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San Salvador de Jujuy is the capital city of Jujuy Province
Jujuy Province

Jujuy is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta Province to the east and south....
 in northwest
Argentine Northwest

The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Catamarca Province, Jujuy Province, La Rioja Province , Salta Province, Santiago del Estero Province and Tucum?n Province....
 Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon
Quebrada de Humahuaca

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the provinces of Argentina of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina, about 1,500 km from Buenos Aires ....
 where wooded hills meet the lowlands.

Its population, as of the , is 237,751 inhabitants. If its suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
s are included, this figure rises to around 300,000.






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San Salvador de Jujuy is the capital city of Jujuy Province
Jujuy Province

Jujuy is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta Province to the east and south....
 in northwest
Argentine Northwest

The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Catamarca Province, Jujuy Province, La Rioja Province , Salta Province, Santiago del Estero Province and Tucum?n Province....
 Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon
Quebrada de Humahuaca

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the provinces of Argentina of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina, about 1,500 km from Buenos Aires ....
 where wooded hills meet the lowlands.

Its population, as of the , is 237,751 inhabitants. If its suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
s are included, this figure rises to around 300,000. The current mayor is Raúl Jorge.

City information

The city lies on the National Route 9
National Route 9 (Argentina)

National Route 9 is a major road in Argentina, which runs from the center-east to the northwest of the country, crossing the provinces of Argentina of Buenos Aires Province, Santa Fe Province, C?rdoba Province , Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province, Salta Province and Jujuy Province....
 that connects La Quiaca
La Quiaca

La Quiaca is a small city in the north of the , on the southern bank of the La Quiaca River, opposite the town of Villaz?n, Bolivia. It lies at the end of National Route 9 , from San Salvador de Jujuy , and at an altitude of above mean sea level....
 (289 km) with Salta
Salta

Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. With a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , it is Argentina's 8th largest city....
 (120 km), and its some 1,525 kilometres from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
. Tourist destinations not far from the city are Tilcara
Tilcara

San Francisco de Tilcara is a city in the provinces of Argentina of Jujuy Province, Argentina, and the head town of the Tilcara Department. It has 5,640 inhabitants as of the ....
 (84), Humahuaca
Humahuaca

Humahuaca is a city in the provinces of Argentina of Jujuy Province, Argentina. It has 11,369 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Humahuaca Department....
 (126 km), and the Calilegua National Park
Calilegua National Park

The Calilegua National Park is a national park of Argentina, located at the southeast of the provinces of Argentina of Jujuy Province , at the Ledesma Department, on the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills....
 (111 km).

Jujuy is located near the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
, at the junction of the Río Xibi Xibi and Río Grande de Jujuy rivers, 1238 meters above sea level. The weather is humid during the Summers and dry and cold during the winters. The temperature difference between night and day is particularly wide.

San Salvador is above all the provincial administrative and cultural centre; the economical activities take place in other points of the province, including petroleum
Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid found in rock formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, plus other organic compounds....
 extraction and pre-processing, sugarcane
Sugarcane

Sugarcane is a genus of 6 to 37 species of tall perennial plant Poaceae , native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar and measure 2 to 6 meters tall....
 and sugar industry (Ledesma), tobacco
Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
 (El Carmen, 10 km south), steel industry (Palpalá), citrus
Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of the world....
, and fruits and vegetables for local consumption.

The city has a colonial city centre including the Cabildo, the Cathedral, and a specially colourful Andean carnivals. The population of the city, and of the province in general, has a much more aboriginal character than the in rest of the country, reflected in the predominant Quechua
Quechua

Quechua is a Native American language of South America. It was already widely spoken across the Central Andes long before the time of the Inca Empire, who established it as the official language of administration for their Empire, and is still spoken today in various regional forms by some 10 million people through much of South America, in...
, Aymara
Aymara

The Aymara or Aimara are a native ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America; about 2 million live in Bolivia, Peru and Norte Grande, Chile....
 and Chiriguano people and cultures.

The Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport

Gobernador Horacio Guzm?n International Airport is an airport in Jujuy Province, Argentina serving the city of San Salvador de Jujuy, built in 1971....
  at coordinates , is 33 kilometres southeast of the city and has regular flights to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
.

History

After previous attempts in 1565 and 1592, the city was definitely founded on April 19 1593 by Francisco de Argañaraz y Murguía as a strategic site on the mule shipping route between San Miguel de Tucumán and the silver mines in Potosí
Potosi

Potos? or Potosi may refer to:*Bolivia** Potos?, a city, an important mining spot during the Spanish conquest*** Potosi , a German Flying P-Liner sailing ship named after this place...
, Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
.

Reaching its peak importance during the colonial period, San Salvador de Jujuy declined to the status of a remote provincial capital after the Argentine Declaration of Independence
Argentine Declaration of Independence

What today is commonly referred as the Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9 1816 by the Congress of Tucum?n of Tucum?n. Actually, Argentina was not a country yet; the congressmen joined in Tucuman declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America ....
 in 1816.

Filmed in San Salvador

  • Veronico Cruz
    Verónico Cruz (film)

    Ver?nico Cruz is an Argentina and United Kingdom drama film. The motion picture is directed by Miguel Pereira , his first, and written by Pereira and Eduardo Leiva Muller....
    ,     (1988).


See also

  • 1863 Jujuy earthquake
    1863 Jujuy earthquake

    The 1863 Jujuy earthquake was a earthquake that took place in the provinces of Argentina of Jujuy Province, Argentina, on 14 January 1863, at about 11 AM ....


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