Catamarca Province

Catamarca
Province
Banner o Catamarca
Banner
Coat of airms o Catamarca
Coat airms
Location o Catamarca athin Argentinae
Location o Catamarca athin Argentinae
KintraArgentinae
CaipitalSan Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Depairtments16
Municipalities36
Govrenment
 • GovrenorRaúl Jalil (Justicialist)
 • LegislaturChamber o Deputies (41)
Senate (16)
 • Naitional Deputies
5
 • Naitional SenatorsLucía Corpacci, Guillermo Andrada, Flavio Fama
Area
 • Total102602 km2 (39,615 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[1])
 • Total367,828
 • Rank20t
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s)catamarqueño, catamarcano
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-K
Websitewww.catamarca.gov.ar

Catamarca (Spaingie pronunciation: [kataˈmarka]) is a province o Argentinae, locatit in the northwast o the kintra. The province haes a population o 334,568 as per the 2001 census [INDEC], an covers an aurie o 102,602 km². Its leeteracy rate is 95.5%. Neebourin provinces are (clockwise, frae the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, an La Rioja. Tae the wast it borders Chile.

The caipital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, uisually shortened tae Catamarca. Ither important ceeties include Andalgalá, Tinogasta, an Belén.

Poleetical diveesion

Mount El Manchao.
San Francisco Pass, near the border wi Chile.

The province is dividit intae saxteen departments (Spaingie: departamentos).

Depairtment (Caipital)

  1. Ambato Depairtment (La Puerta)
  2. Ancasti Depairtment (Ancasti)
  3. Andalgalá Depairtment (Andalgalá)
  4. Antofagasta de la Sierra Depairtment (Antofagasta de la Sierra)
  5. Belén Department (Belén)
  6. Capayán Depairtment (Huillapima)
  7. Capital Depairtment (San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca)
  8. El Alto Depairtment (El Alto)
  9. Fray Mamerto Esquiú Depairtment (San José)
  10. La Paz Depairtment (Recreo)
  11. Paclín Depairtment (La Merced)
  12. Pomán Depairtment (Saujil)
  13. Santa María Depairtment (Santa María)
  14. Santa Rosa Depairtment (Bañado de Ovanta)
  15. Tinogasta Depairtment (Tinogasta)
  16. Valle Viejo Depairtment (San Isidro)

References

  1. ↑ "Censo 2010 Argentina resultados definitivos: mapas". 200.51.91.231. Archived frae the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

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