City profile · Argentina · South America
La Rioja
City population
178,872
#24
in Argentina
#1
in La Rioja
#3,213
worldwide
-29.413, -66.856 · 986 km from Buenos Aires
About La Rioja
La Rioja is a city in La Rioja, Argentina with a population of 178,872. It is the 24th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 3,213th largest worldwide. It lies 986 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
La Rioja
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
-29.413, -66.856
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 ArgentinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.