Businesses in Suchitoto

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Suchitoto

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	59
Other accommodation	19
Hotels and motels	17
Churches	15
Cafes	14
Education	13
Travel agencies	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Clothing stores	10
Public parks	10
Pharmacies and drug stores	10
Museums	9
Stadiums and arenas	9

Suchitoto Facts

Area	214.3 km²
Population	30,549
Male Population	15,051 (49.3%)
Female Population	15,498 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+423.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+56.7%
Median Age	20.2 years (Male: 19.5, Female: 21.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,365 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Cantón El Caulote
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.93806, -89.02778

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Suchitoto Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,837	12,624	19,491	29,047	30,549	32,496	34,291
Population Density	27.2 / km²	58.9 / km²	90.9 / km²	135.5 / km²	142.5 / km²	151.6 / km²	160 / km²

* Projected

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

Suchitoto Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 56.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Suchitoto	+423.4%	+142%	+56.7%
Cuscatlán Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

Suchitoto Median Age

Median Age: 20.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Suchitoto	20.2 yrs	21.3 yrs	19.5 yrs
Cuscatlán Department	21.7 yrs	23.2 yrs	20.1 yrs
El Salvador	23.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	21.5 yrs

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

Suchitoto Population Density

Population Density: 143 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Suchitoto	30,549	214.3 km²	143 / km²
Cuscatlán Department	262,170	744.1 km²	352 / 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

Suchitoto Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1760 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 Suchitoto

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Suchitoto

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

Suchitoto Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,320	$3,733	$4,502	$4,725	$4,034	$4,896	$4,764	$5,365
Total GDP	$72.7M	$99.1M	$143.3M	$164.6M	$159.9M	$210M	$215.3M	$245.6M

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

Suchitoto CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Suchitoto	49,472 tn	1.62 tn	230.8 tons/km²
Cuscatlán Department	434,461 tn	1.66 tn	583.9 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

Suchitoto CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	49,472 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	230.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7.9)
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
2/3/18	1:02 AM	4.3	24.5 km	4,000 m	7km ENE of Ilopango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/11/18	6:19 PM	4.2	18.6 km	10,000 m	1km NNE of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
12/7/17	4:03 PM	4.4	24.1 km	178,740 m	3km S of Apopa, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/23/17	3:51 PM	3.3	35.5 km	10,000 m	2km E of Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:53 PM	4.8	23.4 km	10,000 m	3km N of Soyapango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:52 PM	4.2	27.5 km	10,000 m	1km N of Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	10:21 PM	3.4	43.6 km	5,500 m	4km W of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	8:02 PM	3.5	39.5 km	6,390 m	1km SE of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	2:13 AM	3.6	46 km	6,910 m	6km SW of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
2/19/16	4:42 AM	5	25 km	201,310 m	8km ENE of San Martin, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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Pop. 112,15821.8 km

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Pop. 19,36414.7 km

San Martín

Pop. 39,36120.9 km

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