San Rafael Department

San Rafael
Location of San Rafael in Mendoza (Argentina)
Data
Capital	San Rafael
population	173,571 (2001, INDEC)
surface	31,235 km²
Population density	5.6 inhabitants / km²
Valle Grande
Río Atuel

The department of San Rafael is located in the southern center of the province of Mendoza in western Argentina and is one of 18 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered to the north by the departments of San Carlos , Santa Rosa and La Paz , to the east by the province of San Luis and the department of General Alvear , to the south by the province of La Pampa and the department of Malargüe and to the west by Chile .

The capital of the department of San Rafael is the eponymous San Rafael . It is 980 km from Buenos Aires .

geography

The department is traversed by two rivers, the Río Atuel and the Río Diamante .

Districts

The department of San Rafael is divided into the following districts:

• Cañada Seca
• Cuadro Benegas
• Cuadro Nacional
• El Cerrito
• El Sosneado
• El Nihuil
• Goudge
• Jaime Prats
• La Llave
• Las Malvinas
• Las Paredes
• Monte Comán
• Punta de Agua
• Rama Caída
• Real del Padre
• San Rafael
• Veinticinco de Mayo
• Villa Atuel

economy

The department is home to some of the most important wineries and sparkling wine producers in the province of Mendoza.

Tourism has grown in importance in recent years.

Web links

• Portal of San Rafael (Spanish)
• San Rafael City (Spanish)

Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′  S , 68 ° 18 ′  W