Rafaela
Encyclopedia
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 .
The town was established in 1881 by Guillermo Lehmann, and officially became a city in 1913. Rafaela is served by Rafaela Aerodrome
with daily flights to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
(in Buenos Aires
) and Sauce Viejo Airport
(in Santa Fe
).
UN/LOCODE
is ARRAF.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, about 96 km from the provincial capital
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...
. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department
Castellanos Department
The Castellanos Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-west of the province. It has about 162,000 inhabitants as per the...
. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The town was established in 1881 by Guillermo Lehmann, and officially became a city in 1913. Rafaela is served by Rafaela Aerodrome
Rafaela Aerodrome
Rafaela Aerodrome is a small airport near Rafaela, a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.It features a small passenger terminal, due to be rebuilt or upgraded, and three short runways...
with daily flights to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
-Accidents and incidents:*On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field...
(in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) and Sauce Viejo Airport
Sauce Viejo Airport
Sauce Viejo Airport is an airport in Santa Fe Province, Argentina serving the city of Santa Fe. It is served by Sol Líneas Aéreas and Aerolíneas Argentinas.The new airport was built in 2005. It has of runways, a terminal, and place for parking 150 cars....
(in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...
).
UN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe , a unit of the United Nations. UN/LOCODE assigns codes to locations used in trade and transport with functions such as...
is ARRAF.
Notable natives
- Hermes BinnerHermes BinnerHermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
, twice mayor of RosarioRosarioRosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
and current governor of Santa Fe province. - Javier FranaJavier FranaJavier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...
, professional tennis player - Ricardo LorenzettiRicardo LorenzettiRicardo Luis Lorenzetti is a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina. He was elected President of the high court by his peers on November 7, 2006....
, president elect of the Argentine Supreme Court of JusticeSupreme Court of ArgentinaThe Supreme Court of Argentina is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. It was inaugurated on 15 January 1863. However, during much of the 20th century, the Court and, in general, the Argentine judicial system, has lacked autonomy from the executive power... - Sebastián PortoSebastián PortoSebastián Porto is a former Argentine professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Sebas started his racing career at age 11, competing in the mini-motorcycle local circuit...
, former professional motorcycle racer - María Emilia SalerniMaría Emilia SalerniMaría Emilia Salerni , known as Pitu Salerni, was an Argentine professional tennis player from the city of Rafaela, province of Santa Fe....
, professional tennis player - Martín BassoMartín BassoMartín Basso is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Formula Three Sudamericana and TC 2000....
, professional TC racer - Lucas AveldañoLucas AveldañoLucas Elio Aveldaño is an Argentine football defender who plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda.-Career:Aveldaño began his playing career in 2005 with Atlético de Rafaela in the Argentine 2nd division. In 2008 he joined Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera División...
, professional soccer player - Natalia Lemercier, soprano (opera singer)
- Silvia BertolacciniSilvia BertolacciniSilvia Bertolaccini is an Argentine professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Bertolaccini was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe. She won the Argentine and Colombian amateur championships before turning professional and moving to the United States to play on the LPGA Tour in 1975...
, former LPGA professional golf player and current ESPN announcer for Latin America - Adriana Signorini, coordinator Peer Mentoring & SATAL programs, University of California, Merced, USA
Sister cities
Rafaela has two sister cities:
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