Argentina and its provinces, including claims on the Malvinas/Falkland Islands

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Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). These provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... (born 25 February 1950) is the current President of Argentina. ... The National Congress ( Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. ... The Argentine Senate is the upper house of parliament in Argentina. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ... This article lists political parties in Argentina. ... Peronism (also called justicialism) is an Argentine para-fascist political ideology based on the ideas and programs associated with former president Juan Perón. ... This articles gives information on voting, elections and election results in Argentina. ... Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 23 October 2005. ... The Supreme Court of Argentina (in Spanish, Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación) is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. ... In recent years, Argentina has had a strong partnership with the United States. ... This article is about the history of Argentina. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... This article is about political regions. ... Federal districts are subdivisions of a federal system of government. ...

Provinces are then divided into departments (Spanish: departamentos, singular - departamento) except for the Buenos Aires Province, which is divided into partidos. Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ...

Geography

Main article: Geography of Argentina

The country is usually divided in 6 different regions as seen in the adjacent table, though some separate the Pampas in Pampas' plains and Pampas' sierras. Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... The pampas (from Quechua for plain) are the fertile lowlands that extend across c. ...

• Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
• Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
• Mesopotamia: Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
• Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
• The Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
• Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, Argentine Antarctica^*

^* Claim in suspension by Antarctic Treaty

Even though there are provinces that belong to more than one region, they are shown here within the most representative region. In the Tucumán province, the smallest of Argentina, coexist 3 regions: the Pampas to the south, Gran Chaco to the northeast, and Argentine Northwest. The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán. ... Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco (Quechua chaqu, hunting land), dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is an arid, sparsely populated, very hot, semi-desertic, lowland region of the River Plate basin, divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called... Map of Argentina highlighting Formosa province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Chaco Region. ... Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. ... Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral (Littoral) is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ... Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of north-west Argentina, comprising the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. ... San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the westen part of the country. ... Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the centre of the country. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... In orange the area most commonly defined as Patagonia. ... Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. ... Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country, in the Patagonia. ... Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (in Spanish Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is a province entirely separated by the Strait of Magellan from mainland Argentina on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego, which it shares with Chile to... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentine Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... The pampas (from Quechua for plain) are the fertile lowlands that extend across c. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco (Quechua chaqu, hunting land), dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is an arid, sparsely populated, very hot, semi-desertic, lowland region of the River Plate basin, divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called... The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán. ...

The location of the provinces

Administrative divisions

1. Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires *
2. Buenos Aires
3. Catamarca
4. Chaco
5. Chubut
6. Córdoba
7. Corrientes
8. Entre Ríos
9. Formosa
10. Jujuy
11. La Pampa
12. La Rioja
13. Mendoza
14. Misiones
15. Neuquén
16. Río Negro
17. Salta
18. San Juan
19. San Luis
20. Santa Cruz
21. Santa Fe
22. Santiago del Estero
23. Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands
24. Tucumán

* federal district Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x1148, 37 KB)Data can be used freely (no guarantees for their accuracy are given, as this usually depends on the source of the data), reference to the site, though, is welcome. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x1148, 37 KB)Data can be used freely (no guarantees for their accuracy are given, as this usually depends on the source of the data), reference to the site, though, is welcome. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. ... Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ... Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Formosa province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Chaco Region. ... Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the centre of the country. ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. ... Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. ... Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the westen part of the country. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country, in the Patagonia. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (in Spanish Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is a province entirely separated by the Strait of Magellan from mainland Argentina on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego, which it shares with Chile to... Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ...

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Argentina

Table of provinces with Population, Area and Density, and the associated rankings (rnk) among the 23 provinces and the federal district of Buenos Aires city. This article is about the demographics features of the population of Argentina, including distribution, ethnicity, economic status and other. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of...

note ¹:without claims on Falkland/Malvinas Islands or Argentine Antarctica.

Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is a city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río de Valle Catamarca near the Nevados del Aconquija mountains. ... Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. ... Resistencia, city in northern Argentina, capital of Chaco Province, on a tributary of the Paraná River. ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Rawson is a city in Argentina and has been the capital of Chubut Province since the foundation of the province in 1957. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. ... Downtown Córdoba. ... Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ... The city of Corrientes and the Paraná River, photographed from the International Space Station. ... Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located at coordinates 31°45′S 60°30′W on the shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Formosa province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Chaco Region. ... Formosa is the capital city of Formosa Department, Formosa Province, Argentina. ... Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... Patio of the Main Cathedral San Salvador de Jujuy, city in northwestern Argentina, capital of the Jujuy Province. ... La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the centre of the country. ... Santa Rosa is a city in the Argentine Pampas, and the capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina, that lays on the shore of the Don Tomás Lagoon. ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... La Rioja is a city in Argentina. ... Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. ... Mendoza is a city in the west of Argentina, and the capital of the Mendoza Province. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Posadas is the capital of the Misiones Province in the northeastern Argentina, yet on the southwest end of the province, some 1300 kilometers from Buenos Aires. ... Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. ... Neuquén is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén, located at coordinates , , on the east of the province at the junction of the Limay and Neuquén rivers. ... Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. ... Viedma is the capital city of the Argentine province of Río Negro and the Adolfo Alsina Department of that province. ... Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... The inside of Saltas main cathedral Salta (or San Felipe de Salta) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Salta, located at the centre of that province. ... San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the westen part of the country. ... Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... San Luis is a city in Argentina and is the capital of San Luis Province. ... Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country, in the Patagonia. ... Río Gallegos is a city in Argentina and is the capital of the Santa Cruz Province. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Santa Fe is the capital city of the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. ... Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Santiago del Estero is a town in northern Argentina, capital of Santiago del Estero Province, on the Dulce River. ... Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (in Spanish Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is a province entirely separated by the Strait of Magellan from mainland Argentina on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego, which it shares with Chile to... The city of Ushuaia in early spring. ... Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina. ... Motto: Desire the right Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Stanley Largest city Stanley Official language(s) English Government Head of state Governor Overseas territory of the UK Queen Elizabeth II Howard Pearce Overseas territory of the UK Liberation Day 14 June 1982 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   12,173 km² (~157th... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentine Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ...

Politics

The internal products of the provinces are merged into the national product, and then the national budget is decided, including what percentage of it is given to each province. Provinces are free to choose their own utilization of the assigned percentage of the national product.

Each province has also its own government, with a governor, a senate and a deputy chamber. It is not uncommon though, for the national government to intervene in a province under internal instability or after a corruption scandal, designating an intervenor to replace the local government until the situation is normalized.

Many provinces have had, or still have, governments controlled by a single family. This is the case of the Rodriguez Saá[1] in San Luis Province, the Saadi[2] in Catamarca Province, and many others, often involved in corruption or criminal scandals that are never solved, such as the murder of María Soledad Case in Catamarca. Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ...

History

Main article: History of Argentina

The north of Argentina was the first part of the present country to be explored by the Spanish colonisation, searching for the routes that would allow them to bring the gold and silver extracted in the Viceroyalty of Peru to the port of Buenos Aires. This article is about the history of Argentina. ... Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. ... Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and Río... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of...

Santiago del Estero, in the year 1553, was the first city founded in the territory with such ends, but lost its importance when Tucumán and Salta replaced it as mid-stops to the Atlantic coast when these two cities secured from the aboriginal attacks, and economically strengthened. Santiago del Estero is a town in northern Argentina, capital of Santiago del Estero Province, on the Dulce River. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina, with a population (2001) of 525,853. ... The inside of Saltas main cathedral Salta (or San Felipe de Salta) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Salta, located at the centre of that province. ... The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the earths surface. ...

The centre of the country was also soon explored and inhabited, being the most important of the first founded cities the city of Córdoba, that became not only a political but also cultural centre with the creation of the first university, the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in 1622. Downtown Córdoba. ... The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is the second oldest university in South America, being founded in 1610( Collegium Maximum) before Universitas Cortuba Tucumanæ1613. ...

Most capital cities of the centre-northern Argentina were founded before the year 1600, except for Santa Rosa in La Pampa Province, and Resistencia in Chaco Province. Santa Rosa is a city in the Argentine Pampas, and the capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina, that lays on the shore of the Don Tomás Lagoon. ... La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the centre of the country. ... Resistencia, city in northern Argentina, capital of Chaco Province, on a tributary of the Paraná River. ... Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. ...

To the south of the Colorado River, the Patagonia reminded under control of the aboriginals. The river itself served as natural frontier. The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is a river in the south of Argentina. ... In orange the area most commonly defined as Patagonia. ...

It was not until the infamous Roca's Conquest of the Desert, started in 1879, when the southern part of Argentina was conquered in what meant the near annihilation of the aboriginal people living in these lands. Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz (July 17, 1843 - October 19, 1914) was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904. ... The Conquest of the Desert (Spanish: Conquista del desierto) was a controversial campaign by the Argentine government, executed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca, to wrest Patagonia from the control of the regions aboriginal tribes at the end of the 19th century. ...

The current political division of the provinces of Patagonia was set in 1884 and has not been changed since then, except between 1944 and 1955 when a stripe covering the southern part of Chubut Province and the northern part of Santa Cruz Province was named Comodoro Rivadavia Military Zone. Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country. ...

But the National Territories didn't have provincial status until the 20th century. They where named provinces in 1957, except for Tierra del Fuego Province named in 1990. Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (in Spanish Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is a province entirely separated by the Strait of Magellan from mainland Argentina on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego, which it shares with Chile to...

Due to the late conquest of the south of the country and the cold weather that reigns in it, most people live in the central or northern provinces, but recent immigration to the south, mainly from Buenos Aires Province and Buenos Aires city, is demising this difference. The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of...

See also

• ISO 3166-2:AR, the ISO codes for the provinces of Argentina.

ISO 3166-2:AR is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Argentina. ...

External links

• (Spanish) Information of Argentine provinces
• (Spanish) Provincias Argentinas
• (Spanish) Division
• (English) Provinces' Flags and Governors since 1983