Barranca de Ratón
The most complete information about the small village of Barranca de Ratón (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 25 inhabitants?
The town of Barranca de Ratón belongs to the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca (State of Oaxaca). There are 25 inhabitants and it is 2,526 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #74 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Barranca de Ratón, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Barranca de Ratón is located at 6.6 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, 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 de Ratón.
#1 Where is Barranca de Ratón? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Barranca de Ratón (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 de Ratón, which has the following symbol
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#2 The population of Barranca de Ratón (Oaxaca) is 25 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
2010 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
2005 | 18 | 21 | 39 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.77 | 36.36 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 48.00% | 42.11% |
Illiterate population (men): | 16.00% | 36.36% |
Illiterate population (women): | 32.00% | 50.00% |
Schooling level: | 4.08 | 4.65 |
Schooling level (men): | 4.91 | 5.11 |
Schooling level (women): | 3.38 | 4.13 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 92.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 40.00% | 15.79% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 80.00% | 68.42% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 83.33% | 81.82% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 76.92% | 50.00% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 11 | 13 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with piped water: | 90.91% | 75.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 75.00% |
Homes with a radio: | 45.45% | 75.00% |
Homes with a television: | 18.18% | 75.00% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 9.09% | 50.00% |
Homes with a car: | 36.36% | 25.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 25.00% |
Homes with cell phones: | 45.45% | 25.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Barranca de Ratón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Barranca de Ratón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Barranca de Ratón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barranca de Ratón
Many people want to stay in the town of Barranca de Ratón 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:- HOTEL EDEN: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MIXTECO: 8 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES SANTA CRUZ: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA PUERTA DE ALCALÁ: 8 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Barranca de Ratón
Want to know what to see in Barranca de Ratón if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Barranca de Ratón.Mountains in Barranca de Ratón for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Mirador (2609 meters): 1.4 km walk (20 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Lluvias (2886 meters): 2.1 km walk (26 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Sartenejas (2905 meters): 5.2 km walk (69 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Yucusaá (2628 meters): 6.1 km walk (78 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mesn de Guadalupe (166 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Desviación la Raya (17 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Mesn Mixtepec (167 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Cienega de Manzana (25 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Barranca de Ratón (Oaxaca)
In Barranca de Ratón 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 de Ratón, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
#7 Pictures of Barranca de Ratón
In order for you to enjoy nature around Barranca de Ratón, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Barranca de Ratón, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in Barranca de Ratón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca
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