San Rafael (Guanajuato)
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 188 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of San Rafael (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San Luis de la Paz. There are 188 inhabitants and it is 1,987 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 27 minutes away by car (22 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #102 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In San Rafael, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of San Rafael is located at 7.6 kilometers from San Luis de la Paz, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of San Rafael.
#1 Where is San Rafael? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to San Rafael (Guanajuato)? 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 San Rafael (Guanajuato) is 188 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | 89 | 188 |
| 2010 | 82 | 81 | 163 |
| 2005 | 88 | 84 | 172 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.93 | 4.94 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.06% | 1.84% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.45% | 8.59% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.66% | 4.94% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.79% | 12.20% |
| Schooling level: | 6.72 | 4.98 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.39 | 5.15 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.97 | 4.82 |
| 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 San Luis de la Paz (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.04% | 31.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.69% | 46.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.18% | 17.07% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 47 | 43 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.87% | 97.30% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 91.89% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.23% | 86.49% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.70% | 86.49% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.62% | 83.78% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.49% | 62.16% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.85% | 54.05% |
| Homes with a car: | 59.57% | 62.16% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.26% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 13.51% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 97.87% | 59.46% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.13% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Rafael
With the satellite map of San Rafael 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 San Luis de la Paz. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Rafael.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Rafael
Do you want to stay in San Rafael? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Rafael:- HOTEL BALNEARIO LA PAZ: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS VILLAS: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA ZARAGOZA: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- PARRAS HOTEL: 11 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Rafael
Want to know what to see in San Rafael if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy San Rafael.Las mejores montes de San Rafael para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- La Tinaja (2079 meters): 5.5 km walk (107 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Rancho Nuevo (2129 meters): 7.0 km walk (136 minutes), heading North.
- Guerrero (2117 meters): 10.2 km walk (137 minutes), heading West.
- El Chato (2127 meters): 12.1 km walk (168 minutes), heading North.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Jardín Juárez", 27 km, heading Southeast (22 minutes by car)
- Tierra Nueva (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Museo Regional", 78 km, heading North (63 minutes by car)
- Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Museo de la Independencia", 79 km, heading Southwest (57 minutes by car)
- La Curva (146 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Rancho San Miguel (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Martín (391 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- San Rafael de la Curva (228 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Rafael (Guanajuato)
In San Rafael 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 San Rafael, 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) | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 62 | 47 | 109 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 7 | 17 |
#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.
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#8 The Postal Code of San Rafael (Guanajuato) is 37914
Are you going to send a letter to San Rafael? Do you have a friend in San Rafael and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of San Rafael consists of the following 5 digits: 37914. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of San Rafael ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#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 Guanajuato, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Guanajuato
#10 Schools in San Rafael
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Luis de la Paz
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Luis de la Paz
- Arroyo Colorado (2 inhabitants)
- Dolores San Juan (543 inhabitants)
- El Aguacate (- inhabitants)
- El Duraznito (5 inhabitants)
- El Paraíso (166 inhabitants)
- La Cañada del Pueblito (22 inhabitants)
- La Cantera (3 inhabitants)
- Los Dolores (54 inhabitants)
- Los Sauces (El Cantón) (1 inhabitants)
- Maguey Blanco (2 inhabitants)
- Pinihuán (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo de las Trojes (95 inhabitants)
- Salitrera (Salitrera de Guadalupe) (239 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio (1539 inhabitants)
- Yerbabuena (- inhabitants)