Businesses in Chota, Peru

Categories in Chota, Peru

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chota, Peru

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	112
Shopping	64
Education	47
Hotels and motels	32
Churches	29
Clothing stores	25
Pharmacies and drug stores	25
Banks	19
Corporate management	19
Hardware store	18

Chota, Peru Facts

Area	218.7 km²
Population	44,258
Male Population	20,470 (46.3%)
Female Population	23,788 (53.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+28.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-7.3%
Median Age	25 years (Male: 23.7, Female: 26.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,312 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Distrito Miracosta, Chota
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-6.55000, -78.65000
Postal Codes	06120, 06121

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Chota, Peru Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	34,520	44,750	47,754	46,197	44,258	43,117	42,059
Population Density	157.9 / km²	204.6 / km²	218.4 / km²	211.2 / km²	202.4 / km²	197.2 / km²	192.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Chota, Peru Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 7.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chota, Peru	+28.2%	-1.1%	-7.3%
Cajamarca Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Chota, Peru Median Age

Median Age: 25 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chota, Peru	25 yrs	26.1 yrs	23.7 yrs
Cajamarca Region	22.8 yrs	23.3 yrs	22.3 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Chota, Peru Population Density

Population Density: 202 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chota, Peru	44,258	218.7 km²	202 / km²
Cajamarca Region	1.5 million	32,940.7 km²	44.4 / 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

Chota, Peru 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chota, Peru

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chota, Peru

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

Chota, Peru Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,165	$3,014	$4,386	$4,942	$4,822	$4,857	$7,539	$8,312
Total GDP	$72.6M	$110.7M	$173.8M	$192.9M	$177.1M	$169.9M	$268.6M	$293.2M

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

Chota, Peru CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chota, Peru	90,769 tn	2.05 tn	415.1 tons/km²
Cajamarca Region	2,997,835 tn	2.05 tn	91 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

Chota, Peru CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	90,769 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.05 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	415.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (7.7)
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, 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
3/7/19	4:05 AM	4.9	69 km	41,060 m	37km NNE of Chongoyape, Peru	usgs.gov
8/9/16	10:45 AM	4.3	68.5 km	10,000 m	26km S of Jaen, Peru	usgs.gov
5/20/13	6:15 AM	4.3	98.6 km	63,500 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
6/26/10	2:08 PM	4	54.2 km	36,000 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
10/22/06	4:02 PM	3.8	76.3 km	54,600 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
8/3/06	3:22 AM	4.3	83.2 km	20,400 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
10/31/05	11:48 AM	3.9	49.7 km	70,600 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
10/31/05	9:27 AM	4.4	62.8 km	68,000 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
10/31/05	2:10 AM	5.4	77.4 km	40,000 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
9/2/00	4:05 AM	4.4	80.8 km	100,000 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chota, Peru

Chota is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Chota in the region Cajamarca. The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Chota.

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