Argentina
Andean Northwest
Jujuy

Olacapato

Olacapato is a village and rural municipality in in northwestern . Olacapato is one of the highest towns in Argentina. The previous census of 2001 indicated a population of 186 inhabitants, appearing as a rural dispersed population.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 186 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Argentina
  • Also known as: “Olacapato Grande”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olacapato train station and Cauchari Solar Park.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is a railway station.

Power station
Photo: Manuel arequipa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cauchari Solar Plant is a photovoltaic power station with a total power capacity of 300MW which corresponds to an annual production of approximately 660 GWh.

Olacapato

Latitude
-24.11371° or 24° 6′ 49″ south
Longitude
-66.71854° or 66° 43′ 7″ west
Population
186
Elevation
4,133 metres (13,560 feet)
Open location code
577MV7PJ+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2131993849
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3842683
Wiki­data ID
Q7082914
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Olacapato” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Olacapato”
  • French: “Olacapato”
  • Irish: “Olacapato”
  • Spanish: “Olacapato”
  • Uzbek: “Olacapato”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Estación Olacapato and Cerro Olacapato Grande.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Olacapato”. Photo: MIKEMDP, CC BY-SA 4.0.