La Pampa Province
province of Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Pampa is a province of Argentina. It is in the center of the country. Very few people live there.
La Pampa
Provincia de La Pampa | |
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| Province of La Pampa | |
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| Coordinates: 36°37′S 64°17′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Santa Rosa |
| Divisions | 22 departments |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Sergio Ziliotto |
| • Senators | Daniel Kroneberger María Victoria Huala Daniel Pablo Bensusán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143,440 km2 (55,380 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 318,951 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pampeano |
| Spanish: <500,000 speakers Volga German: 300-2,000 speakers (unofficial) | |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-L |
| HDI (2019) | 0.853 Very High (5th)[2] |
| Website | www |
In 1952, the province was renamed after Eva Perón. In 1955, it was changed back to La Pampa.
Agriculture gives a fourth to La Pampa's economy. The most important activity is cattle ranching. Other livestock include sheep, goats and pigs.
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