Barcial del Barco is a municipality in Spain, located in the province of Zamora within the autonomous community of Castile and León. It lies in the northwestern part of the country, in a region characterised by a continental Mediterranean climate and a landscape of plains and river valleys.
The municipality is small, with a population recorded at 280 inhabitants in the 2009 census conducted by Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE). Like many rural municipalities in the province of Zamora, it has experienced the demographic decline common to Spain's interior regions.
Barcial del Barco is one of numerous small municipalities that make up the province of Zamora, an area known for its agricultural traditions and historic villages. Its name reflects the area's historical connection to river crossings, though the municipality itself remains a quiet, sparsely populated settlement.