Businesses in Acajutla

Categories in Acajutla

Car repair Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Motorcycle repair Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Catholic Church Christian Church Churches Community Center Evangelical Church Government Office Pentecostal Church Soup Kitchen Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Educational Institution Education Center Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Brunch Restaurant Cafes Coffee Shop Family Restaurant Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Pizza Restaurants Salvadoran Restaurant Nurseries and garden supplies Atm's Banks Barbers Beauty salons Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Country House Holiday Apartment Rental Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands Convenience stores General Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Beach Pavillion Playground Public parks Soccer Field Sports club Freight/commercial transport Holiday Home Hostels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Observation Deck Port Authority Port Operating Company Serviced Accommodation Transportation Service Trucking Company Villa Warehouse Warehousing and storage Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Acajutla

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	92
Churches	73
Grocery stores and supermarkets	36
Shopping	33
Education	31
Corporate management	27
Other accommodation	26
Hotels and motels	23
Bars, pubs and taverns	22
Public administration	17
Sports and recreation	17

Acajutla Facts

Area	135.4 km²
Population	56,702
Male Population	27,681 (48.8%)
Female Population	29,021 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+58.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+8.6%
Median Age	21.3 years (Male: 19.9, Female: 22.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,079 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Colonia Rasa No.2, Colonia Los Laureles, Colonia San Julian, Colonia Lue, Colonia Brisas del Pacifico
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.59278, -89.82750

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Acajutla Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	35,743	47,305	52,214	51,878	56,702	59,040	61,306
Population Density	263.9 / km²	349.3 / km²	385.5 / km²	383 / km²	418.7 / km²	435.9 / km²	452.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Acajutla Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 8.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Acajutla	+58.6%	+19.9%	+8.6%
Sonsonate Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

Acajutla Median Age

Median Age: 21.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Acajutla	21.3 yrs	22.7 yrs	19.9 yrs
Sonsonate Department	22.2 yrs	23.4 yrs	20.9 yrs
El Salvador	23.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	21.5 yrs

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

Acajutla Population Density

Population Density: 419 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Acajutla	56,702	135.4 km²	419 / km²
Sonsonate Department	481,925	1,246.5 km²	387 / km²
El Salvador	6.1 million	20,749.8 km²	295 / km²

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

Acajutla Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 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.

Neighborhoods in Acajutla

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Acajutla

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Acajutla

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Acajutla

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

Acajutla Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,072	$6,669	$6,965	$7,550	$4,915	$5,820	$6,370	$8,079
Total GDP	$63.8M	$71.4M	$72.5M	$77.1M	$49.9M	$60.4M	$68.9M	$89.2M

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

Acajutla CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Acajutla	88,446 tn	1.56 tn	653 tons/km²
Sonsonate Department	803,669 tn	1.67 tn	644.7 tons/km²
El Salvador	10,116,208 tn	1.65 tn	487.5 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

Acajutla CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	88,446 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.56 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	653 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	Medium (6)
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. 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
4/14/19	3:32 AM	4.3	22.9 km	102,290 m	15km S of San Francisco Menendez, El Salvador	usgs.gov
2/21/19	8:52 AM	4.1	19.9 km	57,550 m	19km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
12/28/18	12:49 AM	4.3	12 km	76,500 m	12km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
7/26/18	9:36 AM	4.2	29.7 km	56,030 m	29km S of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
7/12/17	10:08 AM	4.6	21.9 km	68,870 m	21km S of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
7/23/16	8:19 AM	4.1	19.2 km	60,250 m	19km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
6/30/16	8:44 AM	4	27.2 km	30,250 m	27km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
6/28/16	4:11 AM	3.5	28.9 km	57,300 m	28km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
6/15/16	9:06 AM	4	5 km	77,260 m	4km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/17/16	7:58 AM	4	18.5 km	53,370 m	18km ESE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Acajutla

Acajutla is a seaport and municipality in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. The town is located at 13°35′24″N 89°50′01″W on the Pacific Coast of Central America and is El Salvador's principal seaport from which a large portion of the nation's export..

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Sonsonate, El Salvador

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