Businesses in Donsol

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Donsol

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	65
Other accommodation	28
Restaurants	18
Shopping	16
Travel agencies	12
Hotels and motels	12
Medical clinic	11
Religion	11
Churches	10
Travel and transportation	9
Bakeries	8

Donsol Facts

Area	141.8 km²
Population	55,731
Male Population	28,736 (51.6%)
Female Population	26,995 (48.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+665.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+67.9%
Median Age	19.4 years (Male: 19.1, Female: 19.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,931 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Barangay Dancalan
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	12.90550, 123.59490
Zip Codes	4715

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Donsol Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,282	21,391	33,196	52,174	55,731	58,663	61,434
Population Density	51.4 / km²	150.9 / km²	234.2 / km²	368.1 / km²	393.2 / km²	413.8 / km²	433.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Donsol Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 67.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Donsol	+665.3%	+160.5%	+67.9%
Philippines	—	—	—

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

Donsol Median Age

Median Age: 19.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Donsol	19.4 yrs	19.8 yrs	19.1 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

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

Donsol Population Density

Population Density: 393 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Donsol	55,731	141.8 km²	393 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

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

Donsol Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 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 Donsol

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Donsol

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

Donsol Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,125	$2,056	$1,923	$2,087	$1,738	$2,300	$2,699	$2,931
Total GDP	$14.6M	$16.2M	$17.8M	$22.6M	$21.9M	$32.7M	$41.4M	$46.1M

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

Donsol CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Donsol	61,592 tn	1.11 tn	434.5 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 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

Donsol CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	61,592 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	434.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	Medium (7)
Volcano	High (10)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
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 Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
5/14/19	1:36 AM	4.3	18.1 km	35,000 m	13km NW of Monreal, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/19/19	2:59 AM	4.2	44.9 km	113,590 m	2km N of Casiguran, Philippines	usgs.gov
12/6/18	9:26 AM	4.2	45 km	64,430 m	1km NE of Sorsogon, Philippines	usgs.gov
11/5/17	3:36 PM	4.6	32.3 km	54,840 m	4km E of Maslog, Philippines	usgs.gov
9/21/17	3:39 AM	4.5	32.1 km	36,420 m	6km ESE of Mabiton, Philippines	usgs.gov
8/8/17	6:25 AM	4.1	57.5 km	114,700 m	7km NNE of Mobo, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/30/17	3:31 PM	4.4	38.4 km	76,320 m	1km SSE of Capuy, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/17/17	8:43 AM	4.4	58.2 km	10,000 m	8km S of Quezon, Philippines	usgs.gov
1/2/17	5:36 PM	4.2	38.5 km	10,370 m	10km NNE of Aroroy, Philippines	usgs.gov
4/23/16	11:38 PM	4.4	46.1 km	10,000 m	3km ENE of Baleno, Philippines	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Donsol

Donsol is a third class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines located at the south of Luzon island. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 47,563 inhabitants.

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