Rosario de Lerma

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Rosario (yellow dot) within the homonymous department (red) and Salta Province
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Rosario de Lerma
Location of Rosario de Lerma in Salta Province and Argentina
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Rosario de Lerma
Rosario de Lerma (Argentina)
Coordinates: 24°59′S65°35′W / 24.983°S 65.583°W / -24.983; -65.583 Coordinates: 24°59′S65°35′W / 24.983°S 65.583°W / -24.983; -65.583
Country Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg  Salta
Department Rosario de Lerma
Population
  Total21,592
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
A4405
Dialing code +54 387
Climate BSk

Rosario de Lerma is a town in the center of the province of Salta, Argentina.

Overview

It has 21,592 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Rosario de Lerma Department. It lies by the Rosario River, 35 km southwest from the provincial capital Salta and northwest of the Cabra Corral Dam.

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