Santiago del Estero Province

Santiago del Estero
Province
Province of Santiago del Estero Provincia de Santiago del Estero (Spanish)
The Bicentennial Cultural Center
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santiago del Estero within Argentina
Country	Argentina
Capital	Santiago del Estero
Departments	27
Municipalities	28
Government
• Governor	Gerardo Zamora (FCpS)
• Legislature	Chamber of Deputies (40)
• National Deputies	7
• National Senators	Claudia Ledesma Abdala, José Emilio Neder, Gerardo Montenegro
Area Ranked 9th
• Total	136,351 km2 (52,645 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census[1])
• Total	1,054,028
• Rank	12th
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Demonym	santiagueño
GDP [2]
• Total	US$ 11.2 billion
• Per capita	US$ 11,300
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-G
HDI (2021)	0.833 very high (21st)[3]
Website	www.sde.gov.ar

Santiago del Estero (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðel esˈteɾo]), also known simply as Santiago, is a province in the north of Argentina. Neighboring provinces, clockwise from the north, are Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.