San Ramón de la Nueva Orán
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San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (usually referred to simply as Orán) is a city in northwest province of Salta, Argentina, about 270 km (170 mi) from the provincial capital, Salta. It is the head town of the Orán Department, and it has about 73,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], which makes it the second-most populated in the province.
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán | |
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Coordinates: 23°08′S 64°20′W | |
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Province | ![]() |
Department | Orán Department |
Founded | August 31, 1794 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guillermo Marcelo Lara Gros (Justicialist Party) |
Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 76,070 |
Demonym | oranese |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base | A4530 |
Dialing code | +54 3878 |
Climate | Cwa |
Website | Official website |
Orán is the seat of a Catholic diocese and a regional center of the Universidad Nacional de Salta. It is linked to other cities in the area by National Route 50 near National Route 34. Air traffic to the provincial capital is serviced by the Orán Airport (IATA: ORA, ICAO: SASO).
The city of Oran is the most important geopolitical center in the north of the province of Salta. Having AFIP, ANES, Banco Nación, INTA, and a Federal Court, among other important offices, makes the city a point of reference to the entire Bermejo Region. It has active commercial centers, and methods of transit to the Bolivian border. Currently there is construction of a freeway from the south of the town connecting it to the city of Pichanal.