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Palpalá score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Palpalá safe? Argentina travel risk

Is Palpalá safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Palpalá scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Argentina Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Palpalá scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Argentina (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Palpalá: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (41/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 24.2500° S, 65.1167° W in Jujuy, Palpalá maintains a regional distance of 1,323.4 km SSE to Buenos Aires.

Region
Jujuy
Coordinates
24.2500° S, 65.1167° W
Elevation
1058 m
Time Zone
America/Argentina/Jujuy
Population
50,183
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: San Miguel de Tucumán (285.6 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Gobernador Horacio Guzman International Airport (JUJ) 16.0 km S
Hospital Care Hospital Doctor Wenseslao Gallardo 9.8 km W
Police Station Unidad Regional Ocho 8.7 km W
Railway Terminal General Savio 8.9 km W

Adjacent Localities in Argentina

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Argentina travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Argentina entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

San Salvador de Jujuy 20
20.0 km WNW
General Martín Miguel de Güemes 10
46.8 km S
Libertador General San Martín 10
60.4 km NE
Salta 27
66.6 km SSW
Rosario de Lerma 10
94.2 km SSW
San Antonio de los Cobres 10
122.1 km W

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy