Salta Province
Map of Salta Province
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
183 m (600 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), 6000 m (19690 ft), Max altitude 6732 m (22090 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Salta Province
Height from south to north in Salta Province
1Bermejo194 to 887 m2Salado306 to 3 554 m3Pilcomayo River242 to 277 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Salta
Population: 1,441,351 (Wikidata, 2022)
Area: 155,488 km² / 60,034 sq mi
Created: 1814
Subdivisions: 23
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Llullaillaco (6 723 m)
Lowest point: Pozo de la Tala (183 m)
Borders
- Tarija Department — Northwest
- Boquerón Department — Northeast
- Antofagasta Region — West
- Catamarca Province — Southwest
- Chaco Province — Southeast
- Formosa Province — Southeast
- Jujuy Province — West
- Santiago del Estero Province — South
- Tucumán Province — Southwest
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC−03:00