About San Rafael
San Rafael is a city in Mendoza, Argentina with a population of 118,009. It is the 36th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 4,858th largest worldwide. It lies 911 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 10
Elevation
690 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Mendoza
Coordinates
-34.615, -68.332
Record updated
2026-04-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 314 in ArgentinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.