Estación Refugio (Oaxaca)
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The place of Estación Refugio is inside the municipality of Cosolapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 1,426 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #2 in terms of number of inhabitants. Estación Refugio is at 180 meters of altitude.
Data: In Estación Refugio, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 21% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Estación Refugio is located at 2.9 kilometers from Cosolapa, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Estación Refugio.
#1 Where is Estación Refugio? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Estación Refugio (Oaxaca)? 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 Estación Refugio (Oaxaca) is 1,426 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 740 | 686 | 1426 |
| 2010 | 915 | 894 | 1809 |
| 2005 | 945 | 973 | 1918 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.38 | 7.05 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 49.09% | 45.49% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.35% | 8.68% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.40% | 7.05% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.95% | 10.27% |
| Schooling level: | 8.89 | 7.04 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.13 | 7.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.66 | 6.72 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 3.30% | 7.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.26% | 2.76% |
| 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: | 44.60% | 28.30% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.45% | 42.39% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.76% | 14.54% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 427 | 629 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.66% | 97.60% |
| Housing with piped water: | 97.89% | 79.80% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.19% | 93.20% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 64.17% | 64.40% |
| Housing with television: | 88.99% | 89.00% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 91.33% | 82.60% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 81.50% | 59.20% |
| Housing with automobile: | 24.12% | 17.40% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.61% | 11.80% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.96% | 18.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 90.63% | 59.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 27.17% | 2.40% |
#3 Satellite photo of Estación Refugio
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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Estación Refugio
Do you want to stay in Estación Refugio? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Estación Refugio:- HOTEL JARDÍN: 4 km away, direction Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HERNANDEZ: 4 km away, direction Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DE OAXACA: 5 km away, direction Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN LUIS: 5 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Estación Refugio (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Estación Refugio by age and sex, 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 Estación Refugio there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 80 | 60 | 140 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 112 | 99 | 211 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 454 | 436 | 890 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 94 | 91 | 185 |
#6 Photos of Estación Refugio
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