Andean Northwest
Salta
Metán Department

San José de Metán

San José de Metán is a city in the south of the province of , Argentina, 160 km from the provincial capital , on National Routes 9 and 34. It has about 28,000 inhabitants as per the 2010 census. It is the head town of the .
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  • Type: Town with 39,000 residents
  • Description: city in Salta, Argentina
  • Also known as: “Metán” and “San Jose de Metan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metán Viejo.

Village
is a village and rural municipality in in northwestern . is situated 4 km south of San José de Metán.

San José de Metán

Latitude
-25.49697° or 25° 29′ 49″ south
Longitude
-64.97101° or 64° 58′ 16″ west
Population
39,000
Elevation
828 metres (2,717 feet)
Open location code
576QG23H+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198403657
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3844298
Wiki­data ID
Q2932988
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“San José de Metán” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “San José de Metán”
  • Chinese: “聖何塞德梅坦”
  • Dutch: “San José de Metán”
  • French: “San José de Metán”
  • German: “San José de Metán”
  • Hebrew: “סן חוסה דה מטאן”
  • Hungarian: “San José de Metán”
  • Italian: “San José de Metán”
  • Japanese: “サン・ホセ・デ・メタン”
  • Lithuanian: “San Chose de Metanas”
  • Polish: “San José de Metán”
  • Portuguese: “San José de Metán”
  • Spanish: “Estación Metán”
  • Spanish: “San Jose de Metan”
  • Spanish: “San José de Metán”
  • Turkish: “San José de Metán”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Хосе-де-Метан”
  • Uzbek: “San José de Metán”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Villa Obrera and Villa San José.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza San Martín and Municipalidad San José de Metán.

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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 “San José de Metán”. Photo: Pertile, CC BY-SA 4.0.