San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the province of Tucumán. It was founded in 1565 by spanish Diego de Villarroel travelling south from Peru and was moved to the present site in 1685. It is situated at an altitude of 450 meters. A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ...

The city sits on the slopes of the Aconquija mountains, the easternmost mountain range before the large chaco-pampean flats. It is the commercial center of an irrigated area that produces large quantities of sugarcane, rice, tobacco, and fruitand provides the province with its nickname "El Jardín de la Republica" (The Garden of the Republic). The National University of Tucumán (1914) and the Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North (1965) are in the city. Species -wild -wild -cultivated -cultivated -cultivated -cultivated Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... Species Oryza barthii Oryza glaberrima Oryza latifolia Oryza longistaminata Oryza punctata Oryza rufipogon Oryza sativa References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 This article is about the food grain, not the university or Condoleezza Rice; see also rice (disambiguation). ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of 2002-08-28 Tobacco () is a broad-leafed plant of the nightshade family, indigenous to North and South America, whose dried and cured leaves are often smoked (see tobacco smoking) in the form of... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Universidad del Norte de Santo Tomás de Aquino (Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North) is a Catholic university located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán province, Argentina. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

On July 9, 1816 a congress gathered in Tucumán declared the independence from Spain, which did not officially recognised it until 1862. The meeting place of the congress, Independence House, has been preserved as a national shrine. Population (2001) 525,853. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Touristic attractions: Tafi del Valle, El Mollar, Famaillá, Ruinas de Quilmes, Dique El Cadillal, etc.

External links

• Tucuman.gov.ar Tucuman municipality website (http://www.tucuman.gov.ar)
• Tucuman.com Tucumán portal website (http://www.tucuman.com)