Population Distribution

Population distribution by place type for Guatemala. Dots show individual tagged places, with the maximum, minimum, and median population values highlighted.

Population distribution plot for Guatemala
Upgrade Candidates

Places whose population is more consistent with the next-higher type's distribution than their own. Ranked by signal strength, then percentile within current type.

# Name Type Population Own %ile %ile among next higher Signal Edit OSM
1 San José Chiquilajá village 6,756 100% 53% Strong node/5173184925
2 San Felipe de Jesús village 5,316 100% 39% Strong node/13438816713
3 Fronteras village 5,015 99% 36% Strong node/12011539207
4 San Marcos Huista village 4,973 99% 36% Strong node/6174871592
5 Jumaytepeque village 4,757 99% 34% Strong node/1039836876
6 San Pedro Las Huertas village 4,733 99% 34% Strong node/3929372059
7 San Andrés Osuna village 4,563 99% 32% Strong node/4946464966
8 San Antonio Palopó village 4,516 99% 32% Strong node/10945146691
9 Santa María Cauqué village 4,436 99% 31% Strong node/3999643068
10 San Juan del Obispo village 4,352 98% 31% Strong node/1039835896
11 Parraxtut village 4,345 98% 31% Strong node/9233921988
12 El Pajón village 4,291 98% 29% Strong node/6485811462
13 Xecaracoj village 4,088 98% 28% Strong node/411022570
14 San Jorge La Laguna village 3,800 98% 25% Strong node/281853758
15 La Fragua village 3,729 98% 25% Strong node/7981927607
16 Paxcamán village 3,620 98% 25% Strong node/2090208275
17 Santa Catarina Barahona village 3,462 98% 23% Strong node/602914593
18 Santa Cruz Barillas town 150,000 100% 88% Weak node/1039835702
19 El Cerinal village 11,457 100% 81% Weak node/6230128529
20 El Tablon village 9,969 100% 72% Weak node/6485896233
21 Rancho de Teja village 9,290 100% 69% Weak node/6485885213
22 Concepción Tutuapa town 59,063 99% 88% Weak node/1039835308
23 Sumpango town 46,082 99% 88% Weak node/1073096924
24 Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez town 32,202 98% 84% Weak node/1039836528
25 Agua Alegre village 3,242 98% 18% Weak node/11495927886
26 Ixlahuitz village 3,068 97% 16% Weak node/11495919535
27 Chiyó village 3,042 97% 16% Weak node/13253054586
28 Melchor de Mencos town 23,813 97% 64% Weak node/4735465951
29 Tierra Blanca village 3,020 97% 16% Weak node/5462710183
30 Subajasum village 2,935 97% 15% Weak node/13078443914
31 El Paraiso village 2,933 97% 15% Weak node/11115090462
32 Ojo de Agua village 2,930 97% 15% Weak node/13484502786
33 Florido el Aceituno village 2,902 97% 15% Weak node/12055580877
34 San Benito town 22,948 96% 60% Weak node/1246242884
35 Guaxacaná village 2,816 96% 14% Weak node/9270570531
36 Canquintic village 2,777 96% 14% Weak node/11494968771
37 Cahaboncito village 2,749 96% 14% Weak node/6196546764
38 La Mina village 2,728 96% 14% Weak node/13113315387
39 Muyhá village 2,705 96% 14% Weak node/13253247907
40 Tanchí village 2,697 96% 14% Weak node/13253406535
41 Santiago Atitlán town 21,276 96% 56% Weak node/4357457708
42 San Jorge village 2,690 96% 14% Weak node/1039836539
43 Yacxab village 2,680 96% 14% Weak node/12977963685
44 El Fiscal village 2,649 95% 13% Weak node/12057360556
45 Sacpuy village 2,636 95% 13% Weak node/2092401814
46 Xatinab village 2,626 95% 13% Weak node/7353382501
47 Nueva Generación Maya village 2,625 95% 13% Weak node/6173193656
48 Ciudad Vieja town 21,016 95% 56% Weak node/602914591
49 Chicabracán village 2,618 95% 13% Weak node/13152080354
50 Santa Fe village 2,615 95% 13% Weak node/13184025052
51 El Oratorio village 2,580 95% 12% Weak node/12913537971
52 Agua Escondida village 2,546 94% 12% Weak node/3926505533
53 Sanguayabá village 2,538 94% 12% Weak node/12184337611
54 Asunción Mita town 18,504 94% 44% Weak node/1039835052
55 Buenos Aires village 2,523 94% 12% Weak node/9272595619
56 San Antonio las Flores village 2,508 94% 11% Weak node/9456144735
57 Chichipate village 2,492 94% 11% Weak node/4040575364
58 Chiquixjí village 2,488 94% 11% Weak node/6228056566
59 Chamac village 2,481 94% 11% Weak node/3524664755
60 El Carrizo village 2,480 94% 11% Weak node/13518327293
61 Amatitlán town 18,440 94% 44% Weak node/1039835580
62 Nuevo Xalbal village 2,475 94% 11% Weak node/9269875846
63 Entre Ríos village 2,471 93% 11% Weak node/6230998890
64 Guatelinda village 2,469 93% 11% Weak node/6007663877
65 Estanzuelas village 2,457 93% 11% Weak node/9349922236
66 La Esmeralda village 2,444 93% 11% Weak node/9311257608
67 Patzún town 17,346 93% 40% Weak node/1039835656
68 Tiúcal village 2,432 93% 11% Weak node/5235693564
69 Nuevo Paraíso village 2,420 93% 10% Weak node/5894750881
70 Aguacate village 2,406 93% 10% Weak node/2835649863
71 Boloncó village 2,400 92% 10% Weak node/4131874441
72 Limones village 2,390 92% 10% Weak node/3345721593
73 Sacojito village 2,385 92% 10% Weak node/13204019977
74 Ceilán village 2,364 92% 10% Weak node/5664797353
75 Pueblo Nuevo village 2,352 92% 10% Weak node/3714150316
76 Los Tecomates village 2,346 92% 10% Weak node/13064058794
77 Placa 1 village 2,343 92% 10% Weak node/6230998891
78 El Adelanto village 2,341 92% 10% Weak node/3352817895
79 San Mateo Milpas Altas village 2,338 92% 10% Weak node/12026207495
80 Cojaj village 2,323 91% 10% Weak node/6228063948
81 Chicojl village 2,313 91% 10% Weak node/13252914661
82 Tzununul village 2,296 91% 10% Weak node/13168313107
Downgrade Candidates

Places whose population is more consistent with the next-lower type's distribution than their own. Ranked by signal strength, then percentile within current type.

# Name Type Population Own %ile %ile among next lower Signal Edit OSM
1 Camotán town 676 1% 36% Strong node/475380508
2 San Luis Jilotepeque town 684 1% 37% Strong node/1039836883
3 Sibilia town 830 2% 47% Strong node/2872078859
4 Patzité town 987 3% 56% Strong node/606130471
5 San José town 1,212 4% 67% Strong node/1039836080
6 Jerez town 1,300 4% 71% Strong node/3993072496
7 San Rafael La Independencia town 1,301 5% 71% Strong node/605828641
8 Ocós town 1,500 6% 78% Strong node/472115012
9 Flores city 1,235 4% 4% Weak node/2633365359
10 Comapa town 1,920 6% 86% Weak node/3352818593
11 Pachalum town 2,042 7% 88% Weak node/606130487
12 Guastatoya city 7,240 8% 55% Weak node/1039836415
13 San Bartolomé Jocotenango town 2,143 9% 89% Weak node/606130480
14 San Juan Atitán town 2,143 9% 89% Weak node/1039835784
15 Quesada town 2,147 9% 89% Weak node/1039837051
16 Santa Rosa de Lima town 2,232 10% 90% Weak node/1039836591
17 Antigua Guatemala city 7,863 12% 60% Weak node/602914594
18 Totonicapán city 8,793 16% 66% Weak node/2160053457
19 Escuintla city 9,440 20% 71% Weak node/3250608947
20 Sololá city 10,040 24% 72% Weak node/3286573967
21 Cuilapa city 11,716 28% 84% Weak node/1039836076
22 San Marcos city 11,973 32% 84% Weak node/4981120964
23 Jutiapa city 13,590 36% 86% Weak node/2131375958
24 Salamá city 14,667 40% 91% Weak node/430956963
Monitor

Places that are consistent with their current type's distribution but sit at an extreme percentile within it. No reclassification signal yet, but worth revisiting as more population data is tagged.

# Name Type Population Own %ile Edit OSM
1 San Pedro Sacatepéquez town 15,794 92% node/1073097184
2 Santa Elena town 15,121 91% node/1246242991
3 Machaquilá village 2,273 91% node/1039837018
4 El Teocinte village 2,265 91% node/9332508467
5 Santa María de Jesús town 14,418 91% node/602914587
6 El Durazno village 2,261 91% node/9888611847
7 El Jute village 2,259 91% node/6343999681
8 San Miguel Conacaste village 2,259 91% node/8019844079
9 Chel village 2,248 90% node/2262867299
10 Las Palmas village 2,237 90% node/2835643659
11 Río Blanco village 2,222 90% node/13168190317
12 Morales town 14,231 90% node/1039835462