Table 2 Holocene (GVP) volcanoes within 25 km of a border and with > 10,000 people living within 10 km, with population rounded to nearest hundred
From: Volcanoes on borders: a scientific and (geo)political challenge
Volcano name | Country/countries | Population 10 km | Population 25 km | Population 100 km | Activity evidence | Last known eruption |
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Muhavura | Uganda-Rwanda (DRC) | 201,200 | 947,000 | 1,184,800 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Apaneca Range | El Salvador (Guatemala) | 160,900 | 787,400 | 226,000 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Nyiragongo* | DR Congo (Rwanda, Uganda) | 143,300 | 1,767,500 | 5,861,200 |
Eruption Observed | 2017 CE |
Fort Portal | Uganda (DRC) | 146,800 | 542,200 | 2,453,300 |
Eruption Dated | 2120 BCE |
Bufumbira | Uganda (Rwanda, DRC) | 135,500 | 623,100 | 10,302,000 |
Evidence Uncertain | Unknown |
Tajumulco | Guatemala (Mexico) | 101,800 | 747,500 | 6,602,300 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Karisimbi* | DRC-Rwanda (Uganda) | 90,800 | 866,500 | 2,552,000 |
Eruption Dated | 8050 BCE |
San Diego | El Salvador-Guatemala | 58,000 | 156,900 | 7,423,200 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Olot Volcanic Field | Spain (France) | 49,000 | 118,500 | 6,261,700 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Chingo | Guatemala-El Salvador | 51,000 | 696,100 | 6,820,400 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Visoke | DRC-Rwanda (Uganda) | 47,600 | 825,900 | 10,522,000 |
Eruption Observed | 1957 CE |
Suchitan | Guatemala (El Salvador) | 48,900 | 294,300 | 8,216,200 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Tshibinda | DR Congo (Rwanda, Burundi) | 41,400 | 1,059,700 | 7,898,200 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Dallol* | Ethiopia (Eritrea) | 42,440 | 42,440 | 1,055,500 |
Eruption Observed | 2011 CE |
Quezaltepeque | Guatemala (Honduras, El Salvador) | 38,100 | 215,200 | 3,542,100 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Kilimanjaro | Tanzania (Kenya) | 35,600 | 369,000 | 3,286,900 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Paektu/Changbaishan* | China-DPR Korea | 33,300 | 37,400 | 1,552,200 |
Eruption Observed | 1903 CE |
Tacana | Mexico-Guatemala | 32,700 | 426,900 | 6,420,400 |
Eruption Observed | 1986 CE |
Ipala | Guatemala (El Salvador, Honduras) | 27,000 | 193,500 | 6,811,000 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Cumbal | Colombia (Ecuador) | 23,300 | 146,200 | 164,400 |
Eruption Observed | 1926 CE |
Moyuta | Guatemala (El Salvador) | 25,200 | 223,200 | 4,138,000 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Liamuiga | Saint Kitts and Nevis (Dutch Antilles) | 22,400 | 44,600 | 173,300 |
Eruption Dated | 160 CE |
Santa Ana | El Salvador (Guatemala) | 21,000 | 1,043,800 | 6,206,300 |
Eruption Observed | 2005 CE |
Ch’uga-ryong* | DPRK-South Korea | 20,000 | 181,100 | 14,256,600 |
Evidence Uncertain | Unknown |
Ixtepeque | Guatemala (Honduras, El Salvador) | 16,600 | 222,200 | 6,849,200 |
Evidence Credible | Unknown |
Kazbek* | Georgia (Russia) | 13,300 | 336,000 | 6,054,200 |
Eruption Dated | 750 BCE |
Bombalai | Malaysia (Philippines) | 11,400 | 423,100 | 1,048,500 |
Evidence Uncertain | Unknown |
Nabro* | Eritrea (Ethiopia) | 10,000 | 18,100 | 56,300 |
Eruption Observed | 2012 CE |