San Rafael: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Zulia
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 55,810
• Coordinates: 10.9620° N, 71.7303° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 533 km (331 mi), straight line

Getting there

• La Chinita International Airport (MAR): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH, Colombia): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP, Colombia): 176 km (109 mi), straight line

Nearby

• El Toro: 9.0 km (5.6 mi)
• Santa Cruz de Mara: 19 km (12 mi)
• Sinamaica: 19 km (12 mi)
• Los Puertos de Altagracia: 36 km (22 mi)
• Maracaibo: 38 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Los Puertos de Altagracia, 36 km (22 mi)