Official Name: | San Rafael Municipality, Bolivia |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of San Rafael within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Cruz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | José Miguel de Velasco Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | San Rafael de Velasco |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Rosauro Flores Silva |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Carmelo Flores Dorado |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 9824.33 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 5017 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | -16.7869°N -60.6738°W |
San Rafael Municipality is the third municipal section of the José Miguel de Velasco Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. San Rafael de Velasco is the seat of the municipality. Its mission church is part of the World Heritage Site Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos.
The predominant language spoken in the San Rafael Municipality is Spanish.[1]
Language | Inhabitants |
---|---|
Quechua | 29 |
Aymara | 22 |
Guaraní | 13 |
Another native | 89 |
4,600 | |
Foreign | 63 |
Only native | 11 |
Native and Spanish | 136 |
Only Spanish | 4,469 |