What is the population of San Miguel de Tucumán?
San Miguel de Tucumán has a city population of 548,866. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About San Miguel de Tucumán
The largest city in Tucumán province, this settlement holds 548,866 residents and accounts for 1.2% of Argentina's national population. It sits 1,085 km from Buenos Aires. Three cities of over 48,000 people lie within 10 km: Yerba Buena and Tafí Viejo flank it closely, each under 10 km away.
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 7
Elevation
440 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Tucuman
Coordinates
-26.816, -65.211
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 |
| San Miguel de Tucumán | 549K |
San Miguel de Tucumán Population FAQ
Where is San Miguel de Tucumán?
San Miguel de Tucumán is in Tucuman, Argentina, 1,085 km from the capital, Buenos Aires. Its coordinates are -26.816, -65.211.
How big is San Miguel de Tucumán compared with other cities in Argentina?
It is the 5th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, holding 1.2% of the national population.