San Rafael
San Rafael is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. San Rafael has about 3,960 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 3,960 residents
- Description: district in Central Chalatenango, El Salvador
- Also known as: “San Rafael, El Salvador”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Rita and Dulce Nombre de María.
Santa Rita
Town
Santa Rita is a district in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador and is one of the largest municipalities of Chalatenango. It has a shoreline on Lake Suchitlán and is bordered by the municipalities of Comalapa, Dulce Nombre de María, Concepción Quezaltepeque, El Paraíso, and San Rafael. Santa Rita is situated 3 km east of San Rafael.
Dulce Nombre de María
Town
Dulce Nombre de María is a town and municipality in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. It is located 72 kilometers from San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. Dulce Nombre de María is situated 3 km northeast of San Rafael.
El Paraíso
Town
El Paraíso is a district in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. Settlements of El Paraíso include Calle Nueva, Coyotera, El Arenal, El Desvío, El Tamarindo, La Angostura, and Santa Bárbara. El Paraíso is situated 5 km southwest of San Rafael.
San Rafael
- Categories: district of El Salvador, administrative territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Chalatenango Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.13419° or 14° 8′ 3″ northLongitude
-89.02912° or 89° 1′ 45″ westPopulation
3,960Elevation
350 metres (1,148 feet)Open location code
766G4XMC+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6564133937OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3583386Wikidata ID
Q741434
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“San Rafael” goes by many names.
- Basque: “San Rafael (El Salvador)”
- Basque: “San Rafael”
- Cebuano: “San Rafael”
- Chinese: “San Rafael”
- Chinese: “聖拉斐爾”
- Dutch: “San Rafael”
- Italian: “San Rafael”
- Min Nan Chinese: “San Rafael”
- Portuguese: “San Rafael”
- Spanish: “San Rafael”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alcaldía Municipal de San Rafael and Parque Central de San Rafael.
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