Catamarca Province
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Catamarca | |
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| Location of Catamarca within Argentina Location of Catamarca within Argentina | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca |
| Departments | 16 |
| Municipalities | 36 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Lucía Corpacci (Justicialist - FPV) |
| • Legislature | Chamber of Deputies (41) Senate (16) |
| • National Deputies | 5 |
| • National Senators | Oscar Castillo, Blanca María del Valle Montllau, Lucía Corpacci |
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| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 331,847 (Ranked 20th) |
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| Demonym(s) | catamarqueño, catamarcano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-K |
| Website | www |
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
References
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