San Rafael Department

San Rafael
Official name	Departamento San Rafael
Capital	San Rafael
Country Province	Argentina Mendoza
Foundation Founder	April 2, 1805  ?
Population:
- Total	173,571 (2001 census [INDEC])
- Density	5.56 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+ 9.67 (1991-2001)
Resident name	sanrafaelina/o
Telephone code	02627
Post Code	M5600
Location
- Coordinates	34°37′S 68°19′W
Area	31,235 km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	990km
Patron	San Rafael Arcángel
Web Site	www.sanrafael.gov.ar

San Rafael is one of the departments of Mendoza Province, Argentina. The seat of the department is in the city of San Rafael.

Statistics

• Geographical location: 34° 15´ to 36° southern latitude and 70° 10´ to 66° 55´ eastern longitude.
• Area: 31,235 km² (20.82 % of the provincial area)
• Extension: 204 km from north to south. 298 km from east to west
• Altitude: 750 m above sea level.

Neighboring departments

• North: San Carlos Department, Santa Rosa Department, Mendoza and La Paz Department, Mendoza
• East: San Luis Province and General Alvear Department
• South: La Pampa Province and Malargüe Department
• West: Chile.

Administration

The department is subdivided in 18 districts (in Argentina, districts are called Localidades): Ciudad, El Cerrito, Cuadro Nacional, Las Malvinas District, El Sosneado (added in 2005, it used to belong to Cuadro Benegas, but then it was added as a district), Las Paredes, La Llave, Cuadro Benegas, Cuadro Nacional, Cañada Seca, Goudge, Jaime Prats, Monte Comán, Rama Caída, Real del Padre, Punta del Agua, Villa Atuel and Villa 25 de Mayo.

External links

• Site of San Rafael government (In Spanish)
• Guide to the city of San Rafael (In Spanish)