San Salvador de Jujuy

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San Salvador de Jujuy is the capital city of Jujuy Province in Argentina, known as a gateway to the Andean highlands and for its rich indigenous and colonial heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
provincial capital
airportServes San Salvador de Jujuy self-linksurface differs
surface form: San Salvador de Jujuy metropolitan area
capitalOf Jujuy Province
climate humid subtropical climate
continent South America
coordinateLatitude -24.185
coordinateLongitude -65.299
country Argentina
countrySubdivisionType province
demographics significant indigenous population
distanceTo approximately 150 km north of Salta
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1238 metres
foundedBy Francisco de Argañarás y Murguía
foundingDate 19 April 1593
hasAirport Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
hasCathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour of San Salvador de Jujuy
hasGovernmentType municipality
hasUniversity National University of Jujuy
historicalRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
isSeatOf Government of the Province of Jujuy
surface form: Government of Jujuy Province

Legislature of Jujuy Province
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy
knownFor colonial architecture
gateway to the Andean highlands
gateway to the Quebrada de Humahuaca
indigenous cultural heritage
traditional Andean festivals
localFestivals Carnaval Jujeño
Fiesta Nacional de los Estudiantes
locatedIn Andean region
Jujuy Province
northwestern Argentina
surface form: Northwest Argentina
locatedOnRiver Río Grande de Jujuy
Río Xibi Xibi
majorEconomicActivity commerce
public administration
tourism
near Quebrada de Humahuaca
officialLanguage Spanish
patronSaint Our Lord of Esquipulas
surface form: El Santísimo Salvador
population approximately 300000
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism
roadConnection connected by National Route 9
timeZone Argentina Time
UTC−03:00

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northwestern Argentina hasMajorCity San Salvador de Jujuy
subject surface form: Northwestern Argentina
Calilegua National Park provinceCapitalNearby San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy Province capital San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy Province largestCity San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy Province contains San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy airportServes San Salvador de Jujuy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San Salvador de Jujuy metropolitan area
National Route 9 (Argentina) connectsCity San Salvador de Jujuy