Rancho Alvarado (Baja California)
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The town of Rancho Alvarado (Baja California) belongs to the municipality of Tijuana. There are 5 inhabitants and it is 196 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playas Rosarito is 21 km away. The Magical Town of Tecate is 65 minutes away by car (46 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #148 in terms of number of inhabitants.
This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.
The town of Rancho Alvarado is located at 13.4 kilometers from Tijuana, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Rancho Alvarado.
#1 Where is Rancho Alvarado? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Rancho Alvarado (Baja California) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Rancho Alvarado, which has the following symbol
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#2 The population of Rancho Alvarado (Baja California) is 5 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 5 | ||
2010 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 8 males and 11 females. The female/male ratio is 1.375, and the birth rate is 2.63 children per woman. Of the total population, 0.00% comes from outside the State of Baja California. 0.00% of the population is illiterate (0.00% of men and 0.00% of women). The education level is 6.40 (8 in men and 5.71 in women).
Indigenous culture in Rancho Alvarado0.00% of the population is indigenous, and 0.00% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.00% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in Rancho Alvarado
15.79% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (37.50% of the men, and 0.00% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in Rancho Alvarado
In Rancho Alvarado there are 4 housings. 100.00% of the housings have electricity, 0.00% have piped water, 100.00% have toilet or restroom, 100.00% have a radio receiver, 100.00% a television, 100.00% a fridge, 100.00% a washing-machine, 100.00% a car or a van, 66.67% a personal computer, 33.33% a landline telephone, 100.00% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access. PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.
#3 Satellite photo of Rancho Alvarado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Rancho Alvarado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tijuana. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Rancho Alvarado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Rancho Alvarado
Many people want to stay in the town of Rancho Alvarado itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- MOTEL LUSEMA: 6 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- CASA SERENIDAD: 8 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- MOTEL QUERENCIA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL TAPATIO: 9 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Rancho Alvarado
Want to know what to see in Rancho Alvarado if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Rancho Alvarado.The best beaches in Rancho Alvarado to enjoy water sports:
- Playas Rosarito: A 21 km walk (214 minutes) or 22 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa Taiti: A 20 km walk (239 minutes) or 24 minutes by car, heading West.
- Playas Los Buenos: A 19 km walk (242 minutes) or 29 minutes by car, heading West.
- Loma Alvares (375 meters): 3.3 km walk (51 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Vena (305 meters): 3.6 km walk (70 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Redondo (232 meters): 5.1 km walk (67 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Pistola (374 meters): 6.0 km walk (88 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tecate (Baja California): Don't miss "El Vallecito", 65 km, heading Northeast (46 minutes by car)
- Rancho los 5 Hermanos (22 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Familia Salinas Vázquez ( La Purísima ) (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Rancho Plascencia (13 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Maurilio García (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Rancho el Naranjo (37 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
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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 Baja California, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tijuana
#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Tijuana
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- Familia Guzmán Chávez (- inhabitants)
- Familia Iturbide (3 inhabitants)
- Familia Sánchez (5 inhabitants)
- La Herradura de Oro (2 inhabitants)
- La Mina (4 inhabitants)
- La Pasadita (2 inhabitants)
- Familia López (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Alegre (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Cisneros (Rancho Nuevo) (2 inhabitants)
- Dos Hermanos (8 inhabitants)
- El Explorador (- inhabitants)
- Los Cinco Hermanos (22 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (9 inhabitants)
- San Juan (- inhabitants)