Salvador Mazza, Salta

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Profesor Salvador Mazza


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
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subdivision_type2 = Department
subdivision_name2 = General José de San Martín
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population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 16068
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latm = 03
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elevation_m = 804
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 4568
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Salvador Mazza or Profesor Salvador Mazza (also known as Pocitos) is a city in northern Argentina, in Salta Province, convert|400|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of the capital city of Salta, and convert|55|km|mi|0|abbr=on from the city of Tartagal on National Route 34 in General José de San Martín Department, on the international border with Bolivia.

National Route 34 and an important railway branch of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano connect Salvador Mazza with the rest of Argentina and with Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.

It is the northernmost city in Argentina, contrary to popular belief that La Quiaca in Jujuy Province holds that distinction.

Population

Salvador Mazza has a population of 16,068 according to the 2001 census, which represents an increment of 71.7% over the 9,387 in 1991. It is estimated that the current population is around 25,000 inhabitants. [ [http://www.biceca.org/es/Project.Overview.47.aspx biceca.org] ]

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AR/17/Profesor_Salvador_Mazza.html Geo Coords and satelite images]