Map of the province of Salta and its departments
Map of the province of Salta and its departments.
Salta is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. In turn, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts. Its capital is the homonymous Salta. It is located in the northwest of the country, bordering the north with Jujuy and Bolivia to the trijunction Hito Esmeralda, where it begins its border with Paraguay (to the northeast), to the east with Formosa and Chaco, to the south with Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca, and to the west with Chile. With 155 488 km² it is the sixth largest jurisdiction of the first order, behind the Province of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Rio Negro and Córdoba.
The province of Salta is divided in 23 departments.
Salta is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. In turn, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts. Its capital is the homonymous Salta. It is located in the northwest of the country, bordering the north with Jujuy and Bolivia to the trijunction Hito Esmeralda, where it begins its border with Paraguay (to the northeast), to the east with Formosa and Chaco, to the south with Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca, and to the west with Chile. With 155 488 km² it is the sixth largest jurisdiction of the first order, behind the Province of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Rio Negro and Córdoba.
The province of Salta is divided in 23 departments.
| Department | Capital | Population (2010) | Area (km²) |
| Anta | Joaquín V. González | 57,411 | 21,945 |
| Cachi | Cachi | 7,315 | 2,925 |
| Cafayate | Cafayate | 14,850 | 1,570 |
| Capital | Salta | 536,113 | 1,722 |
| Cerrillos | Cerrillos | 35,789 | 640 |
| Chicoana | Chicoana | 20,710 | 910 |
| General Güemes | General Güemes | 47,226 | 2,365 |
| General San Martín | Tartagal | 156,910 | 16,257 |
| Guachipas | Guachipas | 3,187 | 2,785 |
| Iruya | Iruya | 5,987 | 3,515 |
| La Caldera | La Caldera | 7,763 | 867 |
| La Candelaria | La Candelaria | 5,704 | 1,525 |
| La Poma | La Poma | 1,738 | 4,447 |
| La Viña | La Viña | 7,435 | 2,152 |
| Los Andes | San Antonio de los Cobres | 6,050 | 25,951 |
| Metán | San José de Metán | 40,351 | 5,235 |
| Molinos | Molinos | 5,652 | 3,600 |
| Orán | San Ramón de la Nueva Orán | 138,838 | 11,892 |
| Rivadavia | Rivadavia | 30,357 | 25,951 |
| Rosario de la Frontera | Rosario de la Frontera | 28,993 | 5,402 |
| Rosario de Lerma | Rosario de Lerma | 38,702 | 5,110 |
| San Carlos | San Carlos | 7,016 | 5,125 |
| Santa Victoria | Santa Victoria Oeste | 10,344 | 3,912 |