San Rafael is one of the department

Departments of Argentina

Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...

s of Mendoza Province

Mendoza Province

The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...

, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. The seat of the department is in the city of San Rafael

San Rafael, Mendoza

San Rafael is a city in the southern region of the Mendoza Province, Argentina. With more than 170,000 inhabitants , it is the largest city and the seat of San Rafael Department....

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Statistics

• 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
  San Carlos Department, Mendoza
  San Carlos is a western department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 11,578km², and its capital city is San Carlos, which is located around 1200km from Capital Federal....
  
  , Santa Rosa Department, Mendoza
  Santa Rosa Department, Mendoza
  Santa Rosa is a department located in the centre of Mendoza Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of 8,510km², and its capital city is Santa Rosa, which is located around 975km from the Federal Capital.-External links:*...
  
   and La Paz Department, Mendoza
  La Paz Department, Mendoza
  La Paz is an eastern department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,500 inhabitants in an area of 7,105km², and its capital city is La Paz.-Districts:*Desaguadero*La Paz Norte*La Paz Sur...
  
  
• East: San Luis Province
  San Luis Province
  San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
  
   and General Alvear Department
  General Alvear Department, Mendoza
  General Alvear is a department located in the south east of Mendoza Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,448km², and its capital city is General Alvear, which is located around 900km from Buenos Aires.The City of general...
  
  
• South: La Pampa Province
  La Pampa Province
  La Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.-History:...
  
   and Malargüe Department
  Malargüe Department
  Malargüe is a department located in the south west of Mendoza Province in Argentina. Its borders are San Rafael in the north, La Pampa Province in the east, Neuquén Province in the south and Chile to the west....
  
  
• West: Chile
  Chile
  Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
  
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Administration

The department is subdivided in 18 district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

s (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

Monte Comán

Monte Coman is a town and district in San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina, located to the east of San Rafael city. The town has a football team called San Martin de Monte Coman.-External links:* *...

, Rama Caída, Real del Padre

Real del Padre

Real del Padre is a town and district in San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina, located to the east of San Rafael city, just in the border to General Alvear Department.The town has a population about 5.000 inhabits....

, 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)