San Rafael (Tamaulipas)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of San Rafael (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Tamaulipas has 490 inhabitants?
The town of San Rafael (Tamaulipas) belongs to the municipality of Tula. There are 490 inhabitants and it is 1,194 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tula is 28 minutes away by car (26 km). It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Rafael, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Rafael is located at 16.1 kilometers (in direction Southwest) 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 San Rafael.
#1 Where is San Rafael? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to San Rafael (Tamaulipas) 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 (Tamaulipas) is 490 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 242 | 248 | 490 |
| 2010 | 244 | 264 | 508 |
| 2005 | 208 | 214 | 422 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.26 | 12.50 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas: | 0.82% | 0.59% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.37% | 10.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.31% | 12.50% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.06% | 9.02% |
| Schooling level: | 6.45 | 4.83 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.25 | 4.48 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.65 | 5.24 |
| 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 Tula (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.39% | 26.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.89% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.36% | 2.05% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 122 | 120 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.36% | 95.92% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.36% | 27.55% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 4.10% | 92.86% |
| Homes with a radio: | 11.48% | 42.86% |
| Homes with a television: | 81.97% | 69.39% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 76.23% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 58.20% | 32.65% |
| Homes with a car: | 44.26% | 31.63% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.64% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.02% | 11.22% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.41% | 7.14% |
| 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 Tula. 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 SAN ANTONIO: 25 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CERRO MOCHO: 26 km away, direction Southeast (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MESON DE MOLLINEDO: 22 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TULA: 24 km away, direction Southeast (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Rafael
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in San Rafael? The list of the best places to visit in San Rafael and nearby locations.Mountains in San Rafael for hiking and trails:
- Las Horquillas (1432 meters): 3.4 km walk (44 minutes), heading North.
- El Puertecillo (1461 meters): 5.0 km walk (95 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Joyita (1627 meters): 6.3 km walk (81 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Zorrillo (1353 meters): 8.4 km walk (120 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tula (Tamaulipas): Don't miss "Cerro de la Cruz", 28 km, heading Southeast (26 minutes by car)
- El Realito (57 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Nicolás Medrano (El Abra) (180 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- Mamaleón (Mamá León) (399 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Chaparral (127 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southeast (9 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Rafael (Tamaulipas)
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) | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 58 | 52 | 110 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 127 | 131 | 258 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 33 | 31 | 64 |
#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 (Tamaulipas) is 87911
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: 87911. The first two digits of the ZIP code of San Rafael ("87") correspond to the State of Tamaulipas, 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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#10 Schools in San Rafael
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tula
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tula
- Buenavista (7 inhabitants)
- Congregación Presa Ramos (3 inhabitants)
- Tejocotosa (- inhabitants)
- El Pretil (1 inhabitants)
- El Refugio (84 inhabitants)
- Emperadores Aztecas (74 inhabitants)
- La Boquilla (1 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (1 inhabitants)
- La Faltriquera (- inhabitants)
- Las Cruces (109 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua del Capitán (38 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (23 inhabitants)
- San José (16 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (89 inhabitants)
- San Rafael (490 inhabitants)