San Rafael (San Luis Potosí)
We have collected many facts about the small village of San Rafael, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 151 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The town of San Rafael (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Villa de Arista. There are 151 inhabitants and it is 1,601 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Rafael, 28% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Rafael is located at 74.0 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Villa de Arista, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality () it is at 5.9 kilometers in direction South. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of San Rafael.
#1 Where is San Rafael? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to San Rafael (San Luis Potosí) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of San Rafael, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Rafael (San Luis Potosí) is 151 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 94 | 57 | 151 |
| 2010 | 75 | 62 | 137 |
| 2005 | 67 | 60 | 127 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.66 | 3.23 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 5.30% | 1.46% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.96% | 7.30% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.31% | 3.23% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.65% | 10.67% |
| Schooling level: | 6.16 | 5.37 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.83 | 5.62 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.4 | 5.15 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Villa de Arista (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 23.84% | 37.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 40.35% | 64.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.83% | 16.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 33 | 22 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.97% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 90.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 24.24% | 89.47% |
| Homes with a radio: | 24.24% | 26.32% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.88% | 84.21% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 72.73% | 42.11% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 48.48% | 42.11% |
| Homes with a car: | 36.36% | 26.32% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.79% | 42.11% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Rafael
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Rafael, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Villa de Arista. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Rafael.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Rafael
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of San Rafael, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to San Rafael so you can contact them:- HOTEL ÑAU ÑAU: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL QUINTA EL PASTOR: 9 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PASTOR: 9 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL VALLE: 8 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Rafael
A weekend in San Rafael and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Rafael and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in San Rafael for hiking and trails:
- La Virgen (1676 meters): 7.0 km walk (127 minutes), heading North.
- Las Iglesias (1757 meters): 10.5 km walk (158 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Salvadora (1753 meters): 14.0 km walk (263 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Mesa del Tulillo (Cerro Las Hormigas) (1774 meters): 14.4 km walk (177 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Santa Carolina (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Charco Blanco (27 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- San José del Arbolito (663 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Rancho San José de las Flores (6 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Rafael (San Luis Potosí)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of San Rafael by age and gender, 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 San Rafael there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 50 | 35 | 85 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 5 | 13 |
#7 Pictures of San Rafael
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Rafael? 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 San Rafael.
Disfrute con las fotos de San Rafael en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of San Rafael (San Luis Potosí) is 78950
Do you want to know the Postal Code of San Rafael 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: 78950. The first two digits of the ZIP code of San Rafael ("78") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, 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.
#9 Vote for San Rafael as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like San Rafael or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for San Rafael 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 San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in San Luis Potosí
#10 Schools in San Rafael
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Villa de Arista
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Villa de Arista
- Charco Blanco (27 inhabitants)
- Colonia Guadalupe (144 inhabitants)
- El Diamante (- inhabitants)
- El Maguey de Ezqueda (97 inhabitants)
- El Pozo (569 inhabitants)
- Granja San José (- inhabitants)
- Guardarraya (97 inhabitants)
- La Pelotera (Venta del Carmen) (208 inhabitants)
- Planta de Luz [Planta de Luz (20 inhabitants)
- Rancho el Rifle (- inhabitants)
- San José de Altamira (51 inhabitants)
- San José de Buenavista (28 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (9 inhabitants)
- Valle de Arista (- inhabitants)
- Villa de Arista (8464 inhabitants)