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Namacurra Facts

Area1173.0 km²
Population147,522
Male Population68,873 (46.7%)
Female Population78,649 (53.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+251.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+60.9%
Median Age14.9 years (Male: 14.1, Female: 16)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-17.49194, 37.02889

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Namacurra Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population41,92366,71291,669133,410147,522
Population Density35.7 / km²56.9 / km²78.1 / km²113.7 / km²125.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Namacurra Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 45.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Namacurra+218.2%+100%+45.5%
Zambezia Province+185.5%+115.1%+53.6%
Mozambique+173.4%+111.3%+53.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Namacurra Median Age

Median Age: 14.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Namacurra14.9 yrs16 yrs14.1 yrs
Zambezia Province15.1 yrs16 yrs14.4 yrs
Mozambique16.7 yrs17.5 yrs15.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Namacurra Population Density

Population Density: 126 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Namacurra147,5221,173 km²126 / km²
Zambezia Province5.2 million103,071.8 km²50.1 / km²
Mozambique27.5 million786,431.3 km²34.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Namacurra Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 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.

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

Namacurra CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Namacurra27,463 tn0.19 tn23.4 tons/km²
Zambezia Province960,099 tn0.19 tn9.3 tons/km²
Mozambique5,734,289 tn0.21 tn7.3 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
Namacurra CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)27,463 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)23.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)
FloodMedium (4)
CycloneHigh (9)

* 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, 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.
  4. 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.

Namacurra

Namacurra is a small town in central Mozambique.

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