Businesses in Conchagua

Categories in Conchagua

Gas Station Churches Housing Development Education Educational Institution Tourist Attraction Coffee Shop Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Seafood restaurants Country House Housing Complex Shopping Soccer Field Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Conchagua

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	33
Education	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Churches	9
Hotels and motels	6
Travel agencies	5

Conchagua Facts

Area	182.6 km²
Population	39,730
Male Population	19,072 (48.0%)
Female Population	20,658 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+26.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-9.2%
Median Age	20.5 years (Male: 19.2, Female: 22)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,910 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Las Piedras
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.30778, -87.86472

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Conchagua Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	31,398	39,968	43,759	43,849	39,730	38,726	37,472
Population Density	171.9 / km²	218.9 / km²	239.6 / km²	240.1 / km²	217.5 / km²	212.1 / km²	205.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Conchagua Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 9.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Conchagua	+26.5%	-0.6%	-9.2%
La Unión Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

Conchagua Median Age

Median Age: 20.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Conchagua	20.5 yrs	22 yrs	19.2 yrs
La Unión Department	21.2 yrs	23.1 yrs	19.2 yrs
El Salvador	23.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	21.5 yrs

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

Conchagua Population Density

Population Density: 218 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Conchagua	39,730	182.6 km²	218 / km²
La Unión Department	224,688	1,980.3 km²	114 / 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

Conchagua Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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 Conchagua

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

Conchagua Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,814	$2,074	$3,947	$6,709	$5,699	$7,576	$7,622	$8,910
Total GDP	$101.9M	$118.1M	$232.7M	$510.9M	$355.4M	$473.7M	$430.2M	$489.5M

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

Conchagua CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Conchagua	60,992 tn	1.54 tn	334 tons/km²
La Unión Department	344,367 tn	1.53 tn	173.9 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

Conchagua CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	60,992 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.54 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	334 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (7.7)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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
2/11/19	12:08 AM	4.7	19.9 km	192,610 m	12km SW of Amapala, Honduras	usgs.gov
9/12/18	3:35 PM	4.7	9.7 km	10,000 m	9km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
9/12/18	10:12 AM	4.3	20.5 km	24,560 m	20km S of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
8/15/18	2:19 PM	4.7	14.9 km	175,910 m	8km W of Amapala, Honduras	usgs.gov
7/2/18	9:58 PM	4.3	23.1 km	151,430 m	8km SE of Intipuca, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/30/18	7:35 PM	4.3	13.9 km	10,000 m	10km NE of Intipuca, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/8/18	11:07 PM	4.7	11.2 km	10,000 m	11km W of Conchagua, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/8/18	2:09 PM	4.1	18.5 km	10,000 m	9km NNE of Intipuca, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/6/18	7:02 PM	5.4	31.1 km	10,000 m	10km S of Intipuca, El Salvador	usgs.gov
5/6/18	6:58 PM	4.5	11.3 km	10,000 m	11km S of San Alejo, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Conchagua

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