San Rafael

San Rafael is a canton in the province of . The head city is in district.
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 46,000 residents
  • Description: canton in Heredia province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: San Rafael Canton

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San José de la Montaña District and Barva.

Village
San José de la Montaña is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 4½ km west of San Rafael.

Town
is a district of the canton, in the province of . The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape. is situated 6 km southwest of San Rafael.

San Rafael

Latitude
10.0465° or 10° 2′ 47″ north
Longitude
-84.0755° or 84° 4′ 32″ west
Population
46,000
Elevation
1,625 metres (5,331 feet)
Open location code
762Q2WWF+HR
Geo­Names ID
3621668
Wiki­data ID
Q587080
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“San Rafael” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سان رافاييل
  • Asturian: cantón de San Rafael
  • Asturian: San Rafael
  • Belarusian: Кантон Сан-Рафаэль
  • Belarusian: Сан-Рафаэль
  • Cebuano: Cantón de San Rafael
  • Chinese: San Rafael Kūn
  • Chinese: 聖拉斐爾縣
  • Dutch: San Rafael
  • French: San Rafael
  • Italian: cantone di San Rafael
  • Italian: Cantone di San Rafael
  • Min Nan Chinese: San Rafael Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: San Rafael
  • Norwegian: San Rafael
  • Russian: Сан-Рафаэль
  • Spanish: Cantón de San Rafael
  • Spanish: San Rafael
  • Swedish: Cantón de San Rafael
  • Vietnamese: San Rafael

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