Catamarca Province facts for kids
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Catamarca
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Location of Catamarca within Argentina
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| Country | Argentina | ||
| Capital | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca | ||
| Departments | 16 | ||
| Municipalities | 36 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 102,602 km2 (39,615 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 331,847 (Ranked 20th) | ||
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | catamarqueño, catamarcano | ||
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | AR-K | ||
Catamarca is a Province of Argentina. It is in the northwest of the country. The province has 334,568 people as per the 2001 census. To the west, it borders Chile.
The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca. Other important cities are Andalgalá, Tinogasta, and Belén.
The land is mostly mountains.
Notable people
- Calu Rivero, first actress from Catamarca to appear in national television
- Emilio Caraffa - Post-impressionist painter
- Daniel Díaz - Footballer
- Mamerto Esquiú - Friar
- Vicente Saadi - Justicialist Party politician
| Provinces of Argentina |  |
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
Images for kids
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Archaeological remains of the Pucará civilization, Santa Maria del Yokavíl.
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Loading fossil specimens on mules, Field Museum paleontology expedition, rural Catamarca, 1926
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Fruit orchards near Londres.
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Campo de piedra pómez.
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Catamarca para niños
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