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Suakin Facts

Area	9.2 km²
Population	9,421
Male Population	5,315 (56.4%)
Female Population	4,106 (43.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+57.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+192.5%
Median Age	18.1 years (Male: 17.6, Female: 18.9)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	19.10590, 37.33210

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Suakin Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	5,971	1,870	3,221	8,533	9,421
Population Density	649.9 / km²	203.5 / km²	350.6 / km²	928.8 / km²	1,025.4 / km²

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

Suakin Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 164.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Suakin	+42.9%	+356.3%	+164.9%
Red Sea (state)	+751.7%	+249.5%	+98.1%
Sudan	+234.6%	+101.7%	+43.3%

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

Suakin Median Age

Median Age: 18.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Suakin	18.1 yrs	18.9 yrs	17.6 yrs
Red Sea (state)	18.1 yrs	18.9 yrs	17.6 yrs
Sudan	18.2 yrs	18.9 yrs	17.6 yrs

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

Suakin Population Density

Population Density: 1,025 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Suakin	9,421	9.2 km²	1,025 / km²
Red Sea (state)	2.1 million	216,768.3 km²	9.5 / km²
Sudan	40.1 million	1,849,893.1 km²	21.7 / km²

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

Suakin Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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

Suakin CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Suakin	26 tn	0 tn	2.9 tons/km²
Red Sea (state)	454,346 tn	0.22 tn	2.1 tons/km²
Sudan	1,160,503 tn	0.03 tn	0.6 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

Suakin CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2.9 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/4/99	3:52 PM	4.2	89.4 km	10,000 m	Sudan	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Suakin

Suakin or Sawakin (Arabic: سواكن‎ Sawákin) is a port city in north-eastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) north. Suakin used to be cons..

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