Barranca Seca (Santa María Chilchotla, Oaxaca)
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The place of Barranca Seca is inside the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 606 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality. Barranca Seca is at 117 meters of altitude.
Data: In Barranca Seca, 83% of the inhabitants are catholic and 1% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Barranca Seca is located at 13.0 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Santa María Chilchotla, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Barranca Seca.
#1 Where is Barranca Seca? How to go? Map
Location map of Barranca Seca in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Barranca Seca, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Barranca Seca (Oaxaca) is 606 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 318 | 288 | 606 |
| 2010 | 311 | 261 | 572 |
| 2005 | 275 | 262 | 537 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.32 | 16.86 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.46% | 8.57% |
| Illiterate population: | 19.97% | 22.03% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.43% | 16.86% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.54% | 26.37% |
| Schooling level: | 4.94 | 4.19 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.23 | 4.48 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.67 | 3.95 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.83% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 87.29% | 88.64% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 19.97% | 26.57% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 18.48% | 25.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 34.38% | 48.28% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 4.09% | 6.43% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 153 | 133 |
| Homes with electricity: | 82.35% | 66.67% |
| Housing with piped water: | 69.93% | 3.88% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 22.22% | 97.67% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 33.99% | 31.78% |
| Housing with television: | 27.45% | 31.01% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 26.80% | 14.73% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 1.31% | 1.55% |
| Housing with automobile: | 0.00% | 1.55% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.96% | 0.78% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.23% | 3.88% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 35.95% | 0.78% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.65% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Barranca Seca
With the satellite map of Barranca Seca will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Barranca Seca.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barranca Seca
Do you want to stay in Barranca Seca? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Barranca Seca:- HOTEL DIAMANTE: 18 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIAN: 21 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIÁN: 23 km away, direction Northwest (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIAN: 22 km away, direction Northwest (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Barranca Seca (Oaxaca)
In Barranca Seca there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Barranca Seca, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 41 | 36 | 77 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 61 | 54 | 115 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 167 | 154 | 321 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 49 | 44 | 93 |
#6 Photos of Barranca Seca
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Barranca Seca? 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 Seca.
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#7 The Postal Code of Barranca Seca (Oaxaca) is 68512
Are you going to send a letter to Barranca Seca? Do you have a friend in Barranca Seca and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Barranca Seca consists of the following 5 digits: 68512. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Barranca Seca ("68") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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