San Salvador de Jujuy

San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy
City
	(From top to bottom; from left to right) View of the city; Monument to Belgrano; Cathedral of St. Francis; Downtown and Patio of the Cathedral Church
	Coat of arms
	San Salvador de Jujuy Location of San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentina San Salvador de Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina)
	Coordinates: 24°11′S 65°18′W / 24.183°S 65.300°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Jujuy
Department	Doctor Manuel Belgrano
Founded	April 19, 1593
Government
• Intendant	Raúl Jorge (UCR)
Area
• City	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,259 m (4,131 ft)
Population (2010)
• Urban	257,970
Demonym	Jujeño
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	Y4600
Dialing code	+54 388
Website	Official website

San Salvador de Jujuy (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ ðe xuˈxuj]), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador,^[1] is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands.

Its population at the 2001 census [INDEC] was 237,751 inhabitants. If its suburbs are included, this figure rises to around 300,000.^[2] The current mayor is Raúl Jorge.

^ South American Handbook 2009 ISBN 978-1-906098-36-0 p.173
^ Indec:Instituto Nacional De Estadistica Y Censos De La Republica Argentina Archived 2016-02-21 at the Wayback Machine

[1] South American Handbook 2009 ISBN 978-1-906098-36-0 p.173

[2] Indec:Instituto Nacional De Estadistica Y Censos De La Republica Argentina Archived 2016-02-21 at the Wayback Machine

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