La Barranca (Tamaulipas)
Learn about small village of La Barranca through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 191 inhabitants of the State of Tamaulipas
The town of La Barranca (Tamaulipas) belongs to the municipality of Matamoros. There are 191 inhabitants and it is 18 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #37 of the ranking.
Data: In La Barranca, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 16% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Barranca? You can find it at 27.7 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Heroica Matamoros, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Barranca through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Barranca? How to go? Map
Online map of La Barranca in Tamaulipas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Barranca (Tamaulipas) is 191 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | 92 | 191 |
| 2010 | 125 | 146 | 271 |
| 2005 | 101 | 111 | 212 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.84 | 4.79 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas: | 8.38% | 7.01% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.14% | 4.06% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.57% | 4.79% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.57% | 3.20% |
| Schooling level: | 7 | 6.12 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 6.23 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7 | 5.99 |
| 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 Matamoros (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.03% | 36.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.61% | 53.42% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.33% | 17.60% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 58 | 126 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.28% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 32.76% | 22.22% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 37.93% | 91.36% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.90% | 69.14% |
| Homes with a television: | 98.28% | 96.30% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.10% | 87.65% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.86% | 61.73% |
| Homes with a car: | 79.31% | 59.26% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.52% | 11.11% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.72% | 8.64% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.21% | 53.09% |
| Homes with Internet: | 34.48% | 3.70% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Barranca
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Barranca, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Matamoros. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Barranca.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Barranca
Do you want to stay in La Barranca? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Barranca:- MOTEL LOS PUENTES: 36 km away, direction Southeast (29 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LIBRAMIENTO: 32 km away, direction West (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LIBRAMIENTO: 33 km away, direction West (26 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA TUNA: 34 km away, direction West (25 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Barranca
A weekend in La Barranca and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Barranca and surroundings to find the best destinations.Other towns near La Barranca:
- La Barranca (Ángel González García) (8 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Barranca (35 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Capote (Santiago Mendiola) (17 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Lirio (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Barranca (Tamaulipas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Barranca 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 La Barranca there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 54 | 50 | 104 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 12 | 28 |
#7 Pictures of La Barranca
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Barranca? 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 La Barranca.
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#9 Schools in La Barranca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Matamoros
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Matamoros
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- El Paraíso (- inhabitants)
- El Ramireño (El Álamo) (11 inhabitants)
- El Solecito (- inhabitants)
- Feliciano (Gustavo Villarreal) (4 inhabitants)
- Jarita Norte (Alejandro de la Garza) [Brecha 132 de Kilómetro 81.6 a K (4 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (Pedro Barajas) (- inhabitants)
- La Gloria (El Llano) (- inhabitants)
- La Palangana (86 inhabitants)
- Los Ranchitos (José Guadalupe Cantú Villarreal) (10 inhabitants)
- Miramar (- inhabitants)
- San Amparo (1 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio (- inhabitants)
- Casa Hogar Ángeles de Dios (- inhabitants)
- Villa Hermosa (5 inhabitants)