Tolar Grande

Tolar Grande
Municipality and village
Country  Argentina
Province  Salta
Department Los Andes
Government
  Presidente comunal Sergio Alejandro Villanueva
Area[1]
  Total 5,322 sq mi (13,785 km2)
Elevation 11,509 ft (3,508 m)
Population (2009)[1]
  Total 148
Postal code A4413
Website www.tolargrande.gov.ar/

Tolar Grande is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.[2]

Overview

The village is located in the middle of the Puna de Atacama, 357 km far from the city of Salta and near the Salar de Arizaro. It is served by the Salta–Antofagasta railway and is 170 km from Chilean borders at Socompa.[1] With a municipal area of 13,785 km², it covers at almost half of the Los Andes Department territory.

References

Media related to Tolar Grande at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 24°36′S 67°27′W / 24.600°S 67.450°W / -24.600; -67.450


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