El Refugio (Baja California Sur)
We have collected many facts about the tiny town of El Refugio, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 6 inhabitants of Baja California Sur.
The town of El Refugio (Baja California Sur) belongs to the municipality of La Paz. There are 6 inhabitants and it is 51 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #468 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Refugio, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% 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 84.9 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of La Paz, 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 (Baja California Sur)? 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 (Baja California Sur) is 6 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 50.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California Sur: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 33.33% | 40.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 33.33% | 50.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 3.17 | 3.40 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.8 | 3.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of La Paz (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 3 | 3 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 33.33% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 33.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#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 La Paz. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- VILLAGGIO TURÍSTICO MAR DE CORTÉZ: 113 km away, direction East (97 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOLITA: 122 km away, direction East (88 minutes by car)
- CAMPESTRE MARATAHANA: 107 km away, direction East (91 minutes by car)
- AUTOMOTEL HACIENDA DEL MAR: 109 km away, direction East (91 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Refugio
A weekend in El Refugio and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Refugio and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Refugio para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Mesa Las Sayas (104 meters): 5.6 km walk (86 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Mula (134 meters): 6.3 km walk (99 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Los Mapaches (147 meters): 7.5 km walk (136 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Colorado (272 meters): 8.2 km walk (102 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Las Pocitas (350 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Restaurant Mriam (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Rancho Agua Amarga (12 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the North (15 minutes by car)
- La Providencia 2 de Abril (6 inhabitants): Located 16 km to the West (21 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Baja California Sur)
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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 4 | 5 |
#7 Pictures of El Refugio
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Refugio.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/20442125.jpg "EL ARROYO DE \LAS POCITAS\")
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#8 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Baja California Sur) is 23285
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: 23285. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("23") correspond to the state code of Baja California Sur, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Refugio as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Baja California Sur, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of La Paz
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