Businesses in Molango

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Molango

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	25
Restaurants	21
Churches	16
Convenience stores	13
Education	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	9
Public administration	8
Religion	7
Car repair	6
Hotels and motels	5
Hardware store	5
Other accommodation	5
Bars, pubs and taverns	5
Shopping other	5
Corporate management	5
Wine, beer and liquor stores	5

Molango Facts

Area	3.9 km²
Population	5,381
Male Population	2,592 (48.2%)
Female Population	2,789 (51.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+150.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+36.7%
Median Age	26.1 years (Male: 25.3, Female: 26.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,803 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Santa Cruz 2da Sección, Molango, La Alameda, Cuatlacalca, Barrio San Miguel
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	20.78693, -98.72878
Postal Codes	43100, 43101, 43103, 43104, 43105, More

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Molango Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,152	3,224	3,936	4,729	5,381	5,764	6,157
Population Density	555.4 / km²	832 / km²	1,015.7 / km²	1,220.4 / km²	1,388.6 / km²	1,487.5 / km²	1,588.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Molango Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 36.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Molango	+150%	+66.9%	+36.7%
Hidalgo (state)	—	—	—
Mexico	—	—	—

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

Molango Median Age

Median Age: 26.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Molango	26.1 yrs	26.9 yrs	25.3 yrs
Hidalgo (state)	25.9 yrs	26.8 yrs	24.8 yrs
Mexico	26.2 yrs	27 yrs	25.3 yrs

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

Molango Population Density

Population Density: 1,389 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Molango	5,381	3.875 km²	1,389 / km²
Hidalgo (state)	3.2 million	20,821.4 km²	153 / km²
Mexico	126.8 million	1,965,208 km²	64.5 / km²

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

Molango 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 Molango

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

Molango Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,530	$5,511	$6,252	$7,022	$7,766	$8,417	$6,268	$6,803
Total GDP	$14.7M	$25.1M	$30.5M	$37.3M	$43.4M	$51.1M	$45.2M	$50.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Molango CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Molango	19,238 tn	3.58 tn	4,964.7 tons/km²
Hidalgo (state)	11,449,315 tn	3.6 tn	549.9 tons/km²
Mexico	496,865,013 tn	3.92 tn	252.8 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

Molango CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,238 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.58 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,964.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	Medium (7)
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, 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.
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.
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
9/23/13	6:45 AM	4	70.2 km	5,000 m	9km N of Progreso de Obregon, Mexico	usgs.gov
7/21/11	9:36 PM	4	94.9 km	11,500 m	San Luis Potosi, Mexico	usgs.gov
6/27/11	8:05 AM	4	92.3 km	8,000 m	Queretaro, Mexico	usgs.gov
6/25/11	4:31 AM	4.1	79 km	3,200 m	Queretaro, Mexico	usgs.gov
6/25/11	12:41 AM	4.2	98.2 km	10,000 m	Queretaro, Mexico	usgs.gov
3/26/11	5:08 PM	4	96.5 km	8,500 m	Queretaro, Mexico	usgs.gov
5/20/10	9:11 PM	3.9	51.6 km	5,000 m	Hidalgo, Mexico	usgs.gov
4/17/10	7:03 AM	4	49.5 km	2,000 m	Hidalgo, Mexico	usgs.gov
12/31/08	10:27 PM	3.6	73.4 km	5,000 m	Hidalgo, Mexico	usgs.gov
1/24/06	12:59 PM	3.7	71.4 km	5,000 m	Hidalgo, Mexico	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Molango

Molango (officially Molango de Escamilla ) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 246.7 km². of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,385.

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