Businesses in Saposoa

Categories in Saposoa

Car Repair and Maintenance Clothing stores Churches Education Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Cemetery General Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Public parks Soccer Field Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Saposoa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	28
Shopping	15
Clothing stores	10
Education	10
Stadiums and arenas	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	7
Cemeteries and crematoriums	6
Bars, pubs and taverns	5
Other accommodation	5
Health and medical	5

Saposoa Facts

Area	430.1 km²
Population	12,261
Male Population	6,405 (52.2%)
Female Population	5,856 (47.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+15.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-4.5%
Median Age	24.6 years (Male: 25.5, Female: 23.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,682 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-6.93395, -76.77158
Postal Codes	22661

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Saposoa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	10,603	12,714	12,843	11,585	12,261	12,369	12,467
Population Density	24.7 / km²	29.6 / km²	29.9 / km²	26.9 / km²	28.5 / km²	28.8 / km²	29 / km²

* Projected

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

Saposoa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 4.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Saposoa	+15.6%	-3.6%	-4.5%
San Martín Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

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

Saposoa Median Age

Median Age: 24.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Saposoa	24.6 yrs	23.6 yrs	25.5 yrs
San Martín Region	22.1 yrs	21.6 yrs	22.5 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

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

Saposoa Population Density

Population Density: 28.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Saposoa	12,261	430.1 km²	28.5 / km²
San Martín Region	966,284	71,509.6 km²	13.5 / 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

Saposoa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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 Saposoa

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

Saposoa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,331	$3,636	$2,822	$3,635	$4,388	$5,169	$5,565	$5,682
Total GDP	$12.8M	$9.9M	$7.1M	$9.1M	$10.6M	$12.4M	$14.1M	$14.5M

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

Saposoa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Saposoa	26,400 tn	2.15 tn	61.4 tons/km²
San Martín Region	2,048,793 tn	2.12 tn	28.7 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

Saposoa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	26,400 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	61.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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. 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
3/11/18	1:30 AM	4.1	95.5 km	108,170 m	71km SE of Bellavista, Peru	usgs.gov
7/19/17	10:05 AM	4.3	95.9 km	64,330 m	7km NE of Jepelacio, Peru	usgs.gov
12/29/16	3:38 PM	4.5	92.2 km	4,490 m	36km SE of Chazuta, Peru	usgs.gov
9/15/16	6:42 AM	4.5	65.1 km	19,740 m	5km W of Tabalosos, Peru	usgs.gov
7/27/16	2:06 PM	4.3	70.5 km	60,160 m	37km SSE of Picota, Peru	usgs.gov
2/11/16	10:25 PM	4.4	88.1 km	54,800 m	23km E of Jepelacio, Peru	usgs.gov
1/25/16	8:28 AM	4.7	96.2 km	29,490 m	24km ENE of Jepelacio, Peru	usgs.gov
1/7/16	2:55 PM	4.5	20.3 km	10,000 m	20km NW of Saposoa, Peru	usgs.gov
1/3/16	6:45 PM	4.3	33.6 km	164,020 m	11km SSE of Bellavista, Peru	usgs.gov
1/4/15	10:09 PM	4.4	94 km	69,890 m	16km NNE of Chazuta, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Saposoa

Saposoa is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Huallaga in the region San Martín. There are 12 951 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census.

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