Barranca Cosida (Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Barranca Cosida, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 453 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The place of Barranca Cosida is inside the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 453 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking. Barranca Cosida is at 1,288 meters of altitude.

Data: In Barranca Cosida, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Barranca Cosida? You can find it at 2.6 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Santiago Amoltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Barranca Cosida through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Barranca Cosida? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Barranca Cosida (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Barranca Cosida, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Barranca Cosida (Oaxaca) is 453 inhabitants

Population data in Barranca Cosida (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020229224453
2010230227457
2005233231464
Evolution of the population in Barranca Cosida: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Barranca Cosida:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3812.78
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.66%
Illiterate population:16.34%16.63%
Illiterate population (men):5.30%12.78%
Illiterate population (women):11.04%20.43%
Schooling level:5.433.53
Schooling level (men):6.213.80
Schooling level (women):4.623.30
Indigenous culture data in Barranca Cosida:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:92.49%99.34%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:46.14%69.58%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:1.77%7.66%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Barranca Cosida, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Barranca Cosida:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:13.91%11.82%
Employed population over 12 years (men):26.34%22.47%
Employed population over 12 years (women):1.75%1.30%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:107114
Homes with electricity:96.26%26.09%
Housing with piped water:87.85%4.35%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:0.00%98.91%
Dwellings with radio:23.36%31.52%
Housing with television:71.03%9.78%
Housing with refrigerator:20.56%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:3.74%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.93%2.17%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:2.80%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:30.84%0.00%
Homes with Internet:1.87%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Barranca Cosida (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Barranca Cosida

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Barranca Cosida, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Barranca Cosida.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barranca Cosida

Do you want to stay in Barranca Cosida? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Barranca Cosida:

#5 Population pyramid of Barranca Cosida (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Barranca Cosida by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Barranca Cosida there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Barranca Cosida
Data of the age pyramid of the town Barranca Cosida (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)362763
Youth (6-14 years)6666132
Adults (15-59 years)107121228
Elderly (60+ years)201030

#6 Photos of Barranca Cosida

In order for you to enjoy nature around Barranca Cosida, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Barranca Cosida, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of Barranca Cosida (Oaxaca) is 71388

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Barranca Cosida so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71388. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Barranca Cosida ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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  3. Barranca Rica (397 inhabitants)
  4. Ciénega Mamey (7 inhabitants)
  5. El Jicaral (128 inhabitants)
  6. El Mamey (470 inhabitants)
  7. El Platanar (104 inhabitants)
  8. La Independencia (138 inhabitants)
  9. La Soledad (384 inhabitants)
  10. Las Cuevas (392 inhabitants)
  11. Piedra Liza (139 inhabitants)
  12. Pueblo Viejo (394 inhabitants)
  13. Recibimiento (80 inhabitants)
  14. San Isidro (195 inhabitants)
  15. San Lorenzo el Zapote (248 inhabitants)