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Jacmel Facts

Area0.5 km²
Population10,187
Male Population4,810 (47.2%)
Female Population5,377 (52.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+684.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+22.1%
Median Age20.9 years (Male: 20.2, Female: 21.5)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng18.23427, -72.53539
Postal CodesHT 9110HT 9111

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Jacmel Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,2988,3838,3469,65210,187
Population Density2,596 / km²16,766 / km²16,692 / km²19,304 / km²20,374 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Jacmel Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 15.6% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Jacmel+643.6%+15.1%+15.6%
Sud-Est (department)+727.2%+57.9%+19.1%
Haiti+141.9%+52.2%+25.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Jacmel Median Age

Median Age: 20.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Jacmel20.9 yrs21.5 yrs20.2 yrs
Sud-Est (department)20.9 yrs21.5 yrs20.2 yrs
Haiti20.9 yrs21.5 yrs20.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Jacmel Population Density

Population Density: 20,374 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Jacmel10,1870.5 km²20,374 / km²
Sud-Est (department)564,1342,039 km²277 / km²
Haiti10.2 million27,142.5 km²376 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Jacmel Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 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 Jacmel

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Jacmel

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

Jacmel CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Jacmel3,173 tn0.31 tn6,346.2 tons/km²
Sud-Est (department)180,483 tn0.32 tn88.5 tons/km²
Haiti3,207,234 tn0.31 tn118.2 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
Jacmel CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)3,173 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)6,346.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)
EarthquakeMedium (4)
CycloneMedium (5)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
  3. 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.
  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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/28/169:07 PM4.711.8 km11,450 m10km NW of Cayes Jacmel, Haitiusgs.gov
1/20/146:56 AM3.427 km14,580 m10km S of Carrefour, Haitiusgs.gov
12/21/1311:07 PM3.814.5 km10,000 m14km SSW of Jacmel, Haitiusgs.gov
9/2/1212:03 PM3.738.8 km10,000 mHaiti regionusgs.gov
11/14/1111:53 AM4.441.6 km37,600 mHaiti regionusgs.gov
7/31/111:19 AM4.144.7 km10,000 mHaiti regionusgs.gov
6/24/112:06 PM3.517.6 km10,000 mHaiti regionusgs.gov
3/1/119:14 AM3.837.2 km13,800 mHaiti regionusgs.gov
1/31/112:39 AM3.240.4 km10,000 mHaiti regionusgs.gov
11/12/104:59 PM4.539.7 km10,000 mHaiti regionusgs.gov

Jacmel

Jacmel, (Haitian Creole: Jakmèl; Spanish: Yáquimo) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while th..

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