El Refugio (Guanajuato)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Refugio through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 405 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of El Refugio (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Victoria. There are 405 inhabitants and it is 1,926 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 35 minutes away by car (27 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #13 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 19% 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 9.1 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Victoria, 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
Online map of El Refugio in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Refugio (Guanajuato) is 405 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 212 | 193 | 405 |
| 2010 | 203 | 176 | 379 |
| 2005 | 174 | 163 | 337 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.45 | 1.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 3.21% | 3.43% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.68% | 5.28% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.99% | 1.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.69% | 8.37% |
| Schooling level: | 6.86 | 5.73 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.22 | 6.03 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.53 | 5.48 |
| 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 Victoria (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.42% | 24.01% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.66% | 39.20% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 32.55% | 10.84% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 91 | 89 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.78% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.60% | 62.20% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.55% | 76.83% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.81% | 85.37% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 84.62% | 60.98% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.55% | 21.95% |
| Homes with a car: | 48.35% | 24.39% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 18.68% | 1.22% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.10% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 60.44% | 13.41% |
| Homes with Internet: | 37.36% | 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 Victoria. 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:- POSADA LA UNIÓN: 13 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA HIDALGO: 12 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CABAAK: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA VILLA VICTORIA: 14 km away, direction East (10 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:
- La Gotera (2273 meters): 1.6 km walk (21 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Boludo (2110 meters): 1.4 km walk (26 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Filo de la Gotera (2250 meters): 2.5 km walk (40 minutes), heading West.
- El Mono (2198 meters): 3.7 km walk (57 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Capilla de San Antonio de Padua", 35 km, heading West (27 minutes by car)
- Negritas (76 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- La Calera (169 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Puerto del Obispo de Arriba (109 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Capilla Blanca (175 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 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) | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 48 | 37 | 85 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 117 | 113 | 230 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 32 | 22 | 54 |
#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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#8 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Guanajuato) is 37926
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: 37926. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 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 Guanajuato, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Victoria
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Victoria
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- Cieneguilla (1412 inhabitants)
- Corral de Piedra (147 inhabitants)
- El Apartadero (- inhabitants)
- El Capulín (- inhabitants)
- El Chilcuague (- inhabitants)
- El Ojo de Agua (106 inhabitants)
- El Terrón Blanco (1 inhabitants)
- Jaboncillos (22 inhabitants)
- La Peña Colorada (1 inhabitants)
- Las Adjuntas (Los Cojos) (- inhabitants)
- Los Aviones (131 inhabitants)
- Los Nogales (- inhabitants)
- Mesa Prieta (18 inhabitants)
- Potrerillos (21 inhabitants)