Tucumán Province
province of Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tucumán is the smallest of the provinces of Argentina. It is in the northwest of the country and its capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán.
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Tucumán | |
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Nickname(s): The Garden of the Republic | |
Coordinates: 26.94°S 65.34°W / -26.94; -65.34 | |
Country | Argentina |
Capital | San Miguel de Tucumán |
Departments | 17 |
Municipalities and rural communes | 112 |
Government | |
• Governor | Osvaldo Jaldo (PJ) |
• Provincial Legislature | 49 |
• National Deputies | 9 (List)
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• National Senators | 3 (List)
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Area | |
• Total | 22,524 km2 (8,697 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 1,448,188 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonym | tucumano |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-T |
HDI (2016) | 0.838 (14th)[2] |
Website | www |
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The province has the nickname El Jardín de la República (The Garden of the Republic), as it is a highly productive agricultural area.