El Refugio de Herrera (Guanajuato)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Refugio de Herrera, a beautiful medium-sized town of 223 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

Its former name was La Hilacha (El Refugio de Herrera).

The place of El Refugio de Herrera is inside the municipality of Pénjamo (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 223 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #136 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Refugio de Herrera is at 1,687 meters of altitude.

The locality was formerly known as La Hilacha (El Refugio de Herrera), but changed its name a few years ago. In the year 2020, the locality changed its name.

Data: In El Refugio de Herrera, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 90% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Refugio de Herrera? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Refugio de Herrera is located at 12.3 kilometers from Pénjamo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Refugio de Herrera.

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

Location map of El Refugio de Herrera in Guanajuato: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Refugio de Herrera, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Refugio de Herrera (Guanajuato) is 223 inhabitants

Population data in El Refugio de Herrera (Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020107116223
2010117106223
2005114108222
Evolution of the population in El Refugio de Herrera: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Refugio de Herrera:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.535.66
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:2.24%1.79%
Illiterate population:4.04%4.48%
Illiterate population (men):2.69%5.66%
Illiterate population (women):1.35%3.42%
Schooling level:7.786.58
Schooling level (men):6.985.83
Schooling level (women):8.627.16
Indigenous culture data in El Refugio de Herrera:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.00%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.00%0.45%
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 de Herrera, 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 de Herrera:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:54.26%26.46%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.38%48.11%
Employed population over 12 years (women):41.12%6.84%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:4966
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%97.92%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:93.88%77.08%
Dwellings with radio:65.31%70.83%
Housing with television:89.80%97.92%
Housing with refrigerator:97.96%83.33%
Housing with washing machine:73.47%50.00%
Housing with automobile:59.18%41.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:16.33%2.08%
Homes with landline telephone:6.12%2.08%
Dwellings with cellular phones:89.80%58.33%
Homes with Internet:30.61%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Refugio de Herrera (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 de Herrera

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Refugio de Herrera, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Pénjamo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Refugio de Herrera.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Refugio de Herrera

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

#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio de Herrera (Guanajuato)

In El Refugio de Herrera 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 de Herrera, 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 de Herrera
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Refugio de Herrera (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)61117
Youth (6-14 years)232548
Adults (15-59 years)7067137
Elderly (60+ years)81321

#6 Photos of El Refugio de Herrera

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#7 The Postal Code of El Refugio de Herrera (Guanajuato) is 36924

Are you going to send a letter to El Refugio de Herrera? Do you have a friend in El Refugio de Herrera and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Refugio de Herrera consists of the following 5 digits: 36924. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio de Herrera ("36") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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 Pénjamo

  1. Buenos Aires (266 inhabitants)
  2. Colonia Plazuelas (26 inhabitants)
  3. El Bordo de los Caballos (12 inhabitants)
  4. El Huizache de Arriba (9 inhabitants)
  5. Granja Herrera (5 inhabitants)
  6. Granjita San Jorge (44 inhabitants)
  7. El Refugio de Herrera (223 inhabitants)
  8. Las Presas (9 inhabitants)
  9. Lomas de San Fernando (5 inhabitants)
  10. Magallanes (950 inhabitants)
  11. Maravillas de Morales (273 inhabitants)
  12. Miravalle (113 inhabitants)
  13. Monte Redondo de Esquivel (23 inhabitants)
  14. Palo Verde (530 inhabitants)
  15. Trojes de Romero (33 inhabitants)