Businesses in Tonacatepeque

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tonacatepeque

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	29
Churches	22
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17
Education	16
Car repair	9
Public parks	8
Shopping	7
Pharmacies and drug stores	6
Book stores and newsstands	6

Tonacatepeque Facts

Area	57.1 km²
Population	189,754
Male Population	89,210 (47.0%)
Female Population	100,544 (53.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+2633.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+242.7%
Median Age	23.8 years (Male: 22, Female: 25.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,654 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Residencial Altavista, Barrio Mercedes, Barrio San Nicolas, Barrio el Calvario
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.78111, -89.11861

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Tonacatepeque Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,942	24,828	55,364	160,776	189,754	219,649	236,803
Population Density	121.5 / km²	434.6 / km²	969.2 / km²	2,814.5 / km²	3,321.7 / km²	3,845.1 / km²	4,145.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Tonacatepeque Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 242.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tonacatepeque	+2633.4%	+664.3%	+242.7%
San Salvador Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

Tonacatepeque Median Age

Median Age: 23.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tonacatepeque	23.8 yrs	25.2 yrs	22 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)

Tonacatepeque Population Density

Population Density: 3,322 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tonacatepeque	189,754	57.1 km²	3,322 / 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

Tonacatepeque Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1960 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 Tonacatepeque

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

Tonacatepeque Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,370	$9,958	$4,999	$3,998	$6,121	$7,485	$8,017	$8,654
Total GDP	$236.9M	$431.2M	$271.7M	$260.1M	$422.5M	$607.7M	$761.1M	$860.3M

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

Tonacatepeque CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tonacatepeque	415,407 tn	2.19 tn	7,271.9 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

Tonacatepeque CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	415,407 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,271.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8)
Landslide	High (8)
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	11.3 km	4,000 m	7km ENE of Ilopango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/12/18	10:11 PM	4.8	40.8 km	118,800 m	4km N of Armenia, El Salvador	usgs.gov
1/11/18	6:19 PM	4.2	1.4 km	10,000 m	1km NNE of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
12/7/17	4:03 PM	4.4	6.1 km	178,740 m	3km S of Apopa, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/23/17	3:51 PM	3.3	15.8 km	10,000 m	2km E of Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:53 PM	4.8	4.2 km	10,000 m	3km N of Soyapango, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	11:52 PM	4.2	9.8 km	10,000 m	1km N of Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	10:21 PM	3.4	25.3 km	5,500 m	4km W of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	8:02 PM	3.5	20.4 km	6,390 m	1km SE of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/10/17	2:13 AM	3.6	27.1 km	6,910 m	6km SW of Santa Tecla, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tonacatepeque

Tonacatepeque is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It has a population of 90,896 inhabitants according to the 2007 Census. This makes this municipality twelfth largest in terms of population in El Salvador.

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