Salto, Uruguay
Salto | |
|---|---|
Department capital city | |
Monument to José Gervasio Artigas, by Edmundo Prati, at Plaza Artigas in downtown Salto. | |
| Motto(s): "En el Trabajo está su Porvenir, y en la Sabiduría y Prudencia, su destino"
("Its future is in the Labour, and its destiny in Wisdom and Prudence") | |
| Coordinates: 31°23′0″S 57°57′0″W / 31.38333°S 57.95000°W | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Department | Salto |
| Founded | 1756 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.0 km2 (14.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 114,084 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | salteño |
| Time zone | UTC −3 |
| Postal code | 50000 |
| Dial plan | +598 473 (+5 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
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Salto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsalto]) is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay. As of the 2023 census it had a population of 114,084 and is the second most populated city in Uruguay, after Montevideo.