San Rafael Department

San Rafael Departamento San Rafael
Department
location of in Mendoza Province
Coordinates: 34°37′S 68°19′W
Country	Argentina
Established	April 2, 1805
Founded by	?
Seat	San Rafael
Government
• Mayor	Omar Chafí Félix (PJ)
Area
• Total	31,235 km2 (12,060 sq mi)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	173,571
• Density	5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Demonym	sanrafaelina/o
Postal Code	M5600
IFAM	MZA015
Area Code	02627
Patron saint	San Rafael Arcángel
Website	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: 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)