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San Rafael, Chihuahua · MikSed, CC BY 4.0

Estacion San Rafael, Chihuahua · MikSed, CC BY 4.0

Raramuri Woman (55280799652) · David Stanley, CC BY 4.0

Rarámuri Basket Vendor (55282011750) · David Stanley, CC BY 4.0

ISS021-E-36464 - View of Earth · Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B...., Public domain

Copper Canyon railroad train wreck, Mexico - panoramio · David Broad, CC BY 3.0

San Rafael, Mexico

San Rafael is a town of 2,160 people in Chihuahua, Mexico, founded in 1940.

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Population2,160 GeoNames

RegionChihuahua

Elevation2,206 m 7,238 ft

Founded1940

Time zoneAmerica/Chihuahua

Nearest airportAereopuerto de Alamos (XAL) 116 km

Churches and places of worship1

San Rafael Arcangel

Church · Catholic

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Healthcare1

Frmacia Cristo Rey

Clinic and pharmacy

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Map of San Rafael

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Getting there and nearby towns

Aereopuerto de Alamos (XAL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 116 km away.

Cerocahui 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
Urique 31 km south, about 31 min by car
Guapalayna 35 km south, about 35 min by car
Creel 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
Samachique 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
Maguarichi 42 km north, about 42 min by car
Témoris 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
Bocoyna 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
Sisoguichi 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
San Juanito 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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Sources and licences

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos

Photo credits

San Rafael, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
Estacion San Rafael, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
Raramuri Woman (55280799652), David Stanley, CC BY 4.0
Rarámuri Basket Vendor (55282011750), David Stanley, CC BY 4.0
ISS021-E-36464 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
Copper Canyon railroad train wreck, Mexico - panoramio, David Broad, CC BY 3.0
Copper Canyon railroad train wreck, Mexico - panoramio (1), David Broad, CC BY 3.0

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