El Refugio

El Refugio is a hamlet in Tambo Grande District, Piura Province and has about 127 residents. El Refugio is situated nearby to the village Las Mónicas, as well as near the hamlet Señor Cautivo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tambogrande.

Tambogrande

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tambogrande is a small town in the Piura Province of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. One of many small towns chosen as a site for mining development during Peru's mining boom in 1999, Tambogrande achieved prominence for successfully opposing the Manhattan Minerals mining development in the area. Tambogrande is situated 6 km west of El Refugio.

El Refugio

Type: Hamlet with 127 residents
Category: locality
Location: Tambo Grande District, Piura Province, Piura, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-4.93386° or 4° 56′ 2″ south

Longitude

-80.28716° or 80° 17′ 14″ west

Population

127

Elevation

106 metres (348 feet)

Open location code

667X3P87+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10286972746

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12860365

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Spanish: “El Refugio”

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Localities in the Area

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