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El Refugio (Guanajuato)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Refugio, a beautiful small village of 23 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

The town of El Refugio (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San Felipe. There are 23 inhabitants and it is 2,320 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #295 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Refugio, 41% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% 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 32.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of San Felipe, 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

What is the route to get to El Refugio (Guanajuato)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of El Refugio (Guanajuato) is 23 inhabitants

Population data in El Refugio (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	12	11	23
2010	7	7	14
2005	8	15	23

Evolution of the population in El Refugio: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Refugio:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.64	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	8.70%	7.14%
Illiterate population (men):	4.35%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	4.35%	14.29%
Schooling level:	5.27	4.67
Schooling level (men):	3.17	4.20
Schooling level (women):	6.67	5

Indigenous culture data in El Refugio:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Refugio, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Refugio:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	30.43%	42.86%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	36.36%	71.43%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	25.00%	14.29%
Number of inhabited private housings:	6	5
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	66.67%	75.00%
Homes with a radio:	83.33%	100.00%
Homes with a television:	66.67%	100.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	83.33%	100.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	16.67%	25.00%
Homes with a car:	33.33%	25.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	50.00%
Homes with cell phones:	33.33%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Refugio (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#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 San Felipe. 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:

• OFICINA VILLA SECA CONTRY CLUB: 28 km away, direction Southwest (22 minutes by car)
• SUITES NEVADA: 41 km away, direction Southwest (33 minutes by car)
• MOTEL EL COLORADO: 34 km away, direction Southwest (25 minutes by car)
• HOTEL BAVARIA: 42 km away, direction Southwest (32 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.
Las mejores montes de El Refugio para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• La Campana (2471 meters): 5.1 km walk (65 minutes), heading Southwest.
• El Rayo (2352 meters): 9.2 km walk (149 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Juanes (2617 meters): 8.6 km walk (157 minutes), heading West.
• Jamoncillo (2312 meters): 11.7 km walk (243 minutes), heading Northwest.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Refugio?:

• San José del Llano (156 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• La Manga (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Cañada de Jaralillo (18 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• La Ceja (417 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Refugio (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	0	2	2
Youth (6-14 years)	3	3	6
Adults (15-59 years)	8	4	12
Elderly (60+ years)	1	2	3

#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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