El Refugio (Baja California)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Refugio through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 423 inhabitants of the State of Baja California
The town of El Refugio (Baja California) belongs to the municipality of Playas de Rosarito. There are 423 inhabitants and it is 117 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playas Rosarito is 18 km away. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #19 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Refugio, 46% of the inhabitants are catholic and 60% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Refugio is located at 11.5 kilometers from Playas de Rosarito, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast 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 go? Map
Online map of El Refugio (Baja California) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Refugio (Baja California) is 423 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 212 | 211 | 423 |
| 2010 | 88 | 116 | 204 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.46 | 4.31 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California: | 58.39% | 34.80% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.07% | 3.43% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.89% | 4.31% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.18% | 2.27% |
| Schooling level: | 7.79 | 6.85 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.33 | 6.57 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.26 | 7.10 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 3.78% | 2.94% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.89% | 0.49% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.68% | 25.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.19% | 31.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.25% | 17.05% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 123 | 133 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.50% | 7.32% |
| Homes with piped water: | 65.85% | 7.32% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 86.99% | 82.93% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.35% | 58.54% |
| Homes with a television: | 83.74% | 36.59% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.18% | 2.44% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 60.16% | 7.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 65.04% | 36.59% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.33% | 4.88% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.69% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.24% | 48.78% |
| Homes with Internet: | 32.52% | 0.00% |
#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 Playas de Rosarito. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- HOTEL DEL BOSQUE: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS ROCAS: 3 km away, direction Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL ROBERTO: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- PUERTO NUEVO BAJA HOTEL Y VILLAS: 7 km away, direction Southeast (5 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.The best beaches in El Refugio to enjoy water sports:
- Playas Rosarito: A 18 km walk (150 minutes) or 21 minutes by car, heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Coronel (707 meters): 4.5 km walk (58 minutes), heading East.
- Punta Redonda (Cerro Redonda) (249 meters): 7.0 km walk (108 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Cuevas (128 meters): 6.8 km walk (88 minutes), heading West.
- Mesa Redonda (685 meters): 9.5 km walk (129 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Los Arroyos (248 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Jardines del Mar (74 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Ciudad de Misericordia (Primo Tapia) (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Balcones del Mar (16 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Playas de Rosarito
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- El Aguajito (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Evelia (1 inhabitants)
- San José de los Haros (2 inhabitants)
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