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Salta
Visited in December 2015
At a glance
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Capital Department
- Population
- 594,772
- Type
- City located in the Lerma Valley, Argentina
- Coordinates
- 24.81°S, 65.42°W
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Overview
Salta is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 627,704 according to the 2022 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana del Valle de Lerma, AMVL), which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, La Merced and San Lorenzo.
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