San Rafael, Veracruz

San Rafael Municipality
Municipality
French style clock tower at entrance of municipal seat
San Rafael Municipality Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°11′20″N 96°51′57″W / 20.18889°N 96.86583°W / 20.18889; -96.86583
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Founded	19th century
Municipal Status	2004
Government
• Municipal President	Rogelio Martin Capitaine Dominguez
Area
• Municipality	106.11 km2 (40.97 sq mi)
Population  (2005)Municipality
• Municipality	29,277
• Seat	6,515
•	4,620
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)	93620
Website	Web site

San Rafael Municipality is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is San Rafael, Veracruz.

The economy of the municipality is primarily based on the primary sector. It produces bananas, lime, vanilla and other agricultural products. There is also a small tourism sector based on the area's immigrant culture. In the 19th century there was a wave of settlers from eastern France. As a result of this, a type of vernacular architecture emerged in the region, sometimes called the casas de las riberas del río Nautla (riverside houses of the Nautla River).