Catamarca | |
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Location o Catamarca athin Argentinae | |
Kintra | Argentinae |
Caipital | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca |
Depairtments | 16 |
Municipalities | 36 |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Raúl Jalil (Justicialist) |
• Legislatur | Chamber o Deputies (41) Senate (16) |
• Naitional Deputies | 5 |
• Naitional Senators | Lucía Corpacci, Guillermo Andrada, Flavio Fama |
Area | |
• Total | 102602 km2 (39,615 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 367,828 |
• Rank | 20t |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | catamarqueño, catamarcano |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-K |
Website | www |
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.
The province is dividit intae saxteen departments (Spaingie: departamentos).
Depairtment (Caipital)