El Refugio (State of Mexico)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Refugio (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Estado de México has 479 inhabitants?
The town of El Refugio (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Ixtapan de la Sal. There are 479 inhabitants and it is 1,828 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ixtapan de la Sal is 9 minutes away by car (7 km). It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Refugio, 32% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Refugio is located at 4.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Ixtapan de la Sal, 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
Map to know how to get to El Refugio (Estado de México) 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 (Estado de México) is 479 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 246 | 233 | 479 |
| 2010 | 275 | 284 | 559 |
| 2005 | 271 | 282 | 553 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.78 | 9.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México: | 8.35% | 5.55% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.80% | 10.38% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.09% | 9.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.71% | 11.27% |
| Schooling level: | 7.01 | 5.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.9 | 5.51 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.11 | 5.52 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.07% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| 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 Ixtapan de la Sal (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.68% | 31.66% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.66% | 47.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.64% | 15.27% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 121 | 166 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.35% | 98.50% |
| Homes with piped water: | 87.60% | 71.43% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.87% | 75.19% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.41% | 82.71% |
| Homes with a television: | 85.95% | 72.93% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 72.73% | 65.41% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.41% | 28.57% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.02% | 21.80% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.13% | 0.75% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.83% | 3.76% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 71.07% | 51.88% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.65% | 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 Ixtapan de la Sal. You can search free satellite map (2025) 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:- HOTEL MONTANA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES MAY: 5 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MATEA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR GLORIA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 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:
- Cerro del Moral (1899 meters): 4.4 km walk (88 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Piedra Parada (2021 meters): 5.5 km walk (81 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cruz del Milenio - Cerro de la Cruz (1770 meters): 5.5 km walk (98 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Naranjo (2151 meters): 6.9 km walk (144 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Ixtapan de la Sal (México): Don't miss "Iglesia de Asunción de María", 9 km, heading East (7 minutes by car)
- Tonatico (México): Don't miss "Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Tonatico", 11 km, heading Southeast (8 minutes by car)
- Malinalco (México): Don't miss "Zona Arqueológica Cuauhtinchán", 49 km, heading Northeast (35 minutes by car)
- Taxco (Guerrero): Don't miss "Museo de Arte Virreinal", 61 km, heading South (54 minutes by car)
- Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc (Guerrero): Don't miss "Zona arqueológica Ixcateopan", 72 km, heading South (63 minutes by car)
- 24 de Febrero (237 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- San Pedro Tecomatepec (1745 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- San Alejo (1277 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- San Pedro Tecomatepec (215 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Estado de México)
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) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 40 | 82 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 147 | 141 | 288 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 31 | 20 | 51 |
#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 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Estado de México) is 51933
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Refugio so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 51933. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Refugio ("51") correspond to the State of Estado de México, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ixtapan de la Sal
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- Mesón Nuevo (1030 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Diego (46 inhabitants)
- San Alejo (1277 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Laderas (1171 inhabitants)
- Tecomatepec (San Pedro Tecomatepec) (1745 inhabitants)
- Yerbas Buenas (588 inhabitants)