Businesses in Guazapa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Guazapa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	28
Churches	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	20
Education	16
Hardware store	14
Shopping	12
Cafes	11
Stadiums and arenas	9
Religion	8
Car repair	7
Car parts	6
Public parks	6
Public administration	6

Guazapa Facts

Area	54.1 km²
Population	23,881
Male Population	11,546 (48.3%)
Female Population	12,335 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+86.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.3%
Median Age	22.4 years (Male: 20.9, Female: 23.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$17,118 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Canton San Lucas
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.87694, -89.17306

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Guazapa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,811	18,914	22,456	24,709	23,881	23,785	23,672
Population Density	237 / km²	349.9 / km²	415.4 / km²	457 / km²	441.7 / km²	440 / km²	437.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Guazapa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Guazapa	+86.4%	+26.3%	+6.3%
San Salvador Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

Guazapa Median Age

Median Age: 22.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Guazapa	22.4 yrs	23.8 yrs	20.9 yrs
San Salvador Department	25.8 yrs	27.4 yrs	23.9 yrs
El Salvador	23.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	21.5 yrs

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

Guazapa Population Density

Population Density: 442 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Guazapa	23,881	54.1 km²	442 / km²
San Salvador Department	1.6 million	901.2 km²	1,825 / 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

Guazapa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 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 Guazapa

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Guazapa

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

Guazapa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$10,477	$14,729	$12,563	$10,455	$14,910	$15,215	$14,910	$17,118
Total GDP	$566M	$813.5M	$731M	$606.3M	$854.7M	$862.2M	$818.7M	$941.2M

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

Guazapa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Guazapa	51,165 tn	2.14 tn	946.4 tons/km²
San Salvador Department	3,651,962 tn	2.22 tn	4,052.2 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

Guazapa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	51,165 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	946.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (10)
Volcano	Medium (5)

* 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	46.5 km	90,380 m	15km WNW of La Libertad, El Salvador	usgs.gov
2/3/18	1:02 AM	4.3	23 km	4,000 m	7km ENE of Ilopango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/12/18	10:11 PM	4.8	36.3 km	118,800 m	4km N of Armenia, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/11/18	6:19 PM	4.2	11.1 km	10,000 m	1km NNE of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
12/7/17	4:03 PM	4.4	11.4 km	178,740 m	3km S of Apopa, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/23/17	3:51 PM	3.3	22.8 km	10,000 m	2km E of Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:53 PM	4.8	12.4 km	10,000 m	3km N of Soyapango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:52 PM	4.2	13.2 km	10,000 m	1km N of Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	10:21 PM	3.4	28.1 km	5,500 m	4km W of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	8:02 PM	3.5	25.1 km	6,390 m	1km SE of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Guazapa

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