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Horqueta Facts

Area2497.9 km²
Population82,472
Male Population42,940 (52.1%)
Female Population39,532 (47.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+170.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+48.7%
Median Age20.1 years (Male: 20.2, Female: 20)
GDP per capita (PPP)$11,859 (2022)
Area Codes32
Local Time
TimezoneParaguay Standard Time
Lat & Lng-23.34278, -57.05972
Postal Codes010301010302010306010307010308More

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Horqueta Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population30,54045,23755,45665,32982,47294,008105,203
Population Density12.2 / km²18.1 / km²22.2 / km²26.2 / km²33 / km²37.6 / km²42.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Horqueta Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 48.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Horqueta+170%+82.3%+48.7%
Concepción Department, Paraguay
Paraguay
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Horqueta Median Age

Median Age: 20.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Horqueta20.1 yrs20 yrs20.2 yrs
Concepción Department, Paraguay20.1 yrs20.1 yrs20.2 yrs
Paraguay23.2 yrs23.4 yrs23 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Horqueta Population Density

Population Density: 33 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Horqueta82,4722,497.9 km²33 / km²
Concepción Department, Paraguay228,87018,542.8 km²12.3 / km²
Paraguay6.6 million399,592.8 km²16.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Horqueta Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Horqueta

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Horqueta

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

Horqueta Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$6,523$8,519$8,601$9,267$11,334$10,584$11,428$11,859
Total GDP$288.5M$426.5M$472.2M$522M$665.6M$696.5M$905.3M$991.7M
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

Horqueta CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Horqueta136,944 tn1.66 tn54.8 tons/km²
Concepción Department, Paraguay381,561 tn1.67 tn20.6 tons/km²
Paraguay11,064,705 tn1.68 tn27.7 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
Horqueta CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)136,944 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita1.66 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)54.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Horqueta

Horqueta (Guarani: Orkéta) is a city of Paraguay, in the department of Concepción, located 50 kilometers from Concepción City and 428 kilometers from Asunción. It is established in a hill.

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