El Refugio (Matamoros, Coahuila de Zaragoza)
Maps, photos and statistics of El Refugio, a beautiful large village of 822 inhabitants of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza
The place of El Refugio is inside the municipality of Matamoros (in the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza). There are 822 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #21 of the whole municipality. El Refugio is at 1,120 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Refugio, 24% of the population over 12 years is single and 7% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Refugio is located at 12.0 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of 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
Map to know how to get to El Refugio (Coahuila de Zaragoza) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Refugio, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Refugio (Coahuila de Zaragoza) is 822 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 412 | 410 | 822 |
| 2010 | 433 | 455 | 888 |
| 2005 | 407 | 418 | 825 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.71 | 3.96 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza: | 5.23% | 4.95% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.68% | 3.15% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.58% | 3.96% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.09% | 2.31% |
| Schooling level: | 7.67 | 6.27 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.47 | 6.07 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.87 | 6.47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.01% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| 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, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 43.67% | 36.60% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.51% | 59.34% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.91% | 12.70% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 204 | 248 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.63% |
| Housing with piped water: | 99.51% | 96.80% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.63% | 94.98% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 68.14% | 69.86% |
| Housing with television: | 96.57% | 94.52% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 96.57% | 85.84% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 72.55% | 62.56% |
| Housing with automobile: | 29.41% | 27.40% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.41% | 1.83% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.39% | 26.03% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 77.45% | 36.53% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.86% | 0.46% |
#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
Many people want to stay in the town of El Refugio itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:- MOTEL EL PERICO: 19 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA VAQUITA: 19 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LOS ALFREDOS: 20 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LOS ALFREDOS: 21 km away, direction Northwest (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Coahuila de Zaragoza)
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) | 42 | 44 | 86 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 63 | 58 | 121 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 245 | 240 | 485 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 62 | 68 | 130 |
#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 (Coahuila de Zaragoza) is 27476
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: 27476. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("27") correspond to the state code of Coahuila de Zaragoza, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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