City profile · Argentina · South America
Chilecito
La Rioja · Argentina
City population
42,248
#126
in Argentina
#2
in La Rioja
#13,284
worldwide
-29.162, -67.499 · 1,052 km from Buenos Aires
About Chilecito
Chilecito is a city in La Rioja, Argentina with a population of 42,248. It is the 126th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 13,284th largest worldwide. It lies 1,052 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
La Rioja
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
1,107 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/La_Rioja
Coordinates
-29.162, -67.499
Record updated
2026-04-16
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.