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El Refugio (Ruíz, Nayarit)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Refugio, a beautiful small village of 189 inhabitants of the State of Nayarit

The place of El Refugio is inside the municipality of Ruíz (in the State of Nayarit). There are 189 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality. El Refugio is at 699 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Refugio, 19% of the population over 12 years is single and 9% 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 Refugio is located at 21.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Ruiz, 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

What is the route to get to El Refugio (Nayarit)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of El Refugio (Nayarit) is 189 inhabitants

Population data in El Refugio (Ruíz, Nayarit)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	88	101	189
2010	85	90	175
2005	87	87	174

Evolution of the population in El Refugio: Total   Men   Women Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Refugio, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Nayarit, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ruíz (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Refugio (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Nayarit, and with the total for the country.

#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 Ruíz. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Refugio.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Refugio

Many people want to stay in the town of El Refugio 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.:

• AGUAMILPA CORAS LODGE: 30 km away, direction Southeast (24 minutes by car)
• CABAÑAS AGUAMILPA: 27 km away, direction Southeast (21 minutes by car)
• HOTEL RUIZ: 32 km away, direction West (25 minutes by car)
• HOTEL BARRON: 35 km away, direction West (26 minutes by car)

#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Nayarit)

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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Refugio (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	16	18	34
Youth (6-14 years)	19	21	40
Adults (15-59 years)	46	47	93
Elderly (60+ years)	7	15	22

#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 (Nayarit) is 63615

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: 63615. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Refugio ("63") correspond to the State of Nayarit, 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.

#8 Vote for El Refugio as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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