City profile · Argentina · South America
El Calafate
City population
22,844
#237
in Argentina
#5
in Santa Cruz
#22,842
worldwide
-50.341, -72.277 · 2,080 km from Buenos Aires
About El Calafate
El Calafate is a city in Santa Cruz, Argentina with a population of 22,844. It is the 237th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 22,842nd largest worldwide. It lies 2,080 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 6
Coordinates
-50.341, -72.277
Record updated
1 July 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 ArgentinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.