Businesses in Simpelveld

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Simpelveld

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	64
Other construction	34
Corporate management	32
Shopping	29
Restaurants	26
Beauty salons	24
Health and medical	24
Electronics stores	19
Cafes	18
All food and beverage	16
Accountants	16
Hairdressers	15
Real estate	15

Simpelveld Facts

Area	8.4 km²
Population	5,807
Male Population	2,882 (49.6%)
Female Population	2,925 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-13.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-5.6%
Median Age	46.5 years (Male: 45.8, Female: 47.4)
Area Codes	45
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.83417, 5.98194
Postal Codes	6369, 6422, 6465, 6466

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Simpelveld Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	6,704	6,481	6,150	5,646	5,807
Population Density	794.5 / km²	768.1 / km²	728.9 / km²	669.2 / km²	688.2 / km²

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

Simpelveld Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 8.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Simpelveld	-15.8%	-12.9%	-8.2%
Limburg (Netherlands)	-0.8%	-1.8%	-2.6%
Netherlands	+24.3%	+13.4%	+6.5%

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

Simpelveld Median Age

Median Age: 46.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Simpelveld	46.5 yrs	47.4 yrs	45.8 yrs
Limburg (Netherlands)	44.9 yrs	45.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Netherlands	41 yrs	41.7 yrs	40.2 yrs

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

Simpelveld Population Density

Population Density: 688 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Simpelveld	5,807	8.4 km²	688 / km²
Limburg (Netherlands)	1.1 million	2,210.3 km²	507 / km²
Netherlands	16.9 million	41,398.3 km²	409 / km²

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

Simpelveld Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Simpelveld

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Simpelveld

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

Simpelveld CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Simpelveld	65,780 tn	11.33 tn	7,796.1 tons/km²
Limburg (Netherlands)	12,720,258 tn	11.35 tn	5,754.9 tons/km²
Netherlands	167,743,568 tn	9.91 tn	4,051.9 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

Simpelveld CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	65,780 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.33 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,796.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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. 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
12/8/08	5:21 PM	3	47.4 km	2,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/11/08	6:17 PM	3.4	69.6 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/25/07	3:10 AM	3.7	44 km	13,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/31/07	6:46 AM	3	43.7 km	15,600 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
11/28/06	8:19 AM	3.1	28.9 km	4,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
5/20/05	7:38 AM	3	28 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/17/04	11:16 PM	3.4	19.2 km	13,100 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/16/03	2:14 AM	3	23.6 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/2/03	5:44 PM	3	19.1 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
10/1/02	2:48 PM	3	37.3 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Simpelveld

Simpelveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪmpəlˌvɛlt]; Limburgish: Zumpelveld) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg. is part of the Mergelland, named after the presence..

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