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Córdoba

City population
2,106,734
#2
in Argentina
#1
in Cordoba
#193
worldwide
Buenos AiresCórdoba
-31.406, -64.189 · 648 km from Buenos Aires
Share of Argentina
4.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
378 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Buenos Aires
Time zone
America/Argentina/Cordoba
IANA zone identifier

About Córdoba

The largest city in Cordoba province by a wide margin, this centre holds 2,106,734 residents and accounts for 4.6% of Argentina's national population. Situated 648 km from Buenos Aires, it anchors a cluster of smaller cities within its immediate vicinity, including Villa Carlos Paz at 29 km with 69,451 residents and Alta Gracia at 35 km with 40,384 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Argentina
#2of 314
LargestSmallest
Position in Cordoba
#1of 27
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 27
Coordinates
-31.406, -64.189
Record updated
13 April 2026
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 Argentina

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Córdoba compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Córdoba2.11M

Córdoba Population FAQ

What is the population of Córdoba?

Córdoba has a city population of 2,106,734. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Córdoba?

Córdoba is in Cordoba, Argentina, 648 km from the capital, Buenos Aires. Its coordinates are -31.406, -64.189.

How big is Córdoba compared with other cities in Argentina?

It is the 2nd largest of the 314 cities listed in Argentina, holding 4.6% of the national population.

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