Categories in Atbara

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Atbara

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Apartments161
Mosques131
Shopping129
Grocery stores and supermarkets109
Education61
Restaurants58

Atbara Facts

Area17.9 km²
Population117,671
Male Population60,295 (51.2%)
Female Population57,376 (48.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+256.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+47.5%
Median Age18.2 years (Male: 17.6, Female: 18.9)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng17.70217, 33.98638

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Atbara Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population33,03457,23779,753107,695117,671
Population Density1,848.1 / km²3,202.1 / km²4,461.7 / km²6,024.9 / km²6,583 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Atbara Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 35% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Atbara+226%+88.2%+35%
River Nile (state)+232.7%+95.2%+39.1%
Sudan+234.6%+101.7%+43.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Atbara Median Age

Median Age: 18.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Atbara18.2 yrs18.9 yrs17.6 yrs
River Nile (state)18.2 yrs18.9 yrs17.6 yrs
Sudan18.2 yrs18.9 yrs17.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Atbara Population Density

Population Density: 6,583 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Atbara117,67117.9 km²6,583 / km²
River Nile (state)1.4 million130,709.3 km²11 / km²
Sudan40.1 million1,849,893.1 km²21.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Atbara Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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

Atbara CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Atbara385 tn0 tn21.6 tons/km²
River Nile (state)4,715 tn0 tn0 tons/km²
Sudan1,160,503 tn0.03 tn0.6 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
Atbara CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)385 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)21.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Atbara

Atbara (sometimes Atbarah) (Arabic: عطبرة‎ ʿAṭbarah) is a town of 111,399 (2007) located in River Nile State in northeastern Sudan. It is located at the junction of the Nile and Atbara rivers. It is an important railway junction and railroad manufac..

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