Rafaela

Rafaela
Rafaela
City
	From left to right and top to bottom: the Municipal Museum of Art Dr. Urbano Poggi, the San Rafael Cathedral, the Plaza 25 de Mayo, the Monument to San Martín, and the Rafaela Station.
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: La Perla del Oeste
	Coordinates: 31°16′S 61°29′W / 31.267°S 61.483°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Castellanos
Founded by	Guillermo Lehmann
Government
• Intendant	Leonardo Viotti (UCR)
Area
• Total	156 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	110,709
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym	rafaelino/a
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	S2300
Dialing code	+54 3492
Website	Official website

Rafaela is a city located in the center-west of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the capital of the Castellanos department and the third most populous and important urban center in the province, behind Rosario and the provincial capital, Santa Fe.

The name was designated by its founder, businessman Guillermo Lehmann, in honor of Rafaela Rodríguez de Egusquiza, wife of his friend and business partner, Félix Egusquiza, who were the original owners of the area.

Rafaela is located in the west-central part of Santa Fe province, along National highway 34. It is 96 km northwest of the city of Santa Fe, 234 km from Rosario, 292 km from Córdoba, and 530 km from Buenos Aires. Furthermore, its location is strategic for the Pacific ports, as it lies on the trade route to them, thanks to its proximity to National highway 19.

Neighborhoods of the City

The following is an alphabetical list of the 42 neighborhoods that make up the city:

17 de Octubre
2 de Abril
30 de Octubre
9 de Julio
Alberdi
Amancay
Antártida Argentina
Barranquitas
Barrio 42
Belgrano
Brigadier General Estanislao López
Central Córdoba
El Bosque
Fátima
Guillermo Lehmann
Ilolay
Independencia
Italia
Jardín
Juan de Garay
La Cañada
Los Arces
Los Nogales
Luis Fasoli
Malvinas Argentinas
Martín Fierro
Martín Güemes
Monseñor V. F. Zazpe
Mora
Mosconi
Nuestra Señora del Luján
Pablo Pizzurno
San José
San Martín
Sarmiento
Villa Aero Club
Villa del Parque
Villa Dominga
Villa Los Álamos
Villa Podio
Villa Rosas
Virgen del Rosario

References

↑ Letra P (September 13, 2023). "Who is Leonardo Viotti, the radical who ended 32 years of Peronism in the city of Omar Perotti". Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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[1] Letra P (September 13, 2023). "Who is Leonardo Viotti, the radical who ended 32 years of Peronism in the city of Omar Perotti". Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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