Catamarca Province

Catamarca
Province of Catamarca
Provincia de Catamarca (Spanish)
Road to Campo de Piedra Pomez
Road to Campo de Piedra Pomez
Coat of arms of Catamarca
Location of Catamarca within Argentina
Location of Catamarca within Argentina
Coordinates: 28°28′08″S 65°46′45″W / 28.46889°S 65.77917°W / -28.46889; -65.77917
CountryArgentina
CapitalSan Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Departments16
Municipalities36
Government
 • GovernorRaúl Jalil (PJ/UxP)
 • LegislatureChamber of Deputies (41)
Senate (16)
 • National Deputies
5
 • National Senators
Area
 • Total102,602 km2 (39,615 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census[1])
 • Total429,556
 • Rank20th
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonymcatamarqueño
GDP
 • TotalUS$5.0 billion
 • Per capitaUS$12,000
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-K
HDI (2021)0.844 very high (7th)[3]
Websitewww.catamarca.gov.ar

Catamarca (Spanish pronunciation: [kataˈmaɾka]) is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 429,556 as per the 2022 census [INDEC], and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders the country of Chile.

The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca. Other important cities include Andalgalá, Tinogasta, and Belén.

  1. ^ "Nuevos datos provisorios del Censo 2022: Argentina tiene 46.044.703 habitantes". Infobae. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—Argentina Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ "El mapa del desarrollo humano en Argentina" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 25 June 2023.