San Rafael Department

Infobox Mendoza Department
name= San Rafael
official name= Departamento San Rafael


location= location of in Mendoza Province
capital= San Rafael
foundation= April 2, 1805
founder= ?
pop= 173,571 (census-ar|2001)
density= 5.56 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= + 9.67 (1991-2001)
resident= sanrafaelina/o
tel= 02627
post= M5600
coor= coord|34|37|08|S|68|19|35|W|
area= 31,235 km²
dist1= 990km
patron= San Rafael Arcángel
mayor= Omár Corrupto Félix, PJ| web= www.sanrafael.gov.ar
ifam= MZA015

San Rafael is one of the departments of the Mendoza Province, Argentina.

It is 240 km southeast of Mendoza Capital. It is the 2nd city of the province.

tatistics

*Geographical location: 34º 15´ to 36º southern latitude and 70º 10´ to 66º 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

* [http://www.sanrafael.gov.ar/ Site of San Rafael government (In Spanish)]
* [http://www.sanrafael.com.ar/ Guide to the city of San Rafael (In Spanish)]