Salto, Uruguay

Salto
Department capital city
Monument to José Gervasio Artigas, by Edmundo Prati, at Plaza Artigas in downtown Salto.
Monument to José Gervasio Artigas, by Edmundo Prati, at Plaza Artigas in downtown Salto.
Official seal of Salto
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 is located in Uruguay
Salto
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
Founded1756
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total104,028
 • Demonym
salteño
Time zoneUTC −3
Postal code
50000
Dial plan+598 473 (+5 digits)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.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]

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