Businesses in Achaguas

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Achaguas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	20
Shopping	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Restaurants	12
Public administration	11
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Hardware store	10
Churches	8
Clothing stores	7
Apartments	7

Achaguas Facts

Area	11414.3 km²
Population	64,981
Male Population	33,282 (51.2%)
Female Population	31,699 (48.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+86.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+2.0%
Median Age	22.2 years (Male: 22.2, Female: 22.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,496 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Venezuela Time
Lat & Lng	7.77917, -68.22373
Postal Codes	7002

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Achaguas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	34,931	53,193	63,697	78,244	64,981	69,003	74,407
Population Density	3.1 / km²	4.7 / km²	5.6 / km²	6.9 / km²	5.7 / km²	6 / km²	6.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Achaguas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Achaguas	+86%	+22.2%	+2%
Apure	—	—	—
Venezuela	—	—	—

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

Achaguas Median Age

Median Age: 22.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Achaguas	22.2 yrs	22.2 yrs	22.2 yrs
Apure	22.8 yrs	22.9 yrs	22.8 yrs
Venezuela	27.3 yrs	27.9 yrs	26.6 yrs

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

Achaguas Population Density

Population Density: 5.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Achaguas	64,981	11,414.3 km²	5.7 / km²
Apure	577,856	73,677 km²	7.8 / km²
Venezuela	30.8 million	912,498.1 km²	33.7 / km²

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

Achaguas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 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.

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

Achaguas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$8,601	$9,440	$9,227	$9,679	$11,234	$10,073	$2,808	$2,496
Total GDP	$373.9M	$474.8M	$517.9M	$595.9M	$743.3M	$699.4M	$186.3M	$169.7M

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

Achaguas CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Achaguas	322,928 tn	4.97 tn	28.3 tons/km²
Apure	2,865,459 tn	4.96 tn	38.9 tons/km²
Venezuela	161,060,019 tn	5.23 tn	176.5 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

Achaguas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	322,928 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.97 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	28.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (3.7)

* 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 International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
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.

Achaguas

Achaguas is a small town in Apure State in Venezuela, in the Achaguas Municipality. It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of San Fernando de Apure, the capital city of the state. was founded in 1774 by Fray Alonso de Castro, and its name was take..

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