El Refugio (Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero)
Where is El Refugio
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Refugio, as well as photos, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 405 inhabitants of Guerrero.
The place of El Refugio is inside the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez (in the State of Guerrero). There are 405 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #78 of the ranking. El Refugio is at 1,542 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Refugio, there is a percentage of 2% of indigenous population and 71% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Refugio? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Refugio? You can find it at 5.8 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Chilapa de Álvarez, 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 (Guerrero) 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 (Guerrero) is 405 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 218 | 187 | 405 |
| 2010 | 211 | 171 | 382 |
| 2005 | 155 | 115 | 270 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 8.19 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 3.21% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.32% | 15.18% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.43% | 8.19% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.89% | 20.85% |
| Schooling level: | 5.77 | 5.06 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.81 | 5.69 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.75 | 4.60 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.98% | 2.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.23% | 0.26% |
| 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: | 57.28% | 26.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.50% | 56.14% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.67% | 3.32% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 105 | 117 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Housing with piped water: | 84.76% | 9.09% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.38% | 72.73% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 70.48% | 76.14% |
| Housing with television: | 89.52% | 86.36% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 85.71% | 77.27% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 49.52% | 28.41% |
| Housing with automobile: | 17.14% | 14.77% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.86% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.52% | 10.23% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 71.43% | 2.27% |
| Homes with Internet: | 13.33% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Refugio
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Refugio, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez. You can search free satellite map (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:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES MARTINEZ: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA ESTELA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA FORTALEZA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- POSADA ESTELA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Guerrero)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Refugio by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Refugio there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 41 | 83 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 122 | 96 | 218 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 32 | 29 | 61 |
#6 Photos of El Refugio
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Refugio, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Refugio, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Guerrero) is 41114
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Refugio so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 41114. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Refugio ("41") correspond to the State of Guerrero, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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