Businesses in Biscoitos

Categories in Biscoitos

Tourist Attraction Restaurants Hostels Hotels and motels Lodging

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Biscoitos

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	8
Other accommodation	8
Hotels and motels	6

Biscoitos Facts

Area	2.5 km²
Population	661
Male Population	320 (48.4%)
Female Population	341 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-44.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-26.2%
Median Age	40.2 years (Male: 38.7, Female: 41.8)
Neighborhoods	Biscoitos
Local Time
Timezone	Azores Summer Time
Lat & Lng	38.78333, -27.25000
Postal Codes	9760

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Biscoitos Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,191	1,016	896	693	661	614	572
Population Density	476.4 / km²	406.4 / km²	358.4 / km²	277.2 / km²	264.4 / km²	245.6 / km²	228.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Biscoitos Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 26.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Biscoitos	-44.5%	-34.9%	-26.2%
Azores	—	—	—
Portugal	—	—	—

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

Biscoitos Median Age

Median Age: 40.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Biscoitos	40.2 yrs	41.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Azores	39.5 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Portugal	42 yrs	43.5 yrs	40.4 yrs

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

Biscoitos Population Density

Population Density: 264 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Biscoitos	661	2.5 km²	264 / km²
Azores	14,015	175.2 km²	80 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,264.9 km²	112 / km²

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

Biscoitos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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 Biscoitos

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

Biscoitos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Biscoitos	5,152 tn	7.79 tn	2,060.9 tons/km²
Azores	72,867 tn	5.2 tn	415.9 tons/km²
Portugal	63,833,570 tn	6.2 tn	691.9 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

Biscoitos CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,152 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.79 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,060.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Volcano	Low (3)

* 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, 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. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/27/08	1:52 PM	4.2	57.3 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
3/4/00	6:42 PM	4.6	69.5 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
11/24/97	7:08 PM	4.4	74.6 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
8/27/97	6:50 PM	4.9	89.2 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
7/18/97	5:32 PM	4.4	79 km	33,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
7/15/97	9:00 PM	4.5	63.6 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
7/7/97	7:39 PM	4.1	65.1 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
7/7/97	6:54 AM	3.6	78.7 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
6/30/97	4:57 AM	4.5	77 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
6/29/97	4:22 AM	4.5	62.4 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Biscoitos

Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,424, in an area of 27.05 km². The village has a wine museum called the Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos ..

Biscoitos Wikipedia Page

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