Salto

Summary

Salto is a big city^[1]. Salto draws 640 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #182 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Salto is located in Salto Department^[3].
• Salto is in the country of Uruguay^[4].
• Salto is on the body of water Uruguay River^[5].
• Salto's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Salto's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Salto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salto^[8].
• Salto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Goya^[9].
• Salto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Penafiel^[10].
• Salto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palenque^[11].
• Salto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Putla Villa de Guerrero^[12].
• Salto's postal code is recorded as 50000^[13].
• Salto's Commons category is recorded as Salto, Uruguay^[14].
• Salto's located in time zone is recorded as America/Montevideo^[15].
• 1756 marks the founding of Salto^[16].
• Salto's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31.388916666666667, 'lon': -57.96088611111111}^[17].
• Salto's significant event is recorded as Siege of Salto^[18].
• Salto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salto, Uruguay^[19].
• Salto's Commons gallery is recorded as Salto (Uruguay)^[20].
• Salto has a population of {'amount': '+124878'}^[21].
• Salto's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Salto's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Salto's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Salto's capital of is recorded as Salto Department^[25].
• Salto's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salto'}^[26].
• Salto's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Ciudad de Salto^[27].

Body

Geography

Salto is in the country of Uruguay^[4]. Salto is located in Salto Department^[3]. Salto is on the body of water Uruguay River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Salto sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+48'}^[28]. Salto has a population of {'amount': '+124878'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[6] and border city^[7].

History and Context

1756 marks the founding of Salto^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Salto include Nueva Hespérides International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Uruguay^[31].

Why It Matters

Salto draws 640 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #182 of 300).^[2] Salto has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Salto is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Salto include Nueva Hespérides International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Uruguay^[31].