What is the population of Salta?
Salta has a city population of 520,683. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Salta
Argentina's sixth-largest city by population, Salta holds 520,683 residents and accounts for 1.1% of the national population. Located 1,054 m above sea level and 1,284 km from Buenos Aires, it is the largest city in its province and sits within a cluster of smaller urban centres: San Lorenzo lies 10 km away with 31,589 people, and San José de los Cerrillos is 12 km distant with 37,950.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 16
Elevation
1,054 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Salta
Coordinates
-24.806, -65.420
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
All 314 in ArgentinaClosest 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.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Salta | 521K |
Salta Population FAQ
Where is Salta?
Salta is in Salta, Argentina, 1,284 km from the capital, Buenos Aires. Its coordinates are -24.806, -65.420.
How big is Salta compared with other cities in Argentina?
It is the 6th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, holding 1.1% of the national population.