San Rafael may refer to:

Places

Argentina

San Rafael, Mendoza San Rafael is a city in the southern region of the Mendoza Province, Argentina. With more than 118,000 inhabitants (), it is the largest city in and the seat of San Rafael Department. The city is located 240 km from Mendoza, Argentina, the p ...

San Rafael Department 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. ...

, Mendoza

Bolivia

San Rafael de Velasco San Rafael de Velasco or San Rafael is the seat of the San Rafael Municipality in the José Miguel de Velasco Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is part of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos. In 1990 it was declared a World Heritage Sit ...

, capital of San Rafael Municipality * San Rafael Municipality, Santa Cruz

Chile

San Rafael, Chile San Rafael is a town and commune of the Talca Province in the Maule Region of Chile. The town serves as the communal capital. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Rafael spans an area of and has 7 ...

, Maule Region *

Laguna San Rafael National Park Laguna San Rafael National Park () is a park located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile. The park is named for the San Rafael Lagoon formed by the retreat of the San Rafael Glacier. Created in 1959, it covers an area of and includes the Nor ...

, Aysén Region **

San Rafael Glacier The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major outlet glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile and is the tidewater glacier nearest the equator. It calves into the Laguna San Rafael and is contained within Laguna San Rafael Na ...

San Rafael Lake San Rafael Lake is an arc-shaped coastal lake located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile, within the national park that bears its name. To the north the lagoon is connected to the Moraleda Channel, to the south l ...

Colombia

San Rafael, Antioquia San Rafael is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia Eastern Antioquia () is subregion of the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. The re ...

Costa Rica

San Rafael (canton) San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San Rafael district. History San Rafael was created on 28 May 1885 by decree 10. Geography San Rafael has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. ...

, Heredia * San Rafael de Guatuso, Guatuso, Alajuela *

San Rafael District, Alajuela San Rafael is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Alajuela (canton), Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Geography San Rafael has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. Demographics For t ...

, Alajuela * San Rafael District, San Rafael, Heredia *

San Rafael District, San Ramón San Rafael is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the San Ramón (canton), San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Geography San Rafael has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. Demographics F ...

, Alajuela

Dominican Republic

San Rafael del Yuma San Rafael del Yuma is a municipality located in the La Altagracia province of the Dominican Republic. It has a population of approximately 46,687 in 2012. The ruins of Juan Ponce de León's residence are located on a plateau located three kilomet ...

Ecuador

San Rafael Falls San Rafael Falls () was a waterfall on the Coca River in Sucumbíos and Napo, Ecuador. Standing high, it was the tallest and most powerful waterfall in Ecuador and a popular tourist attraction. The falls were located at the eastern boundary of ...

El Salvador

* San Rafael, Chalatenango *

San Rafael Cedros San Rafael Cedros is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala ...

, Cuscatlán *

San Rafael Obrajuelo San Rafael Obrajuelo is a municipality in the department of La Paz, El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala ...

, La Paz *

San Rafael Oriente San Rafael Oriente is a municipality in the San Miguel department of El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala ...

, San Miguel

Guatemala

San Rafael Las Flores San Rafael Las Flores is a municipality in the Santa Rosa Department in southeastern Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast ...

, Santa Rosa *

San Rafael La Independencia San Rafael La Independencia () is a municipality in the Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Hon ...

, Huehuetenango *

San Rafael Petzal San Rafael Petzal () is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situ ...

, Huehuetenango *

San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta () is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. A small town of 4,320 residents. Red tiled roofs and abundant flowering trees are found there. It is located 13 km southwest of San Marcos. The Engli ...

, San Marcos

Honduras

* San Rafael, Lempira

Mexico

San Rafael, Sinaloa San Rafael is a small town located about 15 minutes southeast of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico. The small town was flooded (around the year 1987 according to a local) because of a broken dike. The government A government is the system or gr ...

San Rafael, Veracruz San Rafael Municipality is a Municipalities of Veracruz, municipality located in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is San Rafael, Veracruz. The economy of the municipality is primarily based on the ...

Nicaragua

San Rafael del Norte San Rafael del Norte is a municipality and a town in the Jinotega department. The town is located north of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. Elevated at over 3,000 feet, it is the highest town in Nicaragua, which attracts tourists from many c ...

, Jinotega *

San Rafael del Sur San Rafael del Sur is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a popul ...

, Managua

Paraguay

San Rafael del Paraná San Rafael del Paraná is a district in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and so ...

, Itapúa

Peru

San Rafael District, Ambo San Rafael District is one of eight districts of the province Ambo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is ...

Philippines

San Rafael, Bulacan San Rafael, officially the Municipality of San Rafael (, Kapampangan: ''Balen ning San Rafael''), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 103,097 people. Etymology Accordin ...

San Rafael, Iloilo San Rafael, officially the Municipality of San Rafael (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,795 people. History In 1969, all or part of 16 barrios (barangays) of B ...

* San Rafael, Tarlac City, Tarlac * San Rafael, a barangay in

San Felipe, Zambales San Felipe, officially the Municipality of San Felipe (ilocano language, Ilocano: ''Ili ti San Felipe'', Filipino language, Filipino: ''Bayan ng San Felipe''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, provinc ...

Spain

San Rafael del Río San Rafael del Río (Spanish) or Sant Rafael Del Riu (Valencian) is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the four ...

, Castellón *

San Rafael, Ibiza Sant Rafel de sa Creu () is a village on the Spanish island of Ibiza. It is off the main road that connects Ibiza Town and San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populou ...

* San Rafael (El Espinar)

United States

San Rafael, Arizona San Rafael, is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States. History On November 24, 1865, San Rafael, then a ranching community, was the site of a raid, by a large Sonoran force of about 350 Opata volunteers under the command of Col. ...

San Rafael, California San Rafael ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "Raphael (archangel), St. Raphael", ) is a city in and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of th ...

San Rafael, New Mexico San Rafael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 933. Also known as "Bikyaya" or "El Gallo", it lies at an elevation of above sea level and is located in no ...

San Rafael Hills The San Rafael Hills are a mountain range in Los Angeles County, California. They are one of the lower Transverse Ranges, and are parallel to and below the San Gabriel Mountains, adjacent to the San Gabriel Valley overlooking the Los Angeles Ba ...

, in Los Angeles County, California *

San Rafael Mountains The San Rafael Mountains are a mountain range in central Santa Barbara County, California, U.S., separating the drainages of the Santa Ynez River and the Santa Maria River. They are part of the Transverse Ranges system of Southern California ...

, in Santa Barbara County, California *

San Rafael River The San Rafael River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately long, in east central Utah, United States. The river flows across a sparsely populated arid region of the Colorado Plateau, and is known for the isolated, scenic gorge through ...

, in Utah *

San Rafael Valley The San Rafael Valley is a high intermontane grass valley in eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The valley is bounded to the west by the Patagonia Mountains, to the north and northeast by the Canelo Hills and to the east by the Huachuca Mount ...

, in Arizona

Venezuela

* San Rafael de Onoto, Portuguesa * San Rafael del Piñal,

Táchira Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...

* San Rafael de Carvajal, Trujillo * San Rafael del Moján, Zulia

Geology

* San Rafael Block, in Argentina * San Rafael Formation, in Mexico *

San Rafael Group The San Rafael Group is a geologic group or collection of related rock formation (geology), formations that is spread across the U.S. states of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. As part of the Colorado Plateau, this group of formations was ...

, in the United States *

San Rafael orogeny The San Rafael orogeny was an orogeny that affected parts of western Argentina and Chile during the Late Paleozoic. The resulting orogenic belt has a NW-NNW curved form. The San Rafael orogeny might have been linked with the roughly contemporary Go ...

, in Argentina and Chile *

San Rafael Swell The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah, United States about west of Green River. Measuring approximately , the swell consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limestone that wa ...

, in Utah

Transport

* ''San Rafael'' (steamboat) * San Rafael Airport (disambiguation) * San Rafael railway station (Chihuahua), Mexico *

San Rafael railway station (Tlalnepantla de Baz) San Rafael is a commuter railway station serving the Ferrocarril Suburbano, a suburban rail that connects the State of Mexico with Mexico City. The station is located in the municipality of Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, north of Mexico City. Gen ...

, State of Mexico, Mexico * San Rafael Transit Center, in San Rafael, California

Other uses

* Battle of San Rafael, part of the Philippine Revolution *

Mission San Rafael Arcángel Mission (, ) is a replica Spanish mission in San Rafael, California. The original mission was founded in 1817 as an '' asistencia'' of Mission San Francisco de Asís to serve as a hospital to treat sick and injured indigenous people, making ...

, a Spanish mission in California *

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Rafael The Diocese of San Rafael () is a Roman Catholic diocese in San Rafael, Mendoza, San Rafael, Argentina. It came into existence on 10 April 1961. Bishops Past and present ordinaries *Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1961–1965), appointed Archbishop ...

, in Argentina