El Refugio (Hidalgo)
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 Hidalgo has 1,739 inhabitants?
The town of El Refugio (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Atotonilco de Tula. There are 1,739 inhabitants and it is 2,182 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tepotzotlán is 55 minutes away by car (53 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 35% of individuals have completed secondary education and 26% 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 3.3 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Atotonilco de Tula, 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 (Hidalgo) 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 (Hidalgo) is 1,739 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 908 | 831 | 1739 |
| 2010 | 939 | 891 | 1830 |
| 2005 | 842 | 841 | 1683 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.19 | 2.24 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 22.43% | 25.19% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.07% | 2.57% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.04% | 2.24% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.04% | 2.88% |
| Schooling level: | 9.39 | 8.23 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.16 | 8 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.58 | 8.44 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.90% | 0.87% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.40% | 0.27% |
| 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 Atotonilco de Tula (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 43.59% | 35.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.41% | 54.99% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 28.19% | 17.15% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 461 | 487 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.13% | 98.37% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.48% | 96.05% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.48% | 93.49% |
| Homes with a radio: | 67.68% | 82.79% |
| Homes with a television: | 94.14% | 95.58% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.02% | 81.86% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.02% | 62.33% |
| Homes with a car: | 57.27% | 55.12% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 26.03% | 17.44% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.53% | 25.58% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.73% | 62.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 34.49% | 7.67% |
#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 Atotonilco de Tula. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Refugio.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Refugio
Many people want to stay in the town of El Refugio itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL BALNEARIO SALUD POR AGUA DE VITO: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- SALUD POR AGUA DE VITO SA DE CV: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL RINCÓN CAMPESTRE: 3 km away, direction Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL ESCONDITE: 4 km away, direction Southeast (4 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:
- Cerro Blanco (2444 meters): 1.8 km walk (35 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Las Palmas (2341 meters): 2.4 km walk (31 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Chiquihutillo (2447 meters): 2.4 km walk (30 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Coyotillos (2415 meters): 3.7 km walk (47 minutes), heading East.
- Tepotzotlán (México): Don't miss "Plaza de la Cruz", 55 km, heading South (53 minutes by car)
- Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez (México): Don't miss "Petroglifos San Lorenzo Octeyuco", 56 km, heading West (54 minutes by car)
- Vito (4267 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Mirador (354 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Texas (908 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Potrero Blanco (46 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (Hidalgo)
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) | 87 | 62 | 149 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 133 | 152 | 285 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 595 | 517 | 1,112 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 93 | 100 | 193 |
#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 (Hidalgo) is 42986
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: 42986. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Refugio ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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 Hidalgo, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Hidalgo
#10 Schools in El Refugio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Atotonilco de Tula
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Atotonilco de Tula
- Batha (417 inhabitants)
- Conejos (4705 inhabitants)
- Coayuca (405 inhabitants)
- El Refugio (Salitrera) (1739 inhabitants)
- La Estancia (3 inhabitants)
- La Sierrita (La Presa del Tejocote) (130 inhabitants)
- Ocampo (1357 inhabitants)
- Parque Industrial QUMA (139 inhabitants)
- Praderas del Potrero (1346 inhabitants)
- Progreso (3310 inhabitants)
- Real Castilla (2653 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (1065 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz del Tezontle (161 inhabitants)
- Vito (4267 inhabitants)
- Zacamulpa (1401 inhabitants)