El Refugio (Jalisco)
The most complete information about the small village of El Refugio (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Jalisco has 15 inhabitants?
The town of El Refugio (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos. There are 15 inhabitants and it is 1,897 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Lagos de Moreno is 45 minutes away by car (45 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #161 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 8% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Refugio? You can find it at 10.3 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of San Juan de los Lagos, 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
Map to know how to get to El Refugio (Jalisco) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Refugio, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Refugio (Jalisco) is 15 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.6 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 20.00% | 23.08% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 13.33% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.33 | 6.83 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.29 | 7 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.4 | 6.67 |
| 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 San Juan de los Lagos (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.67% | 30.77% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 75.00% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.29% | 14.29% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 4 | 3 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 25.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 75.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 50.00% | 66.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#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 Juan de los Lagos. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Refugio.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Refugio
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Refugio, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Refugio so you can contact them:- HOTEL ELIZABETH: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- ROYAL AQUA: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GENOVEZ: 12 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA GALINDO: 15 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Refugio
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Refugio? The list of the best places to visit in El Refugio and nearby locations.Mountains in El Refugio for hiking and trails:
- Los Indios (1869 meters): 12.2 km walk (193 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro las Liebres (1856 meters): 14.9 km walk (249 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Las Mesitas (1887 meters): 14.1 km walk (206 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa Lozano (1894 meters): 16.3 km walk (279 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Lagos de Moreno (Jalisco): Don't miss "Museo Casa Agustín Rivera", 45 km, heading East (45 minutes by car)
- La Culebra (Forrajera de los Altos) (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Matadero de Abajo (9 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- El Desperdicio (El Salvador) (347 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- El Tajo (26 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Jalisco)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Refugio by age and gender, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
#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.
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#8 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 Jalisco, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Jalisco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan de los Lagos
- Caballerías (34 inhabitants)
- Ejido San Antonio de la Jara (39 inhabitants)
- El Desperdicio (El Salvador) (347 inhabitants)
- El Llano de Márquez (Llano de Caballerías) (16 inhabitants)
- El Mezquite (- inhabitants)
- El Mezquite (10 inhabitants)
- El Muerto (4 inhabitants)
- El Soyate (9 inhabitants)
- Granja El Moro (59 inhabitants)
- Huertecillas (6 inhabitants)
- La Chiripa (3 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (6 inhabitants)
- La Loma (- inhabitants)
- Las Piedras Blancas (14 inhabitants)
- San Pedro de las Flores (260 inhabitants)