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Salto (town)

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Salto

Capital of the department of the same name in Uruguay; population (1996) 80,823. Salto is situated on the River Uruguay, in the Lerma valley, opposite Concordia in Argentina, 410 km/255 mi northwest of Montevideo. Salto has a livestock centre and meat-packing industry, in addition to other industrial enterprises. It is at the centre of a citrus-fruit-growing area.

The Salto Grande hydroelectric scheme lies 32 km/20 mi north of Salto on the River Uruguay, and was constructed jointly by Uruguay and Argentina.

Ocean-going vessels cannot reach Salto, but have to transfer cargoes to shallow-draught vessels at Paysandú, 100 km/62 mi downstream.



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