City · Argentina
La Rioja
La Rioja, founded as the City of All Saints of New Rioja, is the capital city of the eponymous La Rioja Province, located in the Argentine Northwest at the foot of the Sierra de Velasco. Founded in 1591 by Spanish conquistador Juan Ramírez de Velasco under the original name Todos los Santos de Nueva Rioja, the settlement was named after his home region in Spain. Situated 600 meters above sea level, the city had a population of 178,872 inhabitants as of the 2010 census.
Good to know
- Population: 178,872.
- Founded: 1591.
- Area: 13.6 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Argentina/La_Rioja.