Businesses in Lagunas

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lagunas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	10

Lagunas Facts

Area	5014.9 km²
Population	15,357
Male Population	7,935 (51.7%)
Female Population	7,422 (48.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+83.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+15.5%
Median Age	17.9 years (Male: 18.4, Female: 17.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,240 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-5.22694, -75.67528
Postal Codes	16551

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Lagunas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,368	11,857	13,291	14,005	15,357	16,154	16,940
Population Density	1.7 / km²	2.4 / km²	2.7 / km²	2.8 / km²	3.1 / km²	3.2 / km²	3.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Lagunas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 15.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lagunas	+83.5%	+29.5%	+15.5%
Loreto Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Lagunas Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lagunas	17.9 yrs	17.3 yrs	18.4 yrs
Loreto Region	20 yrs	19.9 yrs	20.2 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Lagunas Population Density

Population Density: 3.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lagunas	15,357	5,014.9 km²	3.1 / km²
Loreto Region	1 million	375,295 km²	2.7 / 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

Lagunas 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

Lagunas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,030	$6,250	$3,586	$2,939	$3,426	$4,279	$2,856	$4,240
Total GDP	$73.8M	$83.2M	$51.6M	$42.3M	$47.5M	$60.3M	$43.7M	$67.5M

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

Lagunas CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lagunas	33,449 tn	2.18 tn	6.7 tons/km²
Loreto Region	2,237,999 tn	2.18 tn	6 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

Lagunas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	33,449 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4.4)

* 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. 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
5/29/19	11:40 PM	4.8	72.2 km	150,870 m	72km NE of Lagunas, Peru	usgs.gov
5/26/19	7:41 AM	8	78.4 km	122,400 m	78km SE of Lagunas, Peru	usgs.gov
5/18/19	3:55 AM	4.5	80 km	35,000 m	79km ENE of Lagunas, Peru	usgs.gov
10/22/17	7:48 AM	4.4	4.5 km	35,240 m	4km WSW of Lagunas, Peru	usgs.gov
2/20/17	7:45 AM	5.1	85.4 km	10,220 m	85km E of Lagunas, Peru	usgs.gov
1/2/17	1:13 PM	5.9	85.1 km	106,000 m	37km E of Barranca, Peru	usgs.gov
3/26/14	9:16 AM	4.3	71.8 km	80,330 m	46km E of Yurimaguas, Peru	usgs.gov
7/17/13	12:59 PM	4.6	96.3 km	74,000 m	1km W of Tabalosos, Peru	usgs.gov
11/28/12	3:09 AM	5.6	91.1 km	118,300 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov
11/12/12	2:08 PM	4.6	85.6 km	35,000 m	northern Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Yurimaguas

Pop. 41,82789.6 km

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