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Barrón (Guanajuato)

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The town of Barrón (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Salamanca. There are 1,959 inhabitants and it is 1,862 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comonfort is 58 minutes away by car (55 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #12 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Barrón, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 81% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of Barrón is located at 16.8 kilometers from Salamanca, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Barrón.

#1 Where is Barrón? How to go? Map

Online map of Barrón (Guanajuato) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of Barrón (Guanajuato) is 1,959 inhabitants

Population data in Barrón (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	1043	916	1959
2010	969	995	1964
2005	920	839	1759

Evolution of the population in Barrón: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Barrón:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.84	9.35
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	0.05%	0.71%
Illiterate population:	8.83%	11.20%
Illiterate population (men):	3.98%	9.35%
Illiterate population (women):	4.85%	13.11%
Schooling level:	6.66	4.96
Schooling level (men):	6.19	4.97
Schooling level (women):	7.04	4.96

Indigenous culture data in Barrón:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Barrón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Barrón:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	33.79%	30.35%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	51.75%	48.24%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	18.02%	11.97%
Number of inhabited private housings:	452	421
Homes with electricity:	99.34%	97.72%
Homes with piped water:	99.78%	95.94%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	83.63%	45.94%
Homes with a radio:	60.62%	69.29%
Homes with a television:	91.59%	90.61%
Homes with a refrigerator:	89.16%	66.50%
Homes with a washing machine:	80.97%	47.97%
Homes with a car:	35.62%	24.11%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	7.74%	1.27%
Homes with landline telephone:	10.40%	5.58%
Homes with cell phones:	78.98%	52.03%
Homes with Internet:	9.29%	0.51%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Barrón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Barrón

With the satellite map of Barrón 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 Salamanca. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Barrón.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Barrón

Do you want to stay in Barrón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Barrón:

• HOTEL SOBRE LAS OLAS: 15 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PLAZA: 17 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ALCAZAR: 16 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOS ÁNGELES: 18 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Barrón

Want to know what to see in Barrón if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Barrón.
Las mejores montes de Barrón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Mesa El Chayotal (2052 meters): 1.4 km walk (18 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro La Tetilla de Barron (2078 meters): 2.1 km walk (37 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro La Tortuga (2088 meters): 2.1 km walk (41 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Cruz (2002 meters): 2.5 km walk (32 minutes), heading South.

Magical Towns near Barrón to discover the Mexican culture:

• Comonfort (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Estación de Fábrica de Soria", 58 km, heading East (55 minutes by car)

Other towns near Barrón:

• El Carmen de Arriba (135 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
• María Gómez (Mari Gómez) (677 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
• El Terrero (371 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
• La Lomita (194 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Barrón (Guanajuato)

In Barrón 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 Barrón, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Barrón (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	137	136	273
Youth (6-14 years)	233	235	468
Adults (15-59 years)	597	477	1,074
Elderly (60+ years)	76	68	144

#7 Pictures of Barrón

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Barrón? 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 Barrón.
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#8 The Postal Code of Barrón (Guanajuato) is 36866

Are you going to send a letter to Barrón? Do you have a friend in Barrón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Barrón consists of the following 5 digits: 36866. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Barrón ("36") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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 Barrón

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