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City profile · Argentina · South America

San Salvador de Jujuy

Jujuy · Argentina
City population
257,970
#15
in Argentina
#1
in Jujuy
#2,217
worldwide
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
-24.193, -65.293 · 1,337 km from Buenos Aires
City population
257,970
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Argentina
#15
of 314 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,217
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Argentina
0.6%
of the national population

About San Salvador de Jujuy

San Salvador de Jujuy is a city in Jujuy, Argentina with a population of 257,970. It is the 15th largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 2,217th largest worldwide. It lies 1,337 km from Buenos Aires.

Position in Argentina
#15of 314
LargestSmallest
Position in Jujuy
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Jujuy
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
to Buenos Aires
Elevation
1,217 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Jujuy
Coordinates
-24.193, -65.293
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.

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