Capital Department

Capital is a department located in , . It is the department of the provincial capital, the city of , and the most populated one.
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  • Type: department of Argentina with 535,000 residents
  • Description: in Salta Province, Argentina
  • Also known as: “Capital Department, Salta”, “Departamento capital (salta)”, “Departamento Capital Salta”, and “Departamento Capital, Salta”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salta.

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is the capital of the , up in the mountains in northern .

Capital Department

Latitude
-24.8333° or 24° 50′ south
Longitude
-65.3333° or 65° 20′ west
Population
535,000
Elevation
1,426 metres (4,678 feet)
Open location code
577P5M88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3862749
Wiki­data ID
Q1190331
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Capital Department” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սալտա”
  • Basque: “Capital departamendua (Salta)”
  • Basque: “Capital departamendua”
  • Belarusian: “Сальта”
  • Cebuano: “Departamento Capital”
  • Chinese: “卡皮特爾縣”
  • Dutch: “Capital”
  • French: “Capital”
  • French: “Département Capital”
  • German: “Departamento Capital (Salta)”
  • German: “Departamento Capital”
  • Hungarian: “Capital megye”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Capital”
  • Japanese: “カピタル・デパルタメント”
  • Persian: “بخش کاپیتال (سالتا)”
  • Persian: “بخش کاپیتال”
  • Portuguese: “Capital (departamento de Salta)”
  • Portuguese: “Capital”
  • Russian: “Сальта”
  • Scots: “Caipital Depairtment, Salta”
  • Scots: “Capital Depairtment, Salta”
  • Spanish: “Departamento Capital”
  • Spanish: “Departamento de la Capital”
  • Swedish: “La Capital”
  • Turkish: “Departamento de la Capital”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Pedrera and Establecimiento La Candelaria.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro La Pedrera and Cerro La Candelaria.

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