Barrancón (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the tiny town of Barrancón, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 10 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Barrancón (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Niltepec. There are 10 inhabitants and it is 49 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #23 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Barrancón, 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 Barrancón is located at 11.6 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Santiago Niltepec, 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 Barrancón.
#1 Where is Barrancón? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Barrancón (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Barrancón, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Barrancón (Oaxaca) is 10 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.5 | 37.50 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 20.00% | 50.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.00% | 25.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 10.00% | 37.50% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 6.63 | 4.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.75 | 5 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.5 | 4.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 40.00% | 58.33% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 10.00% | 16.67% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Niltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 60.00% | 58.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.00% | 87.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 60.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 3 | 7 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.67% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 20.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.67% | 40.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Barrancón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Barrancón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Niltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Barrancón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barrancón
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Barrancón, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Barrancón so you can contact them:- HOTEL SAN CARLOS: 17 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OASSSIS: 15 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALMA REAL: 18 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RIVERS: 23 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Barrancón
A weekend in Barrancón and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Barrancón and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Barrancón for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Mirador del Ocotillo (497 meters): 7.5 km walk (96 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Prieto (248 meters): 12.2 km walk (229 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Lego (966 meters): 9.5 km walk (121 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Sarda (262 meters): 9.7 km walk (129 minutes), heading East.
- Las Petacas (126 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Represa (32 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Pila (26 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- San Juan Viejo (36 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the South (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Barrancón (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Barrancón by age and gender, 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 Barrancón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of Barrancón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Barrancón? 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 Barrancón.
Disfrute con las fotos de Barrancón en este enlace
#8 Vote for Barrancón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Niltepec
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Niltepec
- Charnahuite (- inhabitants)
- El Brasilar (7 inhabitants)
- El Huamul (137 inhabitants)
- El Manantial (1 inhabitants)
- El Mixe (18 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (3 inhabitants)
- El Roble (1 inhabitants)
- El Sauce (17 inhabitants)
- El Zopilote (Teotepec) (425 inhabitants)
- Esquipulas (1 inhabitants)
- Laguna de Hojas (77 inhabitants)
- Las Petacas (126 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (10 inhabitants)
- Santa Fe (38 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (22 inhabitants)