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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cotahuasi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	20
Hotels and motels	10
Public administration	8

Cotahuasi Facts

Area	139.9 km²
Population	2,718
Male Population	1,388 (51.1%)
Female Population	1,330 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+3.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-16.3%
Median Age	25.9 years (Male: 24, Female: 27.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$17,429 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-15.21306, -72.88861
Postal Codes	04810

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Cotahuasi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,628	3,181	3,249	2,939	2,718	2,587	2,469
Population Density	18.8 / km²	22.7 / km²	23.2 / km²	21 / km²	19.4 / km²	18.5 / km²	17.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Cotahuasi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 16.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cotahuasi	+3.4%	-14.6%	-16.3%
Arequipa Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Cotahuasi Median Age

Median Age: 25.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cotahuasi	25.9 yrs	27.4 yrs	24 yrs
Arequipa Region	27.2 yrs	27.8 yrs	26.6 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Cotahuasi Population Density

Population Density: 19.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cotahuasi	2,718	139.9 km²	19.4 / km²
Arequipa Region	1.3 million	63,234.3 km²	21.3 / 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

Cotahuasi 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

Cotahuasi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,168	$5,725	$6,288	$7,091	$11,518	$16,498	$17,945	$17,429
Total GDP	$24.5M	$27.6M	$30.5M	$32.1M	$46.7M	$61.4M	$66.2M	$63.1M

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

Cotahuasi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cotahuasi	7,802 tn	2.87 tn	55.8 tons/km²
Arequipa Region	3,868,500 tn	2.87 tn	61.2 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

Cotahuasi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,802 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.87 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	55.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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
3/10/19	3:41 AM	4.5	44.9 km	99,410 m	15km WSW of Orcopampa, Peru	usgs.gov
2/21/19	10:17 PM	5.2	12.7 km	77,170 m	69km W of Orcopampa, Peru	usgs.gov
1/28/19	11:55 PM	4.5	54.4 km	114,310 m	90km SE of Coracora, Peru	usgs.gov
1/14/19	9:16 PM	4	41.3 km	122,410 m	41km NW of Orcopampa, Peru	usgs.gov
9/23/18	12:55 AM	4.1	46.7 km	113,260 m	66km SE of Coracora, Peru	usgs.gov
8/12/18	7:21 AM	4.2	15.1 km	76,800 m	72km W of Orcopampa, Peru	usgs.gov
8/25/17	9:12 AM	4.3	51.5 km	76,780 m	50km ESE of Coracora, Peru	usgs.gov
1/19/17	9:13 PM	4.2	36.7 km	122,060 m	48km NW of Orcopampa, Peru	usgs.gov
6/24/16	12:20 PM	4.4	42.7 km	66,060 m	75km NW of Orcopampa, Peru	usgs.gov
4/29/16	6:33 AM	4.7	36.8 km	80,120 m	79km ESE of Coracora, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Cotahuasi

Cotahuasi is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province La Unión in the region Arequipa.

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