El Refugio (San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Refugio through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 292 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

The place of El Refugio is inside the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 292 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #51 of the ranking. El Refugio is at 1,842 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Refugio, 99% of the inhabitants are catholic and 77% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Refugio? You can find it at 23.2 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of San Francisco del Rincón, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Refugio through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is El Refugio? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of El Refugio in Guanajuato? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Refugio.

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#2 The population of El Refugio (Guanajuato) is 292 inhabitants

Population data in El Refugio (San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020151141292
2010111104215
200510083183
Evolution of the population in El Refugio: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Refugio:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7910.58
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:1.03%1.40%
Illiterate population:6.51%12.56%
Illiterate population (men):2.40%10.58%
Illiterate population (women):4.11%14.41%
Schooling level:5.754.69
Schooling level (men):5.414.57
Schooling level (women):6.054.82
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 Guanajuato, 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:40.41%40.47%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.99%60.58%
Employed population over 12 years (women):21.19%21.62%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:7554
Homes with electricity:100.00%93.02%
Housing with piped water:89.33%86.05%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:84.00%65.12%
Dwellings with radio:80.00%79.07%
Housing with television:100.00%90.70%
Housing with refrigerator:82.67%67.44%
Housing with washing machine:77.33%67.44%
Housing with automobile:57.33%55.81%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:5.33%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:14.67%34.88%
Dwellings with cellular phones:66.67%39.53%
Homes with Internet:25.33%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Refugio (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, 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 San Francisco del Rincón. 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:

#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Guanajuato)

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.

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)262349
Youth (6-14 years)273259
Adults (15-59 years)8775162
Elderly (60+ years)111122

#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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  1. Barrio de Guadalupe (84 inhabitants)
  2. Barrio de Guadalupe del Mezquitillo (1415 inhabitants)
  3. El Gorrión (San Jorge) (32 inhabitants)
  4. El Gorrión (Martín Martínez García) (6 inhabitants)
  5. El Panal (247 inhabitants)
  6. El Salto de Arriba (122 inhabitants)
  7. Granja el Tordillo (Agustín García) (14 inhabitants)
  8. La Grulla (4 inhabitants)
  9. La Muralla del Cadillal (250 inhabitants)
  10. Loma del Macho Tres Mezquites (69 inhabitants)
  11. Predio Lucio Muñoz (Hacienda de Santiago) (29 inhabitants)
  12. Real San Francisco (29 inhabitants)
  13. San Agustín (69 inhabitants)
  14. San Bernardo (Vallado de San Pedrito) (8 inhabitants)
  15. San José de la Calera (660 inhabitants)