Businesses in Gwarzo

Categories in Gwarzo

Gas Station Mosques Education Primary School Internet cafes Restaurants Hospitals Medical Center General Store Shopping Mall

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gwarzo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	47
Shopping other	13

Gwarzo Facts

Area	1.4 km²
Population	70,876
Male Population	36,541 (51.6%)
Female Population	34,335 (48.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+150.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+44.5%
Median Age	16 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 16.7)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	11.91597, 7.93370
Postal Codes	704101

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Gwarzo Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	28,275	38,813	49,047	62,952	70,876
Population Density	19,669.6 / km²	27,000.3 / km²	34,119.7 / km²	43,792.7 / km²	49,305 / km²

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

Gwarzo Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 28.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gwarzo	+122.6%	+62.2%	+28.4%
Kano State	+206.1%	+97.5%	+51.3%
Nigeria	+186.7%	+90.6%	+48.3%

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

Gwarzo Median Age

Median Age: 16 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gwarzo	16 yrs	16.7 yrs	15.4 yrs
Kano State	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	16 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

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

Gwarzo Population Density

Population Density: 49,305 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gwarzo	70,876	1.438 km²	49,305 / km²
Kano State	12.4 million	20,399.6 km²	606 / km²
Nigeria	182 million	909,042.9 km²	200 / km²

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

Gwarzo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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.

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

Gwarzo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gwarzo	36,983 tn	0.52 tn	25,727 tons/km²
Kano State	5,930,756 tn	0.48 tn	290.7 tons/km²
Nigeria	86,705,254 tn	0.48 tn	95.4 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

Gwarzo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	36,983 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.52 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	25,727 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	Medium (7)

* 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 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.

Gwarzo

Gwarzo is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwarzo. has an area of 393 km² and a population of 183,987 at the 2006 census. postal code of the area is 704.

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