Businesses in El Congo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in El Congo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	40
Restaurants	40
Education	16
Religion	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Shopping	10
Cafes	10
Hotels and motels	9
Beauty salons	8
Car repair	8

El Congo Facts

Area	50.6 km²
Population	25,717
Male Population	12,219 (47.5%)
Female Population	13,498 (52.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+168.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.8%
Median Age	22 years (Male: 20.7, Female: 23.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,734 (2022)
Neighborhoods	El Tinteral
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.90889, -89.49583

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El Congo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,566	16,511	22,014	25,649	25,717	26,359	26,760
Population Density	189 / km²	326.1 / km²	434.8 / km²	506.6 / km²	508 / km²	520.7 / km²	528.6 / km²

* Projected

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

El Congo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 16.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
El Congo	+168.8%	+55.8%	+16.8%
Santa Ana Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

El Congo Median Age

Median Age: 22 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
El Congo	22 yrs	23.2 yrs	20.7 yrs
Santa Ana Department	24.4 yrs	25.8 yrs	22.8 yrs
El Salvador	23.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	21.5 yrs

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

El Congo Population Density

Population Density: 508 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
El Congo	25,717	50.6 km²	508 / km²
Santa Ana Department	555,847	2,036.3 km²	273 / 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

El Congo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 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 El Congo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for El Congo

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

El Congo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,004	$5,006	$5,774	$6,080	$6,724	$7,299	$7,426	$8,734
Total GDP	$143.2M	$187.8M	$229.4M	$266.3M	$295M	$315.5M	$337.5M	$404.2M

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

El Congo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
El Congo	45,583 tn	1.77 tn	900.4 tons/km²
Santa Ana Department	963,699 tn	1.73 tn	473.3 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

El Congo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	45,583 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.77 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	900.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (8)
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
5/25/19	10:00 PM	4	39.6 km	90,380 m	15km WNW of La Libertad, El Salvador	usgs.gov
11/9/18	2:22 PM	3.6	24.3 km	10,000 m	7km SSE of Atiquizaya, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/29/18	5:19 PM	4.2	33.9 km	10,000 m	5km SE of Atescatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/12/18	10:11 PM	4.8	13.5 km	118,800 m	4km N of Armenia, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/11/18	6:19 PM	4.2	43.1 km	10,000 m	1km NNE of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
12/7/17	4:03 PM	4.4	37.8 km	178,740 m	3km S of Apopa, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/23/17	3:51 PM	3.3	39.6 km	10,000 m	2km E of Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:53 PM	4.8	40.1 km	10,000 m	3km N of Soyapango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:52 PM	4.2	35.1 km	10,000 m	1km N of Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	10:21 PM	3.4	32.3 km	5,500 m	4km W of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Santa Ana, El Salvador

Pop. 176,66111.7 km

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