About Cafayate
Cafayate is a city in Salta, Argentina with a population of 16,836. It is the 288th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 28,931st largest worldwide. It lies 1,196 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#16of 16
Elevation
1,625 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Salta
Coordinates
-26.073, -65.978
Record updated
2026-07-07
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 314 in ArgentinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.