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.
- Official Name: San Rafael
- 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.
- Population: 173.571 hab (National Census 2001)
- Density: 5.6 hab/ km²
Neighboring departments
- North: San Carlos department, Santa Rosa and La Paz.
- East: San Luis province and General Alvear department.
- South: La Pampa province and Malargüe department.
- West: Chile.
Administration
The departament is subdivided in 17 districts: Ciudad, El Cerrito, Cuadro Nacional, Las Malvinas, 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.
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