El Refugio (Hidalgo)
The most complete information about the small village of El Refugio (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Hidalgo has 27 inhabitants?
The town of El Refugio (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Huichapan. There are 27 inhabitants and it is 2,241 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huichapan is 33 minutes away by car (32 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #54 of the ranking.
Data: In El Refugio, 38% of the population over 12 years is single and 10% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Refugio? You can find it at 19.8 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Huichapan, 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
What is the route to get to El Refugio (Hidalgo)? 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 (Hidalgo) is 27 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2010 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
| 2005 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.4 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 37.04% | 67.50% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 8.52 | 7.04 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9 | 6.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.9 | 7.79 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.74% | 30.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 26.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.27% | 35.29% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 10 | 17 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 40.00% | 63.64% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.00% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 40.00% | 54.55% |
| Homes with a car: | 60.00% | 45.45% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.00% | 18.18% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 63.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.00% | 9.09% |
#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 Huichapan. 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:- POSADA FAMILIAR ANA MARIA: 11 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PIRAMIDE: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAGIE: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JOSE: 13 km away, direction South (9 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:
- Cerro La Yerba (2278 meters): 4.7 km walk (85 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Potrero Nuevo (2409 meters): 6.4 km walk (101 minutes), heading Northwest.
- La Cruz (Cerro El Sitio) (2510 meters): 6.0 km walk (92 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Rincón (2336 meters): 7.7 km walk (112 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Huichapan (Hidalgo): Don't miss "El Chapite", 33 km, heading Northeast (32 minutes by car)
- Aculco (México): Don't miss "Parroquía de San Jerónimo", 36 km, heading South (36 minutes by car)
- Tequisquiapan (Querétaro): Don't miss "Termas del Rey", 43 km, heading North (35 minutes by car)
- Tecozautla (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Torreón de Tecozautla", 47 km, heading Northeast (44 minutes by car)
- Amealco de Bonfil (Querétaro): Don't miss "Templo de San Ildefonso Tultepec", 53 km, heading West (51 minutes by car)
- El Carmen (835 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Santa Catalina (12 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe (138 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Jesús María (14 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 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) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
#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.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Refugio en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Refugio (Hidalgo) is 42414
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: 42414. 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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huichapan
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- Las Bóvedas (2 inhabitants)
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