Orán, Salta
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| Coordinates: 23°08′S 64°20′W / 23.133°S 64.333°WCoordinates: 23°08′S 64°20′W / 23.133°S 64.333°W | ||
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| Province | Salta | |
| Department | Orán Department | |
| Founded | August 31, 1794 | |
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| • Mayor | Guillermo Marcelo Lara Gros (Justicialist Party) | |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 84,036 | |
| Demonym(s) | oranense | |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) | |
| CPA base | A4530 | |
| Dialing code | +54 3878 | |
| Climate | Cwa | |
| Website | Official website | |
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.
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 Salta Providence. 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.
The city was founded on August 31, 1794 by the Spanish military man and governor of Salta, Ramón García de León y Pizarro, who named the settlement after Saint Raymond Nonnatus (on the saint's feast day) and his own birthplace, the city of Oran (in modern Algeria).
Oran is center to an important agroindustry region where several different products are produced: Sugar cane, with most product going to sugar production in the Tabacal Sugarmill, which is located close to the city; Citrus (mainly oranges and grapefruit), being primarily used for the manufacture of concentrated juice for the fruit company, Zenta, which also sells whole, natural fruits. These include peppers, bananas, cherimoya, papayas and mangoes- all of which are also cultivated in Oran. Coffee was also produced in the area, although with relatively small production, until it was exploited by the company Salta Café.
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