San Rafael | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:San_Rafael_de_Heredia,_Costa_Rica.jpg) Skyline of San Rafael city, seen from Ángeles district | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bandera_de_San_Rafael_(Costa_Rica).svg) Flag &sq=&lang=&file=File:Escudo_Cant%C3%B3n_de_San_Rafael,_Heredia,_Costa_Rica.png) Seal | |
 San Rafael canton | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  San Rafael San Rafael canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′30″N 84°04′30″W / 10.04167°N 84.07500°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 28 May 1885[1] |
| Head city | San Rafael |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de San Rafael |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,343 m (4,406 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 45,965 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 405 |
| Website | www |
San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Rafael district.
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.