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Chipata Facts

Area5338.9 km²
Population643,898
Male Population318,069 (49.4%)
Female Population325,829 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+267.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+54.1%
Median Age16.8 years (Male: 16.6, Female: 16.9)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-13.63333, 32.65000

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Chipata Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population175,378328,105417,811564,340643,898
Population Density32.8 / km²61.5 / km²78.3 / km²105.7 / km²120.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chipata Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 35.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Chipata+221.8%+72%+35.1%
Eastern Province, Zambia+174.9%+65.5%+38.8%
Zambia+225.7%+99.2%+53.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chipata Median Age

Median Age: 16.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Chipata16.8 yrs16.9 yrs16.6 yrs
Eastern Province, Zambia16.2 yrs16.5 yrs15.9 yrs
Zambia17 yrs17.1 yrs16.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chipata Population Density

Population Density: 121 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Chipata643,8985,338.9 km²121 / km²
Eastern Province, Zambia1.8 million51,208.2 km²34.4 / km²
Zambia16.1 million751,093.4 km²21.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chipata Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chipata

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chipata

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

Chipata CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Chipata257,918 tn0.4 tn48.3 tons/km²
Eastern Province, Zambia707,324 tn0.4 tn13.8 tons/km²
Zambia6,494,218 tn0.4 tn8.6 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
Chipata CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)257,918 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)48.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (6.1)

* 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, 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/22/168:12 AM4.478 km10,000 m78km WNW of Chipata, Zambiausgs.gov
10/2/132:23 PM4.584.6 km10,000 m82km NW of Chadiza, Zambiausgs.gov
3/25/8911:39 PM3.382.9 km10,000 mMozambiqueusgs.gov

Chipata

Chipata, population 98,416, is the capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia. Having a boma, a market, a hospital, a shopping centre and a number of schools, Chipata is the business and administrative hub that serves the region. The town boasts a fou..

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