Tucumán Province
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"Tucumán" redirects here. For other uses, see Tucumán (disambiguation).
Tucumán (Spanish pronunciation: [tukuˈman]) is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina.
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Tucumán
Provincia de Tucumán (Spanish) | |
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Province of Tucumán | |
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 |
Subdivisions | List |
Government | |
• Governor | Osvaldo Jaldo (PJ-UxP) |
• 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 (2022 census[1]) | |
• Total | 1,703,186 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym | tucumano |
GDP | |
• Total | peso 523 billion (US$11.2 billion) (2019)[2] |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-T |
HDI (2021) | 0.841 very high (13th)[3] |
Website | www |
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Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and Catamarca. It is nicknamed El Jardín de la República (The Garden of the Republic), as it is a highly productive agricultural area.