El Refugio (San Luis Potosí)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Refugio through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 275 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of El Refugio (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Tampacán. There are 275 inhabitants and it is 94 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 37 minutes away by car (36 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #18 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 36% of individuals have completed secondary education and 14% 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 8.0 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Tampacán, 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 275 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 152 | 123 | 275 |
| 2010 | 166 | 154 | 320 |
| 2005 | 133 | 132 | 265 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.16 | 9.74 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 12.00% | 12.81% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.00% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.45% | 9.74% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.55% | 10.24% |
| Schooling level: | 9 | 7.07 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.87 | 7.34 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.11 | 6.79 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 27.27% | 21.56% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.36% | 8.44% |
| 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 Tampacán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.45% | 29.69% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.85% | 51.95% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.76% | 9.04% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 78 | 80 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 98.70% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.87% | 98.70% |
| Homes with a radio: | 69.23% | 76.62% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.46% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 82.05% | 74.03% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 57.69% | 55.84% |
| Homes with a car: | 19.23% | 19.48% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.10% | 3.90% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 46.15% | 24.68% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 52.56% | 6.49% |
| Homes with Internet: | 16.67% | 1.30% |
#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 Tampacán. You can search free satellite map (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:- MOTEL LA ESTRELLA: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RAIZ DE SIERRA: 9 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- HI HUASTECA INN: 9 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 11 km away, direction West (8 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 Huexco (318 meters): 2.7 km walk (41 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Citlatepepane (306 meters): 4.8 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Campanario (291 meters): 8.0 km walk (140 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Coapilo (474 meters): 9.4 km walk (161 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Cueva del Salitre", 37 km, heading West (36 minutes by car)
- El Huexco (885 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Las Vegas (93 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Mixcotla (47 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Los Naranjos (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 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) | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 84 | 66 | 150 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 27 | 24 | 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 (San Luis Potosí) is 79948
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: 79948. 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.
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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:
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#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tampacán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tampacán
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- El Llano (Las Palomas) (10 inhabitants)
- El Sacrificio (- inhabitants)
- Hacienda del Refugio (2 inhabitants)
- La Bajada (Jaime Ramírez) (3 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (- inhabitants)
- Mixcotla (47 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Achichipic (4 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Hulero (La Curva) (71 inhabitants)
- Rancho el Bronco (- inhabitants)
- San Francisco (3 inhabitants)
- Santa Anita (El Infiernillo Dos) (- inhabitants)
- Santomila (146 inhabitants)
- Totomoxtla (La Ceiba) (468 inhabitants)
- Totomoxtla Tres (Huexco) (26 inhabitants)