Barranca Fierro
We have collected many facts about the small village of Barranca Fierro, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 155 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Barranca Fierro belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Mixtepec (State of Oaxaca). There are 155 inhabitants and it is 1,599 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #5 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Barranca Fierro, 80% of the inhabitants are catholic and 3% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of Barranca Fierro is located at 6.4 kilometers from San Miguel Mixtepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Barranca Fierro.
#1 Where is Barranca Fierro? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Barranca Fierro in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Barranca Fierro.
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#2 The population of Barranca Fierro (Oaxaca) is 155 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 81 | 74 | 155 |
| 2010 | 156 | 159 | 315 |
| 2005 | 141 | 127 | 268 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.47 | 13.84 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.65% | 1.59% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.90% | 24.76% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.81% | 13.84% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.10% | 35.90% |
| Schooling level: | 5.86 | 4.19 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.56 | 5.05 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.14 | 3.36 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.71% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 81.94% | 84.76% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.65% | 7.62% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Mixtepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 19.35% | 32.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 36.49% | 48.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.70% | 16.67% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 36 | 94 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.67% | 98.36% |
| Homes with piped water: | 83.33% | 88.52% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 16.67% | 93.44% |
| Homes with a radio: | 16.67% | 77.05% |
| Homes with a television: | 5.56% | 40.98% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 5.56% | 31.15% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 2.78% | 8.20% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.78% | 11.48% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 1.64% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 1.64% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 2.78% | 11.48% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 1.64% |
#3 Satellite photo of Barranca Fierro
With the satellite map of Barranca Fierro 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 San Miguel Mixtepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Barranca Fierro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barranca Fierro
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Barranca Fierro, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Barranca Fierro so you can contact them:- POSADA SAN BERNARDO: 5 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZAZIL: 15 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LUPITA: 21 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL LAS MARGARITAS: 19 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Barranca Fierro
Want to know what to see in Barranca Fierro if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Barranca Fierro.Mountains in Barranca Fierro for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Yegoveo (1993 meters): 1.6 km walk (25 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Campanario (2300 meters): 3.7 km walk (45 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Llego Cuatsa (2361 meters): 4.3 km walk (81 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Viejo (2168 meters): 6.4 km walk (99 minutes), heading East.
- Yegovego (26 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Carrizal (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz Mixtepec (1370 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- San Juan Viejo (80 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Barranca Fierro (Oaxaca)
In Barranca Fierro 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 Fierro, 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) | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 45 | 41 | 86 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 11 | 23 |
#7 Pictures of Barranca Fierro
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Barranca Fierro? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Barranca Fierro.
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#8 The Postal Code of Barranca Fierro (Oaxaca) is 71218
Are you going to send a letter to Barranca Fierro? Do you have a friend in Barranca Fierro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Barranca Fierro consists of the following 5 digits: 71218. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Barranca Fierro ("71") 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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#10 Schools in Barranca Fierro
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Miguel Mixtepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Mixtepec
- Agua Fría Campanario (504 inhabitants)
- Barranca Fierro (155 inhabitants)
- El Campanario (179 inhabitants)
- Río Lima (401 inhabitants)
- Llano Verde (181 inhabitants)
- Loma de la Tortolita (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Cangrejo (33 inhabitants)
- Rancho Frutal (208 inhabitants)
- Ranchos Cercanos (45 inhabitants)
- San Antonino Viejo (8 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (480 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Mixtepec (811 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (184 inhabitants)