El Refugio (Ixtapan de la Sal, México)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Refugio (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in México has 479 inhabitants?
The place of El Refugio is inside the municipality of Ixtapan de la Sal (in the State of México). There are 479 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality. El Refugio is at 1,828 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Refugio, 32% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Refugio is located at 4.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Ixtapan de la Sal, 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 Refugio.
#1 Where is El Refugio? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Refugio (México) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Refugio, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Refugio (México) is 479 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 246 | 233 | 479 |
| 2010 | 275 | 284 | 559 |
| 2005 | 271 | 282 | 553 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.78 | 9.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of México: | 8.35% | 5.55% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.80% | 10.38% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.09% | 9.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.71% | 11.27% |
| Schooling level: | 7.01 | 5.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.9 | 5.51 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.11 | 5.52 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.07% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| 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 Ixtapan de la Sal (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.68% | 31.66% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.66% | 47.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.64% | 15.27% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 121 | 166 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.35% | 98.50% |
| Housing with piped water: | 87.60% | 71.43% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.87% | 75.19% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 50.41% | 82.71% |
| Housing with television: | 85.95% | 72.93% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 72.73% | 65.41% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 50.41% | 28.57% |
| Housing with automobile: | 38.02% | 21.80% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.13% | 0.75% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.83% | 3.76% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 71.07% | 51.88% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.65% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Refugio
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Refugio, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ixtapan de la Sal. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Refugio.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Refugio
Do you want to stay in El Refugio? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Refugio:- HOTEL MONTANA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES MAY: 5 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MATEA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR GLORIA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (México)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Refugio by age and sex, 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 Refugio there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 40 | 82 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 147 | 141 | 288 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 31 | 20 | 51 |
#6 Photos of El Refugio
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Refugio? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Refugio.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Refugio (México) is 51933
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Refugio 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: 51933. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Refugio ("51") correspond to the State of México, 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.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ixtapan de la Sal
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- San Pedro Tecomatepec (215 inhabitants)
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