Businesses in Faido

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Faido

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Buses and trains	22
Churches	20
Restaurants	18
Other accommodation	17
Shopping	10
Health and medical	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Beauty salons	6
Construction of buildings	5
Electrical installation	5
Car repair	5

Faido Facts

Area	155.4 km²
Population	3,632
Male Population	1,993 (54.9%)
Female Population	1,639 (45.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+11.7%
Median Age	46.4 years (Male: 45, Female: 48.8)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.47700, 8.80125
Postal Codes	6746, 6760, 6763, 6764

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Faido Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	3,741	3,269	3,253	3,760	3,632
Population Density	24.1 / km²	21 / km²	20.9 / km²	24.2 / km²	23.4 / km²

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

Faido Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 15.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Faido	+0.5%	+15%	+15.6%
Ticino	+23.1%	+19.6%	+13.1%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

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

Faido Median Age

Median Age: 46.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Faido	46.4 yrs	48.8 yrs	45 yrs
Ticino	44.2 yrs	45.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Faido Population Density

Population Density: 23.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Faido	3,632	155.4 km²	23.4 / km²
Ticino	348,914	2,811.7 km²	124 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

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

Faido Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Faido

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

Faido CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Faido	42,702 tn	11.76 tn	274.7 tons/km²
Ticino	4,063,588 tn	11.65 tn	1,445.2 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 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

Faido CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	42,702 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.76 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	274.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2.9)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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 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
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	48.2 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	83.2 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	76.8 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	88.5 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	46.7 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	58.7 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/5/07	11:15 AM	3.1	90.9 km	0 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	52.6 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/22/05	3:13 PM	3	56.2 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/10/05	6:44 PM	3.1	39 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Faido

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