Highest Major Cities in Argentina

Cities in Argentina with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇦🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 50

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Santa María16,545 people · Catamarca

1,877 m

Cafayate16,836 people · Salta

1,625 m

Malargüe27,355 people · Mendoza

1,423 m

Rosario de Lerma26,086 people · Salta

1,421 m

San Lorenzo31,589 people · Salta

1,335 m

Belén15,172 people · Catamarca

1,223 m

San José de los Cerrillos37,950 people · Salta

1,219 m

San Salvador de Jujuy257,970 people · Jujuy

1,217 m

Chilecito42,248 people · La Rioja

1,107 m

Tupungato16,893 people · Mendoza

1,060 m

Palpalá48,199 people · Jujuy

1,058 m

Salta520,683 people · Salta

1,054 m

Zapala31,534 people · Neuquen

1,019 m

Perdriel19,321 people · Mendoza

960 m

La Falda15,112 people · Cordoba

932 m

Tunuyán38,367 people · Mendoza

864 m

Mendoza114,893 people · Mendoza

853 m

San Carlos de Bariloche95,394 people · Rio Negro

839 m

Aimogasta16,625 people · La Rioja

828 m

San José de Metán34,601 people · Salta

828 m

Ciudad de Las Heras189,067 people · Mendoza

822 m

Rosario de la Frontera29,336 people · Salta

768 m

San Luis169,947 people · San Luis

729 m

Río Ceballos16,632 people · Cordoba

709 m

Cosquín19,070 people · Cordoba

707 m

Rodeo del Medio18,574 people · Mendoza

705 m

Villa Carlos Paz69,451 people · Cordoba

702 m

General Güemes38,048 people · Salta

696 m

San Rafael118,009 people · Mendoza

690 m

Deán Funes20,164 people · Cordoba

662 m

Rawson130,258 people · San Juan

660 m

San Martín82,549 people · Mendoza

656 m

Rivadavia34,830 people · Mendoza

653 m

San Martín de los Andes23,519 people · Neuquen

651 m

San Juan109,123 people · San Juan

646 m

Villa Paula de Sarmiento19,092 people · San Juan

646 m

Albardón20,413 people · San Juan

641 m

Villa General San Martín29,789 people · San Juan

640 m

Chimbas73,829 people · San Juan

638 m

Santa Lucía62,697 people · San Juan

628 m

Tafí Viejo48,459 people · Tucuman

617 m

Cutral-Có47,380 people · Neuquen

613 m

Pocito40,969 people · San Juan

608 m

San Vicente38,247 people · Misiones

603 m

Profesor Salvador Mazza25,328 people · Salta

602 m

Caucete32,454 people · San Juan

592 m

San Pedro de Jujuy58,430 people · Jujuy

587 m

Esquel28,486 people · Chubut

577 m

Unquillo15,369 people · Cordoba

576 m

San Pedro23,736 people · Misiones

554 m

Highlights

Within Argentina, Santa María ranks first in 2026 with 1,877 m, followed by Cafayate (1,625 m) and Malargüe (1,423 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,877 m (Santa María) to 554 m (San Pedro), with a median of 706 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Argentina, Santa María ranks first in 2026 with 1,877 m, followed by Cafayate (1,625 m) and Malargüe (1,423 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,877 m (Santa María) to 554 m (San Pedro), with a median of 706 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.