Catamarca Province

Catamarca
Province
Banner Coat airms
Location o Catamarca athin Argentinae
Kintra	Argentinae
Caipital	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Depairtments	16
Municipalities	36
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Raúl Jalil (Justicialist)
• Legislatur	Chamber o Deputies (41) Senate (16)
• Naitional Deputies	5
• Naitional Senators	Lucía Corpacci, Guillermo Andrada, Flavio Fama
Area Rankit 11th
• Total	102602 km2 (39,615 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	367,828
• Rank	20t
• Density	3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	catamarqueño, catamarcano
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-K
Website	www.catamarca.gov.ar

Catamarca (Spaingie pronunciation: [kataˈmarka]) is a province o Argentinae, locatit in the northwast o the kintra. The province haes a population o 334,568 as per the 2001 census [INDEC], an covers an aurie o 102,602 km². Its leeteracy rate is 95.5%. Neebourin provinces are (clockwise, frae the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, an La Rioja. Tae the wast it borders Chile.

The caipital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, uisually shortened tae Catamarca. Ither important ceeties include Andalgalá, Tinogasta, an Belén.

The province is dividit intae saxteen departments (Spaingie: departamentos).

Depairtment (Caipital)

1. Ambato Depairtment (La Puerta)
2. Ancasti Depairtment (Ancasti)
3. Andalgalá Depairtment (Andalgalá)
4. Antofagasta de la Sierra Depairtment (Antofagasta de la Sierra)
5. Belén Department (Belén)
6. Capayán Depairtment (Huillapima)
7. Capital Depairtment (San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca)
8. El Alto Depairtment (El Alto)
9. Fray Mamerto Esquiú Depairtment (San José)
10. La Paz Depairtment (Recreo)
11. Paclín Depairtment (La Merced)
12. Pomán Depairtment (Saujil)
13. Santa María Depairtment (Santa María)
14. Santa Rosa Depairtment (Bañado de Ovanta)
15. Tinogasta Depairtment (Tinogasta)
16. Valle Viejo Depairtment (San Isidro)

• Offeecial steid (Spaingie)