Salto, Uruguay

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Salto
Department capital city
Monument to José Gervasio Artigas, by Edmundo Prati, at Plaza Artigas in downtown Salto.
Seal
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")
Salto Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 31°23′0″S 57°57′0″W / 31.38333°S 57.95000°W / -31.38333; -57.95000
Country	Uruguay
Department	Salto
Founded	1756
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	104,028
• Demonym	salteño
Time zone	UTC −3
Postal code	50000
Dial plan	+598 473 (+5 digits)
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.salto.gub.uy

Salto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsalto]) is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay. As of the 2011 census it had a population of 104,028 and is the second most populated city in Uruguay, after Montevideo.^[1]