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Puurs Facts

Area2.4 km²
Population3,134
Male Population1,544 (49.3%)
Female Population1,590 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-12.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+4.3%
Median Age43.1 years (Male: 42.5, Female: 43.6)
NeighborhoodsPuurs, Breendonk, Sint-Amands, Willebroek, Bornem
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng51.07409, 4.28844

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Puurs Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population3,5863,2283,0053,0553,134
Population Density1,509.9 / km²1,359.2 / km²1,265.3 / km²1,286.3 / km²1,319.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Puurs Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 1.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Puurs-14.8%-5.4%+1.7%
Belgium+15.7%+13.2%+10%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Puurs Median Age

Median Age: 43.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Puurs43.1 yrs43.6 yrs42.5 yrs
Belgium41.3 yrs42.5 yrs40.3 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Puurs Population Density

Population Density: 1,320 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Puurs3,1342.375 km²1,320 / km²
Belgium11.3 million30,664.8 km²368 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Puurs Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Puurs

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Puurs

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

Puurs CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Puurs26,627 tn8.5 tn11,211.2 tons/km²
Belgium92,691,347 tn8.22 tn3,022.7 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
Puurs CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)26,627 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)11,211.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
9/13/081:14 AM3.398 km5,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/14/081:33 AM3.280.5 km4,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/13/081:45 PM3.853.2 km4,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
11/10/0112:43 AM3.295.6 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
6/23/011:39 AM4.894.7 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
6/20/951:54 AM4.371 km20,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/20/946:01 PM3.589 km5,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/20/946:01 PM3.180.8 km5,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
6/11/935:04 PM3.388.1 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
8/29/929:22 AM4.196.7 km17,900 mBelgiumusgs.gov

Puurs

Puurs (Dutch pronunciation: [pyːrs]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is located in the Flemish Region. The municipality comprises the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, Kalfort, Ruisbroek (old spelling: Ruysbroeck) and Puur..

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