El Refugio

El Refugio is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census. El Refugio gained area in the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 331 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Starr County, Texas
  • Also known as: El Refugio, Texas” and “El Refugio, TX

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rio Grande City.

Town
is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. The population was 15,317 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is 41 miles west of . is situated 5 miles northwest of El Refugio.

El Refugio

Latitude
26.34035° or 26° 20′ 25″ north
Longitude
-98.75586° or 98° 45′ 21″ west
Population
331
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
76R386RV+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151493436
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4688654
Wiki­data ID
Q952603
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“El Refugio” goes by many names.
  • Basque: El Refugio
  • Catalan: El Refugio
  • Cebuano: El Refugio
  • Chechen: Ель-Рефухио
  • Chinese: El Refugio
  • Croatian: El Refugio
  • Dutch: El Refugio
  • French: El Refugio
  • German: El Refugio
  • Gilaki: ال رفجیو
  • Haitian: El Refugio, Texas
  • Haitian: El Refugio
  • Irish: El Refugio
  • Italian: El Refugio
  • Ladin: El Refugio
  • Min Nan Chinese: El Refugio
  • Persian: ال رفیوجیو، تگزاس
  • Persian: ال رفیوجیو
  • Polish: El Refugio
  • Portuguese: El Refugio
  • Serbian: Ел Рефухио
  • Serbo-Croatian: El Refugio, Texas
  • Serbo-Croatian: El Refugio
  • South Azerbaijani: ال رفیوجیو، تکزاس
  • Spanish: El Refugio
  • Tatar: Ель-Рефухио
  • Ukrainian: Ель-Рефухіо
  • Vietnamese: El Refugio, Texas
  • Vietnamese: El Refugio
  • Volapük: El Refugio

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Localities in the Area

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