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San Rafael, California

San Rafael
City
City of San Rafael
Mission San Rafael Arcángel, one of the city's most recognizable landmarks
Mission San Rafael Arcángel, one of the city's most recognizable landmarks
Location of San Rafael, California
Location of San Rafael, California
San Rafael is located in the US
San Rafael
San Rafael
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°58′25″N 122°31′52″W / 37.97361°N 122.53111°W / 37.97361; -122.53111Coordinates: 37°58′25″N 122°31′52″W / 37.97361°N 122.53111°W / 37.97361; -122.53111
Country  United States
State  California
County Marin
Incorporated February 18, 1874
Government
 • Type Council-manager with directly elected mayor
 • Mayor Gary O. Phillips
 • City Manager Nancy Mackle
 • Supervisor District 1: Damon Connolly
 • State Legislators Sen. Mike McGuire (D)
Asm. Marc Levine (D)
 • U. S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D)
Area
 • Total 22.422 sq mi (58.074 km2)
 • Land 16.470 sq mi (42.657 km2)
 • Water 5.952 sq mi (15.417 km2)  26.55%
Elevation 43 ft (13 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 57,713
 • Estimate (2013) 58,994
 • Density 3,504.1/sq mi (1,352.9/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 94901
Area codes 415/628
FIPS code 06-68364
GNIS feature IDs 1659589, 2411804
Website www.cityofsanrafael.org

San Rafael (/ˌsæn rəˈfɛl/ SAN rə-FELL; Spanish pronunciation: [san rafaˈel] "Saint Raphael") is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census the city's population is 57,713.

What is now San Rafael was once the site of several Coast Miwok villages; Awani-wi, near downtown San Rafael, Ewu, near Terra Linda, and Shotomko-cha, in Marinwood.Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded in what is now downtown San Rafael as the 20th Spanish mission in the colonial Mexican province of Alta California by three priests—Father Narciso Durán from Mission San José, Father Abella from Mission San Francisco de Asís, Father Luis Gíl y Taboada from La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles—on Dec. 14, 1817, four years before Mexico gained independence from Spain. Mission San Rafael Arcángel was located a donkey's day walk to the mission below it. The mission and the city are named after the Archangel Raphael, the Angel of Healing.


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