City profile · Argentina · South America
Santa María
Catamarca · Argentina
City population
16,545
#293
in Argentina
#3
in Catamarca
#29,312
worldwide
-26.695, -66.048 · 1,145 km from Buenos Aires
About Santa María
Santa María is a city in Catamarca, Argentina with a population of 16,545. It is the 293rd largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 29,312th largest worldwide. It lies 1,145 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Catamarca
Rank in region
#3of 4
Elevation
1,877 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Catamarca
Coordinates
-26.695, -66.048
Record updated
2026-07-07
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.