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Jujuy | |
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Province of Jujuy Provincia de Jujuy (Spanish) Jujuy Wamani (Quechua) | |
Country | Argentina |
Capital | San Salvador de Jujuy |
Departments | 16 |
Municipalities and municipal commissions | 61 |
Government | |
• Governor | Carlos Sadir (UCR) |
• Vice Governor | Alberto Bernis (UCR) |
• Legislature | 48 |
• National Deputies | 6 |
• National Senators | Ezequiel Atauche (LLA) Vilma Bedia (LLA) Carolina Moisés (PJ) |
Area | |
• Total | 53,219 km2 (20,548 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census[1]) | |
• Total | 797,955 |
• Rank | 14th |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Demonym | jujeño |
GDP | |
• Total | peso 51 billion (US$3.5 billion) (2016)[2] |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-Y |
HDI (2021) | 0.840 very high (16th)[3] |
Website | www |
Jujuy [xuˈxuj] is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia.[4] The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.