Alto de la Sierra

Alto de la Sierra
Village
Coordinates: 22°44′S 62°30′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Salta Province
Department	Rivadavia
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	781
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Post code	A4561
Area Code	0387
Climate	Cwa

Alto de la Sierra is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province within the Rivadavia department in northwestern Argentina.[1] Much of the population is aboriginal, engaged mainly in small-scale farming.

Location

Alto de la Sierra is located over 50 km southeast of the town of Santa Victoria Este, through a path that connects to the Formosan town of General Mosconi.

Population

Alto de la Sierra had 781 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001). In the previous census of 1991, the area was listed as a dispersed rural population.

References

1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)

22°44′S 62°30′W