Catamarca Province

Catamarca
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Catamarca within Argentina
Coordinates: 28°28′S 65°47′W
Country	Argentina
Capital	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Departments	16
Municipalities	36
Government
• Governor	Raúl Jalil (Justicialist)
• Legislature	Chamber of Deputies (41) Senate (16)
• National Deputies	5
• National Senators	Flavio Fama, Guillermo Andrada, Lucía Corpacci
Area Ranked 11th
• Total	102,602 km2 (39,615 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• 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
Website	www.catamarca.gov.ar

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

Other websites

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