Rafaela

For the fictional character, see Rafaera.

Rafaela
— City —
Cathedral of St. Raphael
Rafaela Location of Rafaela in Argentina
Coordinates:
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Castellanos
Founder	Guillermo Lehmann (colonist)
Government
• Mayor	Luis Castellano (Justicialist)
Area
• Total	156 km² (60.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	99,150
• Density	635.6/km² (1,646.1/sq mi)
Demonym	rafaelino
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
CPA base	S2300
Dialing code	+54 3492

Rafaela is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the 2010 census [INDEC].

The town was established in 1881 by Guillermo Lehmann, and officially became a city in 1913.

UN/LOCODE is ARRAF.

Notable natives

Hermes Binner, twice mayor of Rosario and current governor of Santa Fe province.
Javier Frana, professional tennis player
Ricardo Lorenzetti, president elect of the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice
Sebastián Porto, former professional motorcycle racer
María Emilia Salerni, professional tennis player
Martín Basso, professional TC racer
Lucas Aveldaño, professional soccer player
Natalia Lemercier, soprano (opera singer)
Silvia Bertolaccini, former LPGA professional golf player and current ESPN announcer for Latin America
Adriana Signorini, coordinator Peer Mentoring & SATAL programs, University of California, Merced, USA

Rafaela has two sister cities:

Inforama — Municipal information at the official website of the Santa Fe provincial government.

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)