Businesses in Morropón

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Morropón

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	20
Clothing stores	11
Shopping	10
Other membership organizations	8
Education	8
Churches	6
Shopping other	5

Morropón Facts

Area	139.5 km²
Population	13,730
Male Population	6,984 (50.9%)
Female Population	6,746 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+10.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-11.2%
Median Age	26.4 years (Male: 25.9, Female: 26.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,941 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-5.18680, -79.97076
Postal Codes	20310, 20311

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Morropón Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,478	15,145	15,468	13,989	13,730	13,376	13,021
Population Density	89.4 / km²	108.6 / km²	110.9 / km²	100.3 / km²	98.4 / km²	95.9 / km²	93.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Morropón Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 11.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Morropón	+10%	-9.3%	-11.2%
Piura Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Morropón Median Age

Median Age: 26.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Morropón	26.4 yrs	26.8 yrs	25.9 yrs
Piura Region	23.8 yrs	24.3 yrs	23.4 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Morropón Population Density

Population Density: 98.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Morropón	13,730	139.5 km²	98.4 / km²
Piura Region	1.8 million	35,778.7 km²	51 / 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

Morropón 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Morropón

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

Morropón Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,008	$5,081	$3,539	$4,180	$4,890	$5,727	$5,889	$5,941
Total GDP	$37.5M	$37.4M	$25.3M	$26.4M	$26.5M	$27.2M	$25.7M	$25.6M

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

Morropón CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Morropón	32,038 tn	2.33 tn	229.7 tons/km²
Piura Region	4,244,269 tn	2.33 tn	118.6 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

Morropón CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	32,038 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.33 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	229.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	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 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
12/26/17	6:47 PM	4.3	83.5 km	81,370 m	43km NE of Olmos, Peru	usgs.gov
12/22/17	3:57 AM	4.6	69.7 km	10,000 m	18km SE of Catacaos, Peru	usgs.gov
6/25/17	3:03 AM	4.3	80.3 km	77,890 m	12km SW of Macara, Ecuador	usgs.gov
5/21/17	10:14 AM	4.8	55.6 km	86,670 m	17km WSW of Ayabaca, Peru	usgs.gov
8/29/16	4:54 PM	4.1	59.2 km	86,620 m	14km E of Piura, Peru	usgs.gov
8/15/16	11:16 AM	4.2	91.8 km	78,580 m	18km WSW of San Ignacio, Peru	usgs.gov
7/2/16	6:35 AM	4.5	91 km	57,710 m	9km NNW of Querecotillo, Peru	usgs.gov
4/9/16	10:28 PM	4.3	17 km	74,240 m	13km WSW of Buenos Aires, Peru	usgs.gov
2/26/16	1:09 PM	4.5	98.1 km	49,930 m	15km NNW of Querecotillo, Peru	usgs.gov
10/3/15	9:20 AM	4	11.7 km	79,780 m	11km NE of Morropon, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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