Businesses in Mollendo

Categories in Mollendo

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Clothing stores Internet Service Provider Telecommunications Service Provider Christian Church Churches Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Government Office Religion Religious Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Soup Kitchen Electronics Store Building Materials Store Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Tool Store Education Stadiums and arenas Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Cafeteria Coffee Shop Espresso Bar Family Restaurant Fast food restaurants gastropub Gastropub Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Peruvian Restaurant Pizza Restaurants Seafood restaurants Banks Dentists Beauty salons Business to Business Service Apartment Building Condominium Complex Holiday Apartment Rental Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands General Store Gift Shop Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Supermarket Disco Club Playground Public parks Bed and breakfasts Bus Station Hostels Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency Warehouse

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mollendo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	103
Hotels and motels	72
Shopping	42
Other accommodation	42
Education	31
Public parks	29
Grocery stores and supermarkets	25
Hardware store	19
Bars, pubs and taverns	15
Travel and transportation	15

Mollendo Facts

Area	787.9 km²
Population	22,337
Male Population	11,311 (50.6%)
Female Population	11,026 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+6.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-12.3%
Median Age	30.6 years (Male: 30.8, Female: 30.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$15,129 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Cercado I, Alto Las Cruces, Cercado II, Urbanización Villa Florida, Urb Miramar
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-17.02306, -72.01472
Postal Codes	04416

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Mollendo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	21,075	25,660	25,463	21,815	22,337	22,158	22,007
Population Density	26.7 / km²	32.6 / km²	32.3 / km²	27.7 / km²	28.4 / km²	28.1 / km²	27.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Mollendo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 12.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mollendo	+6%	-13%	-12.3%
Arequipa Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Mollendo Median Age

Median Age: 30.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mollendo	30.6 yrs	30.5 yrs	30.8 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)

Mollendo Population Density

Population Density: 28.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mollendo	22,337	787.9 km²	28.4 / 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

Mollendo 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.

Neighborhoods in Mollendo

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Mollendo

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Mollendo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mollendo

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

Mollendo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,711	$5,312	$5,003	$6,361	$12,702	$14,211	$18,795	$15,129
Total GDP	$33.9M	$23.8M	$17.6M	$18.2M	$29.3M	$29M	$40.4M	$32.6M

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

Mollendo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mollendo	64,274 tn	2.88 tn	81.6 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

Mollendo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	64,274 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.88 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	81.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8.7)

* 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 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
4/15/18	7:35 AM	4	20.2 km	94,920 m	20km NW of Mollendo, Peru	usgs.gov
4/2/18	2:10 PM	3.7	26.4 km	80,920 m	14km N of Cocachacra, Peru	usgs.gov
8/19/16	9:49 AM	5.3	35.6 km	44,910 m	35km W of Mollendo, Peru	usgs.gov
10/8/15	8:04 PM	4.6	49 km	51,020 m	34km SSW of Punta de Bombon, Peru	usgs.gov
3/1/15	3:08 PM	5	25.7 km	55,510 m	4km WSW of Punta de Bombon, Peru	usgs.gov
9/13/14	9:28 AM	4.6	26.1 km	61,420 m	2km NW of Cocachacra, Peru	usgs.gov
7/21/14	2:58 AM	3.9	34.6 km	28,000 m	34km NE of Mollendo, Peru	usgs.gov
7/9/14	5:19 PM	5	39.2 km	16,030 m	39km NNE of Mollendo, Peru	usgs.gov
11/21/13	6:48 AM	4.4	24.9 km	108,340 m	24km N of Mollendo, Peru	usgs.gov
10/7/13	11:04 AM	4.1	24.4 km	48,000 m	24km WSW of Mollendo, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mollendo

Mollendo is a town bordering the Pacific Ocean in southern Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region and is the capital of both the Islay Province and the Mollendo District. Mollendo was the main port in the Peruvian southern coast until Matarani wa..

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