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Population20,873
GeoNames
RegionMéxico
Elevation2,552 m
8,373 ft
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City
Nearest airportHermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
41 km
Why visit San Rafael
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in San Rafael
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Things to do3
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Santuario del Agua y Forestal Manantiales Cascada Diamantes
Hiking and trails · 1.3 km
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Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries5
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Healthcare1
Map of San Rafael
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Ixtapaluca 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Santa María Chimalhuacán 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Xochimilco 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Texcoco de Mora 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Iztacalco 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Tlalpan 44 km west, about 44 min by car
- Mexico City 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Fábrica de Papel San Rafael. Estado de México, Juan Francisco Contreras Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Antiguo Casino San Rafael, Estado de México, Juan Francisco Contreras Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Antiguo Casino y Hotel San Rafael, Estado de México, Juan Francisco Contreras Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Antiguo Casino y Hotel San Rafael. Estado de México, Juan Francisco Contreras Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CasinoSanRafaelTlalMX, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- CinemaSanRafaelTlalMX, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- PaperFactorySanRafaelTlalMX, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- PlazaSanRafaelTlalMX, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- Camión de Acahualtepec, en jornada., ESntiago, CC0
- FrHousesSanRafaelTlalMX, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- SnRafaelChSanRafaelTlalMX, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs07, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs06, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs08, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs05, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs04, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs01, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cascada Dos Aguas, Rodrigo Lazzari, CC BY 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs03, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EcoparqueDosAguas20230729 ohs02, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dynamo cascade, Rafael Saldaña, CC BY 2.0
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