Businesses in Chañaral

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chañaral

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	29
Education	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Other accommodation	9
Public parks	7
Hotels and motels	6
Fast food restaurants	6
Shopping	6
Public administration	5
Churches	5

Chañaral Facts

Area	12.6 km²
Population	9,472
Male Population	4,952 (52.3%)
Female Population	4,520 (47.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+0.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-9.3%
Median Age	31.3 years (Male: 32.2, Female: 30.2)
Area Codes	52
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-26.34298, -70.61648

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Chañaral Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	9,472	9,900	10,447	9,161	9,472
Population Density	754 / km²	788.1 / km²	831.6 / km²	729.2 / km²	754 / km²

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

Chañaral Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 12.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chañaral	-3.3%	-7.5%	-12.3%
Atacama Region	+38%	+25.3%	+12.8%
Chile	+72.2%	+36.6%	+18.3%

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

Chañaral Median Age

Median Age: 31.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chañaral	31.3 yrs	30.2 yrs	32.2 yrs
Atacama Region	30.2 yrs	30.1 yrs	30.2 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

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

Chañaral Population Density

Population Density: 754 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chañaral	9,472	12.6 km²	754 / km²
Atacama Region	284,485	75,688.1 km²	3.8 / km²
Chile	17.8 million	751,744.8 km²	23.7 / km²

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

Chañaral Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 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 Chañaral

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

Chañaral CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chañaral	49,124 tn	5.19 tn	3,910.4 tons/km²
Atacama Region	1,426,161 tn	5.01 tn	18.8 tons/km²
Chile	87,296,657 tn	4.91 tn	116.1 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

Chañaral CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	49,124 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,910.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	High (10)

* 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. 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
1/12/19	6:01 AM	4.2	14.3 km	63,960 m	66km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
12/19/17	1:14 PM	4.2	37.2 km	44,910 m	55km NW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
11/17/16	7:39 PM	4.3	8.4 km	34,500 m	64km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
8/30/16	6:09 PM	4.4	28.4 km	48,740 m	50km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
7/25/16	5:26 PM	6.1	28.2 km	72,000 m	54km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
7/16/16	12:21 PM	4.3	32.1 km	42,700 m	69km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
7/16/16	7:40 AM	4.1	39.8 km	35,240 m	84km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
3/14/16	4:23 AM	4.7	42.5 km	34,010 m	80km SSW of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
1/17/16	5:05 PM	5	26.1 km	36,870 m	80km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov
1/4/15	4:29 AM	3.9	39.1 km	54,100 m	66km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chañaral

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