:35 AM	4.3	69 km	63,340 m	23km SW of Salaverry, Peru	usgs.gov
1/22/18	7:50 AM	4	43.2 km	125,120 m	30km E of Ascope, Peru	usgs.gov
11/28/16	3:39 AM	4.4	93.4 km	48,890 m	81km WSW of Santiago de Cao, Peru	usgs.gov
7/20/16	4:49 PM	4.9	95.2 km	106,130 m	15km E of Viru, Peru	usgs.gov
6/14/16	12:53 PM	4.1	66.6 km	35,000 m	9km E of Chepen, Peru	usgs.gov
4/28/16	7:00 AM	4.3	92.7 km	43,000 m	75km SW of Moche, Peru	usgs.gov
1/31/16	6:29 PM	3.9	40 km	64,000 m	10km SE of San Pedro de Lloc, Peru	usgs.gov
1/16/16	9:39 PM	4.6	81.5 km	43,480 m	60km SW of Pacasmayo, Peru	usgs.gov
10/9/15	5:08 PM	4	31 km	35,000 m	13km SSE of Santiago de Cao, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chocope

Chocope is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district of Chocope in the region La Libertad. This town is located beside the Pan-American Highway some 45 km north of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley.

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