El Refugio (Guerrero)
The most complete information about the large village of El Refugio (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guerrero has 1,238 inhabitants?
The town of El Refugio (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres. There are 1,238 inhabitants and it is 405 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #9 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 31% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% 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 13.9 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Ayutla de los Libres, 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 (Guerrero) 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 (Guerrero) is 1,238 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 694 | 544 | 1238 |
| 2010 | 649 | 573 | 1222 |
| 2005 | 590 | 494 | 1084 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.37 | 12.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 2.42% | 5.24% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.87% | 16.86% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.36% | 12.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.51% | 20.34% |
| Schooling level: | 6.35 | 5.49 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.52 | 5.93 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.21 | 5.13 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.42% | 2.78% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.53% | 1.88% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.08% | 0.08% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ayutla de los Libres (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.61% | 25.61% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.41% | 51.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.96% | 2.47% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 331 | 381 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.40% | 97.47% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.05% | 90.97% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 84.29% | 59.57% |
| Homes with a radio: | 43.20% | 63.90% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.36% | 74.73% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.33% | 78.70% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 41.69% | 15.16% |
| Homes with a car: | 26.89% | 22.74% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.02% | 1.81% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 25.38% | 47.65% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 76.74% | 3.97% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.81% | 0.72% |
#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 Ayutla de los Libres. 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 EL TREBOL: 13 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JAMAICA: 13 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LOS ALMENDROS: 15 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL IMPERIAL AYUTLA: 20 km away, direction Southeast (14 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:
- Colochi (685 meters): 3.6 km walk (73 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Guaje (1038 meters): 5.5 km walk (73 minutes), heading North.
- Los Cimientos (1108 meters): 5.1 km walk (89 minutes), heading West.
- Huitxitzile (656 meters): 6.0 km walk (79 minutes), heading East.
- Las Cruces (523 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Colotepec (2561 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Colonia Nueva Reforma (114 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Lagunillas (1322 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Guerrero)
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) | 80 | 75 | 155 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 142 | 114 | 256 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 364 | 253 | 617 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 108 | 102 | 210 |
#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 (Guerrero) is 39221
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: 39221. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("39") correspond to the state code of Guerrero, 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 Guerrero, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero
#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres
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