El Refugio (Guanajuato)
The most complete information about the small village of El Refugio (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guanajuato has 98 inhabitants?
The town of El Refugio (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.. There are 98 inhabitants and it is 1,965 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal is 27 minutes away by car (24 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #190 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 41% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 15.7 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal., 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
Map to know how to get to El Refugio (Guanajuato) 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 (Guanajuato) is 98 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 50 | 48 | 98 |
| 2010 | 60 | 60 | 120 |
| 2005 | 53 | 44 | 97 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.19 | 10.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 2.04% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.08% | 8.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.02% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.06% | 6.67% |
| Schooling level: | 6.86 | 5.49 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.94 | 5.37 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.78 | 5.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 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 Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal. (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.71% | 20.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.42% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.00% | 8.33% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 18 | 22 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 83.33% | 72.22% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 77.78% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.89% | 94.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.89% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 77.78% | 55.56% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.89% | 55.56% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.33% | 38.89% |
| Homes with Internet: | 44.44% | 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 Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.. 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 HACIENDA TABOADA: 20 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HACIENDA LAS NUBES: 20 km away, direction East (17 minutes by car)
- POSADA ILUSIÓN CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 21 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 20 km away, direction North (14 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.Las mejores montes de El Refugio para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Venado (2095 meters): 9.5 km walk (130 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Común (2161 meters): 11.7 km walk (171 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Los Díaz (2254 meters): 17.4 km walk (274 minutes), heading West.
- El Gallo (2299 meters): 17.4 km walk (327 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Museo Casa de Hidalgo - casona del siglo XVIII", 27 km, heading North (24 minutes by car)
- Comonfort (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Jardín 5 de Febrero", 59 km, heading Southeast (56 minutes by car)
- Cerro Blanco (195 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Niveña (El Gato) (19 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- El Frijolar (34 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Rosario (25 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Guanajuato)
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) | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
#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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.
- Cinco Llagas (199 inhabitants)
- Rancho los Dolores (106 inhabitants)
- Ejido Jesús María (Arturo Aguilar García) (40 inhabitants)
- El Garambullo (5 inhabitants)
- El Milagro (- inhabitants)
- El Mirador (4 inhabitants)
- La Niveña (El Gato) (19 inhabitants)
- Los Avilés (80 inhabitants)
- Rancho Barrientos (12 inhabitants)
- Rancho Ovejas (335 inhabitants)
- San Antonio del Tepozán (159 inhabitants)
- San Martín (18 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (Palo Mocho) (406 inhabitants)
- San Sergio (93 inhabitants)
- Laguna Santas Marías (3 inhabitants)