San Rafael Municipality, Santa Cruz

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.

San Rafael Municipality, Bolivia
Municipality
Mission church in San Rafael de Velasco
San Rafael Municipality, Bolivia Location of San Rafael within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°47′12.84″S 60°40′25.68″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Santa Cruz Department
Province	José Miguel de Velasco Province
Seat	San Rafael de Velasco
Government
• Mayor	Rosauro Flores Silva
• President	Carmelo Flores Dorado
Area
• Total	3,793.20 sq mi (9,824.33 km2)
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,017

Languages

The predominant language spoken in the San Rafael Municipality is Spanish.^[1]

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	29
Aymara	22
Guaraní	13
Another native	89
Spanish	4,600
Foreign	63
Only native	11
Native and Spanish	136
Only Spanish	4,469