El Refugio (Tamaulipas)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Refugio, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 670 inhabitants of Tamaulipas.
The town of El Refugio (Tamaulipas) belongs to the municipality of Matamoros. It is the most populated town in the position #88 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Refugio, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 100% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Refugio? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Refugio is located at 16.8 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Heroica Matamoros, 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
How to get to the town of El Refugio in Tamaulipas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Refugio.
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#2 The population of El Refugio (Tamaulipas) is 670 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | 623 | 670 |
| 2010 | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| 2005 | 109 | 1592 | 1701 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 0.44 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas: | 33.88% | 33.93% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.87% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.57% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.30% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.13 | 8.31 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.11 | 8.31 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.58 | 8.30 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.75% | 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 Matamoros (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 77.46% | 37.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 77.85% | 54.55% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 72.34% | 26.47% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 8 | 31 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 88.89% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 72.22% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 62.50% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 87.50% | 55.56% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.50% | 72.22% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.00% | 38.89% |
| Homes with a car: | 50.00% | 44.44% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 25.00% | 16.67% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 16.67% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 37.50% | 5.56% |
#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 Matamoros. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- MOTEL EL RINCÓN DE SAN BLAS: 16 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- MOTEL TENTACION: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA HACIENDA: 18 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL CIELO: 20 km away, direction East (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Refugio
A weekend in El Refugio and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Refugio and surroundings to find the best destinations.Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Refugio?:
- Santa Adelaida (Amalia Medrano Villafranca) (12 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe (10 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Adelaida (Hermenegildo De la Cruz) (32 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Los Ranchitos (El Crucero) (58 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Tamaulipas)
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) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 42 | 590 | 632 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 33 | 35 |
#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.
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#8 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 Tamaulipas, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Matamoros
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Matamoros
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- El Olmito (13 inhabitants)
- Francisco I. Madero (422 inhabitants)
- Ignacio Zaragoza (131 inhabitants)
- Isla de Guadalupe Juárez (- inhabitants)
- Isla del Suspiro (1 inhabitants)
- La Capilla (515 inhabitants)
- La Palmita (1 inhabitants)
- Las Blancas (96 inhabitants)
- Los Indios (- inhabitants)
- Los Ranchitos (Porfirio Méndez) (83 inhabitants)
- Mario Álvarez Carvajal (Brecha 136 Kilómetro 77 Sur) (- inhabitants)
- Quinta Ruiz Sepúlveda (- inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (- inhabitants)
- Siete Lagunas (7 inhabitants)