Barranca Obscura (Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca)

Learn about small village of Barranca Obscura through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 106 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of Barranca Obscura is located in the Municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 106 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #58 of the whole municipality. Barranca Obscura is at 2,431 meters of altitude.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Barranca Obscura is located at 16.6 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Barranca Obscura.

#1 Where is Barranca Obscura? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Barranca Obscura (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 Obscura, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Barranca Obscura (Oaxaca) is 106 inhabitants

Population data in Barranca Obscura (Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20104858106
20056665131
Evolution of the population in Barranca Obscura: Total   Men   Women

According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 58 males and 48 females. The female/male ratio is 0.828, and the fertility rate is 2.95 children per woman. Of the total population, 3.77% comes from outside the State of Oaxaca. 14.15% of the population is illiterate (10.34% of men and 18.75% of women). The level of schooling is 6.41 (6.85 in men and 5.91 in women).

Indigenous culture in Barranca Obscura
100.00% of the population is indigenous, and 82.08% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 4.72% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.

Unemployment and the economy in Barranca Obscura
26.42% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (48.28% of the men, and 0.00% of the women).

Housing and infrastructure in Barranca Obscura
In Barranca Obscura there are 32 dwellings. 92.00% of the dwellings have electricity, 0.00% have piped water, 100.00% have toilet or restroom, 80.00% have a radio receiver, 64.00% a television, 16.00% a fridge, 8.00% a washing-machine, 40.00% a car or a van, 4.00% a personal computer, 16.00% a landline telephone, 16.00% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access.


#3 Satellite photo of Barranca Obscura

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Barranca Obscura, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Barranca Obscura.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barranca Obscura

Many people want to stay in the town of Barranca Obscura itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of Barranca Obscura (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Barranca Obscura 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 Obscura there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Barranca Obscura

#6 Photos of Barranca Obscura

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Barranca Obscura? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Barranca Obscura.

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

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  2. Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos (707 inhabitants)
  3. Cruz Llorada (325 inhabitants)
  4. Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (73 inhabitants)
  5. La Peña Negra (47 inhabitants)
  6. Loma del Fortín (35 inhabitants)
  7. San José (Llano de Plaza) (5 inhabitants)
  8. Rancho Viejo (165 inhabitants)
  9. Río de los Pinos (38 inhabitants)
  10. San Miguel Progreso (256 inhabitants)
  11. Tee Ujia Progreso (627 inhabitants)
  12. Yosocahanu (- inhabitants)
  13. Yosostuvi (- inhabitants)
  14. Yosotica (- inhabitants)
  15. Yucutu (- inhabitants)