Capital is a department located in
Salta Province
Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Boliv ...
,
Argentina. It is the department of the provincial capital, the city of
Salta, and the most populated one.
Geography
;Overview
The department is located in the middle of the province. It borders with the departments of
La Caldera,
General Güemes
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,
Metán,
La Viña,
Chicoana
The Chicoana are a Diaguita tribe in the Salta Province, Argentina
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,
Cerrillos and
Rosario de Lerma.
;Towns and municipalities:
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Salta (535,060 inh.)
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Villa San Lorenzo
Villa San Lorenzo, commonly known simply as San Lorenzo, is a town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina
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(4,915 inh.)
See also
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Tren a las Nubes
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Salta–Antofagasta railway
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Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport
Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes") is located southwest of the center of Salta, capital city of Salta Province, in Argentina. The airport covers an area ...
References
External links
Capital Department on Salta Province website
{{Departments Salta
Departments of Salta Province