El Refugio (Ahome, Sinaloa)

Learn about large village of El Refugio through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 1,208 inhabitants of the State of Sinaloa

The town of El Refugio is located in the Municipality of Ahome (in the State of Sinaloa). There are 1,208 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #50 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Refugio is at 17 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Refugio, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Refugio is located at 37.8 kilometers from Los Mochis, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Refugio.

#1 Where is El Refugio? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Refugio in Sinaloa, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Refugio (Sinaloa) is 1,208 inhabitants

Population data in El Refugio (Ahome, Sinaloa)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206125961208
20105525121064
2005477505982
Evolution of the population in El Refugio: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Refugio:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.6111.13
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:3.15%3.38%
Illiterate population:6.46%7.80%
Illiterate population (men):4.55%11.13%
Illiterate population (women):1.90%4.71%
Schooling level:7.256.17
Schooling level (men):6.795.72
Schooling level (women):7.716.61
Indigenous culture data in El Refugio:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.25%1.13%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.25%0.38%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Refugio, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sinaloa, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Refugio:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:45.70%34.40%
Employed population over 12 years (men):59.23%57.81%
Employed population over 12 years (women):32.52%12.68%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:306273
Homes with electricity:95.75%99.22%
Housing with piped water:90.85%90.27%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:84.31%95.33%
Dwellings with radio:38.24%42.80%
Housing with television:91.50%89.88%
Housing with refrigerator:87.58%85.21%
Housing with washing machine:63.40%54.09%
Housing with automobile:41.18%35.02%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:8.82%2.72%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.78%
Dwellings with cellular phones:82.03%67.32%
Homes with Internet:5.88%0.78%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Refugio (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Sinaloa, and with the total for the country.

#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 Ahome. 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:

#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Sinaloa)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Refugio by age and sex, 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.

Population pyramid of El Refugio
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Refugio (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)5970129
Youth (6-14 years)12091211
Adults (15-59 years)356361717
Elderly (60+ years)7774151

#6 Photos of El Refugio

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Refugio.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Sinaloa) is 81325

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: 81325. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Refugio ("81") correspond to the State of Sinaloa, 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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  2. Campo Ocalle (4 inhabitants)
  3. Casa Carmona [Casa Carmona (2 inhabitants)
  4. El Ranchito (22 inhabitants)
  5. El Ranchito (4 inhabitants)
  6. Emigdio Ruiz (558 inhabitants)
  7. Felipe Ángeles (1394 inhabitants)
  8. José Cruz Aranda [José Cruz Aranda (6 inhabitants)
  9. Las Quintas (190 inhabitants)
  10. Las Prietas (- inhabitants)
  11. Lupita Valdez [Lupita Valdez (4 inhabitants)
  12. Campo el Chepe Ohuira Viejo (1 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Durango (1 inhabitants)
  14. S. Agríc. Esp. de Prod. de Papa (La Papera) (- inhabitants)
  15. San Antonio (127 inhabitants)