Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karcag

Karcag Facts

Area9.4 km²
Population16,582
Male Population7,945 (47.9%)
Female Population8,637 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+3.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-7.8%
Median Age39.5 years (Male: 37.9, Female: 41.3)
Area Codes59
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng47.31667, 20.93333
Postal Codes530053015302

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Karcag Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population16,08117,72417,97617,24516,582
Population Density1,703.9 / km²1,878 / km²1,904.7 / km²1,827.3 / km²1,757 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karcag Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 4.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Karcag+7.2%-2.7%-4.1%
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County-10.5%-9.9%-7.4%
Hungary-6.5%-5.1%-3.6%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karcag Median Age

Median Age: 39.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Karcag39.5 yrs41.3 yrs37.9 yrs
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County41.8 yrs44.4 yrs39.4 yrs
Hungary40.8 yrs43.2 yrs38.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Karcag Population Density

Population Density: 1,757 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Karcag16,5829.4 km²1,757 / km²
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County378,2895,582.1 km²67.8 / km²
Hungary9.8 million93,010.9 km²106 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karcag 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 Karcag

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Karcag

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

Karcag CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Karcag82,296 tn4.96 tn8,720.1 tons/km²
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County1,818,561 tn4.81 tn325.8 tons/km²
Hungary48,384,016 tn4.92 tn520.2 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
Karcag CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)82,296 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)8,720.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtLow (2)
FloodMedium (7)
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, 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.
  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
4/22/1310:28 PM4.463.3 km13,000 m1km WNW of Heves, Hungaryusgs.gov
9/15/069:02 PM3.186.2 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
7/13/032:29 AM3.458.6 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
7/1/0311:26 AM3.247.9 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
6/21/038:05 PM3.884.1 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
10/23/022:52 AM462.6 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
10/12/026:49 PM3.473.1 km5,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
2/11/028:24 PM358.2 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
7/25/9311:47 AM3.454 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
6/30/787:34 AM3.556.3 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov

Karcag

Karcag is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. has its own railway station, but InterCity trains do not stop here.

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