El Refugio (San Luis Potosí)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Refugio, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 30 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The town of El Refugio (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Rioverde. There are 30 inhabitants and it is 1,254 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #106 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 29% 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 40.6 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Rioverde, 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
What is the route to get to El Refugio (San Luis Potosí)? 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 (San Luis Potosí) is 30 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 2010 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.07 | 13.04 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 0.00% | 2.50% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.00% | 15.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 10.00% | 13.04% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.00% | 17.65% |
| Schooling level: | 5.46 | 3.76 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.38 | 4.68 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.4 | 2.60 |
| 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 Rioverde (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.33% | 37.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.14% | 65.22% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.50% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 10 | 22 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 53.85% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 70.00% | 84.62% |
| Homes with a radio: | 30.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.00% | 92.31% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.00% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 60.00% | 38.46% |
| Homes with a car: | 10.00% | 30.77% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 7.69% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 60.00% | 38.46% |
| 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 Rioverde. 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:- CAMPAMENTO TLACHTLI: 44 km away, direction West (31 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA HUERTA: 58 km away, direction East (47 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA HUERTA: 55 km away, direction East (41 minutes by car)
- POSADA EL MINIHOTEL: 58 km away, direction East (47 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Refugio
Want to know what to see in El Refugio if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Refugio.Mountains in El Refugio for hiking and trails:
- La Tinaja (2015 meters): 15.0 km walk (209 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Crucecita (1473 meters): 11.8 km walk (221 minutes), heading East.
- El Picacho (1485 meters): 14.9 km walk (230 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Mesa Prieta (2564 meters): 14.7 km walk (221 minutes), heading South.
- Paso de San Antonio (287 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Agua Zarca (La Pila) (76 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua de San Juan (149 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- San José del Terremoto (381 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (San Luis Potosí)
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) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
#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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Disfrute con las fotos de El Refugio en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Refugio (San Luis Potosí) is 79606
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: 79606. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Refugio ("79") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, 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.
#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 San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in San Luis Potosí
#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Rioverde
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Rioverde
- Arroyo Hondo (- inhabitants)
- Carlota Méndez (- inhabitants)
- Familia Hernández Flores (2 inhabitants)
- Joya de Caballos (Joya de Jesús) (14 inhabitants)
- La Joya Verde (El Lucero) (8 inhabitants)
- La Garrapata (17 inhabitants)
- La Palmita (563 inhabitants)
- Las Adjuntas (484 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua (24 inhabitants)
- Potrero de San Isidro (- inhabitants)
- Rancho El Grandote (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Gabriel (6 inhabitants)
- Rancho Santa Teresa (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Santo Domingo (1 inhabitants)
- Sorola (- inhabitants)