El Refugio (La Unión)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Refugio (La Unión), a beautiful medium-sized town of 366 inhabitants of the State of Tamaulipas
The town of El Refugio (La Unión) belongs to the municipality of Tula (State of Tamaulipas). There are 366 inhabitants and it is 1,070 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tula is 34 minutes away by car (28 km). It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Refugio (La Unión), there is a percentage of 3% of indigenous population and 23% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Refugio (La Unión)? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Refugio (La Unión) is located at 17.2 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Ciudad Tula, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Refugio (La Unión).
#1 Where is El Refugio (La Unión)? How to go? Map
Location map of El Refugio (La Unión) in Tamaulipas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Refugio (La Unión), which is marked with the following symbol 
Do you want to know if your last name is among the most common in the Tamaulipas State? Here is a complete list of the most popular ones
#2 The population of El Refugio (La Unión) (Tamaulipas) is 366 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 178 | 188 | 366 |
| 2010 | 168 | 164 | 332 |
| 2005 | 154 | 154 | 308 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.48 | 3.66 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas: | 6.01% | 2.41% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.28% | 3.01% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.09% | 3.66% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.19% | 2.38% |
| Schooling level: | 7.14 | 5.87 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.05 | 5.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.25 | 5.73 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 3.01% | 6.33% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.55% | 1.51% |
| 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 Tula (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 65.03% | 28.01% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.09% | 54.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 61.80% | 2.38% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 92 | 86 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.44% |
| Homes with piped water: | 91.30% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 1.09% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 46.74% | 53.85% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.43% | 46.15% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 70.65% | 43.59% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 57.61% | 3.85% |
| Homes with a car: | 33.70% | 23.08% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.09% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 22.83% | 1.28% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 22.83% | 6.41% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Refugio (La Unión)
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Refugio (La Unión), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tula. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Refugio (La Unión).
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Refugio (La Unión)
Do you want to stay in El Refugio (La Unión)? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Refugio (La Unión):- HOTEL TULA: 23 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA DE LOS ROMBOS: 23 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CERRO MOCHO: 24 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MESON DE MOLLINEDO: 26 km away, direction West (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Refugio (La Unión)
Want to know what to see in El Refugio (La Unión) if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Refugio (La Unión).Las mejores montes de El Refugio (La Unión) para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Loma El Huisache (1257 meters): 1.2 km walk (16 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Loma La Chuza (1356 meters): 3.6 km walk (46 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Vibora (1415 meters): 8.5 km walk (170 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Loma El Coyote (877 meters): 8.3 km walk (160 minutes), heading East.
- Tula (Tamaulipas): Don't miss "Capilla del Rosario", 34 km, heading West (28 minutes by car)
- Rancho Nuevo (23 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Cieneguita (97 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- Mesa de la Libertad (69 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Santa María de Atocha (34 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Refugio (La Unión) (Tamaulipas)
In El Refugio (La Unión) 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 (La Unión), 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) | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 44 | 38 | 82 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 91 | 103 | 194 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 23 | 37 |
#7 Pictures of El Refugio (La Unión)
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Refugio (La Unión)? 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 (La Unión).
Disfrute con las fotos de El Refugio (La Unión) en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Refugio (La Unión) as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Refugio (La Unión) or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Refugio (La Unión) to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Tamaulipas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Tamaulipas
#9 Schools in El Refugio (La Unión)
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tula
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Tula
- Congregación de Jaimez (132 inhabitants)
- Cruz Verde (67 inhabitants)
- El Boludo (317 inhabitants)
- El BujÃo (- inhabitants)
- El Realito (57 inhabitants)
- Gallitos (80 inhabitants)
- Kilómetro 37.5 (13 inhabitants)
- La Presa de Ramos (92 inhabitants)
- La Tapona (366 inhabitants)
- Colonia Agrícola y Ganadera (Las Cruces) (295 inhabitants)
- Las Palmas (- inhabitants)
- Palos Altos (2 inhabitants)
- Parador Kilómetro 45 (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (23 inhabitants)
- Ricardo García (La Presita) (158 inhabitants)