El Barrio (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Barrio, a beautiful medium-sized town of 306 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Barrio (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Cotija. There are 306 inhabitants and it is 1,614 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Cotija de la Paz is 9 minutes away by car (8 km). It is the most populated town in the position #9 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Barrio, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Barrio is located at 4.9 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Cotija de la Paz, 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 El Barrio.
#1 Where is El Barrio? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Barrio (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Barrio, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Barrio (Michoacán) is 306 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 149 | 157 | 306 |
| 2010 | 129 | 135 | 264 |
| 2005 | 152 | 124 | 276 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 12.59 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 1.63% | 1.89% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.50% | 13.64% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.58% | 12.59% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.92% | 14.73% |
| Schooling level: | 5.84 | 4.39 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.86 | 4.27 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.83 | 4.48 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Cotija (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.70% | 20.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 49.04% | 32.59% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.42% | 8.53% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 87 | 126 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.85% | 95.71% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.10% | 94.29% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.70% | 90.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 49.43% | 58.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.40% | 95.71% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.10% | 88.57% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 81.61% | 71.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 49.43% | 45.71% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.90% | 7.14% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 32.18% | 57.14% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 77.01% | 38.57% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.30% | 1.43% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Barrio
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Barrio, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Cotija. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Barrio.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Barrio
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Barrio, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Barrio so you can contact them:- COMPLEJO HABITACIONAL CASA COTIJA: 6 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BARAJAS: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- DESPACHO CONTABLE: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COTIJA: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Barrio
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Barrio? The list of the best places to visit in El Barrio and nearby locations.Mountains in El Barrio for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Picacho (1718 meters): 0.8 km walk (11 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Pinabete (2027 meters): 3.4 km walk (48 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Blanco (2123 meters): 4.1 km walk (73 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Los Coyotes (1921 meters): 4.5 km walk (89 minutes), heading South.
- Cotija de la Paz (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Parque El Tecolote", 9 km, heading West (8 minutes by car)
- Jiquilpan de Juárez (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo del Sagrado Corazón", 37 km, heading North (27 minutes by car)
- Mazamitla (Jalisco): Don't miss "Parroquia de San Cristóbal", 83 km, heading West (56 minutes by car)
- El Sauz (171 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Potrero del Sauz (Los Núñez) (21 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Puerto (110 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- La Zanja (La Purísima) (12 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Barrio (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Barrio 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 El Barrio there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 82 | 93 | 175 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 25 | 19 | 44 |
#7 Pictures of El Barrio
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Barrio? 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 El Barrio.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Barrio en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Barrio (Michoacán) is 59945
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Barrio so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 59945. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Barrio ("59") correspond to the State of Michoacán, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for El Barrio as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Barrio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Cotija
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Cotija
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- El Herrero (- inhabitants)
- El Llano Largo (6 inhabitants)
- El Sillete (- inhabitants)
- La Piedra Clavada (La Mesa) (4 inhabitants)
- La Zanja (La Purísima) (12 inhabitants)
- Lienzo Charro (- inhabitants)
- Los Gallineros (339 inhabitants)
- Los Ojos de Agua (9 inhabitants)
- Paso de Piedra (61 inhabitants)
- Plan del Cerro (La Playa) (101 inhabitants)
- Puerto de Ayumba (- inhabitants)
- Rancho de René Valencia (4 inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (- inhabitants)
- Salitrillo (Pila de Perros) (18 inhabitants)