El Refugio (Querétaro)
Learn about large village of El Refugio through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 541 inhabitants of the State of Querétaro
The town of El Refugio (Querétaro) belongs to the municipality of Arroyo Seco. There are 541 inhabitants and it is 1,023 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Refugio, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 83% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Refugio is located at 6.1 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Purísima de Arista, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Arroyo Seco) it is at 36.4 kilometers in direction Southwest. 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
Online map of El Refugio (Querétaro) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Refugio (Querétaro) is 541 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 277 | 264 | 541 |
| 2010 | 247 | 232 | 479 |
| 2005 | 275 | 225 | 500 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.36 | 18.10 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Querétaro: | 50.65% | 39.04% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.46% | 17.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.28% | 18.10% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.18% | 17.00% |
| Schooling level: | 6.59 | 4.88 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.24 | 4.68 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.92 | 5.06 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.41% | 18.79% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.89% | 32.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.66% | 6.07% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 164 | 209 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.56% | 99.27% |
| Homes with piped water: | 90.24% | 81.02% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 79.27% | 96.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 28.66% | 75.91% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.15% | 78.83% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.68% | 88.32% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 82.93% | 75.91% |
| Homes with a car: | 55.49% | 52.55% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.15% | 8.03% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 50.00% | 48.18% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 52.44% | 8.76% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.59% | 0.73% |
#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 Arroyo Seco. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- HOTEL ARROYO SECO INN: 8 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARIA ISABEL: 19 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANCIRO: 21 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HACIENDA MISIÓN CONCÁ: 31 km away, direction Southeast (25 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.Las mejores montes de El Refugio para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Huisache (1204 meters): 3.5 km walk (48 minutes), heading East.
- Xalapa (1800 meters): 4.8 km walk (68 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Chichotal (1428 meters): 6.0 km walk (103 minutes), heading West.
- La Cantera (1357 meters): 7.0 km walk (145 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerrito de la Cruz (32 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Carlos (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Ceja (110 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- El Riachuelo (104 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Querétaro)
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) | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 48 | 47 | 95 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 146 | 124 | 270 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 58 | 62 | 120 |
#7 Pictures of El Refugio
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Refugio, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures 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.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Refugio en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Querétaro) is 76421
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: 76421. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("76") correspond to the state code of Querétaro, 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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#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Arroyo Seco
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Arroyo Seco
- Buenavista (- inhabitants)
- Concá (1193 inhabitants)
- El Barrito (32 inhabitants)
- El CapulÃn de los Briones (El Higuerón) (- inhabitants)
- El Jardín (148 inhabitants)
- El Pino (30 inhabitants)
- El Potrero del Rayo (La Guardaraya) (2 inhabitants)
- Jesús María (3 inhabitants)
- La Estancia (23 inhabitants)
- La Laguna de Caballos (El Sabino) (11 inhabitants)
- La Loma (- inhabitants)
- La Pechuga (2 inhabitants)
- Las Adjuntas (27 inhabitants)
- Purísima de Arista (2671 inhabitants)
- San José del Tepame (91 inhabitants)