El Refugio (Arroyo Seco, Querétaro Arteaga)

Learn about large village of El Refugio through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 541 inhabitants of the State of Querétaro Arteaga

The town of El Refugio is located in the Municipality of Arroyo Seco (in the State of Querétaro Arteaga). There are 541 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality. El Refugio is at 1,023 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Refugio, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 83% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Refugio is located at 6.1 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Purísima de Arista, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Arroyo Seco) it is at 36.4 kilometers in direction Southwest. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Refugio.

#1 Where is El Refugio? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Refugio (Querétaro Arteaga) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Refugio (Querétaro Arteaga) is 541 inhabitants

Population data in El Refugio (Arroyo Seco, Querétaro Arteaga)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020277264541
2010247232479
2005275225500
Evolution of the population in El Refugio: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Refugio:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3618.10
Population coming from outside the State of Querétaro Arteaga:50.65%39.04%
Illiterate population:11.46%17.54%
Illiterate population (men):6.28%18.10%
Illiterate population (women):5.18%17.00%
Schooling level:6.594.88
Schooling level (men):6.244.68
Schooling level (women):6.925.06
Indigenous culture data in El Refugio:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Refugio, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Querétaro Arteaga, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Refugio:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:36.41%18.79%
Employed population over 12 years (men):51.89%32.33%
Employed population over 12 years (women):21.66%6.07%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:164209
Homes with electricity:97.56%99.27%
Housing with piped water:90.24%81.02%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:79.27%96.35%
Dwellings with radio:28.66%75.91%
Housing with television:84.15%78.83%
Housing with refrigerator:92.68%88.32%
Housing with washing machine:82.93%75.91%
Housing with automobile:55.49%52.55%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:9.15%8.03%
Homes with landline telephone:50.00%48.18%
Dwellings with cellular phones:52.44%8.76%
Homes with Internet:11.59%0.73%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Refugio (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Querétaro Arteaga, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Refugio

With the satellite map of El Refugio will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Arroyo Seco. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:

#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Querétaro Arteaga)

In El Refugio there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Refugio, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Population pyramid of El Refugio
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Refugio (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)253156
Youth (6-14 years)484795
Adults (15-59 years)146124270
Elderly (60+ years)5862120

#6 Photos of El Refugio

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Refugio, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Refugio, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Querétaro Arteaga) is 76421

Are you going to send a letter to El Refugio? Do you have a friend in El Refugio and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Refugio consists of the following 5 digits: 76421. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("76") correspond to the state code of Querétaro Arteaga, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Arroyo Seco

  1. El Aguacate (248 inhabitants)
  2. El Barrito (32 inhabitants)
  3. El Capulín de los Briones (El Higuerón) (- inhabitants)
  4. El Quirino (343 inhabitants)
  5. El Riachuelo (104 inhabitants)
  6. La Ceja (110 inhabitants)
  7. La Estancia (23 inhabitants)
  8. Mesa del Platanito (- inhabitants)
  9. Purísima de Arista (2671 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho las Colmenas (1 inhabitants)
  11. Río del Carrizal (257 inhabitants)
  12. Sanguijuela (150 inhabitants)
  13. Santa María de los Cocos (394 inhabitants)
  14. Tanque Viejo (17 inhabitants)
  15. Vegas Cuatas (48 inhabitants)