San Rafael | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Antioquia Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Subregion |
Subdivision Name2: | Eastern |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 362 |
Population As Of: | Census 2018[2] |
Population Total: | 12578 |
Coordinates: | 6.295°N -75.0281°W |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
San Rafael is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.
The town was founded in 1864 by a group of miners who were attracted to the abundance of gold in the region.[3] It is also rich in water resources. The population was 12,578 at the 2018 census.