City profile · Argentina · South America
Río Gallegos
City population
95,796
#51
in Argentina
#1
in Santa Cruz
#6,020
worldwide
-51.625, -69.252 · 2,082 km from Buenos Aires
About Río Gallegos
Río Gallegos is a city in Santa Cruz, Argentina with a population of 95,796. It is the 51st largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 6,020th largest worldwide. It lies 2,082 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
Coordinates
-51.625, -69.252
Record updated
2026-04-13
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
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