Capital Department, Salta

Capital is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the department of the provincial capital, the city of Salta, and the most populated one.

Capital
Department
View of Salta, department's Capital
Coordinates: 24°47′21″S 65°24′38″W
Country	Argentina
Province	Salta
Capital	Salta
Area [1]
• Total	1,722 km2 (665 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	535,303
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)

Geography

Overview

The department is located in the middle of the province. It borders with the departments of La Caldera, General Güemes, Metán, La Viña, Chicoana, Cerrillos and Rosario de Lerma.

Towns and municipalities

• Salta (535,060 inh.)
• Villa San Lorenzo (4,915 inh.)

See also

• Tren a las Nubes
• Salta–Antofagasta railway
• Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport

References

1. (in Spanish) Source Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine: INDEC 2010

External links

Media related to Capital Department, Salta at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Spanish) Capital Department on Salta Province website