Catamarca Province

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Catamarca Provincia de Catamarca (Spanish)
Province
Province of Catamarca
View of National Route 40
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Catamarca within Argentina
Coordinates: 28°28′08″S 65°46′45″W / 28.46889°S 65.77917°W / -28.46889; -65.77917
Country	Argentina
Capital	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Departments	16
Municipalities	36
Government
• Governor	Raúl Jalil (PJ/UxP)
• Legislature	Chamber of Deputies (41) Senate (16)
• National Deputies	5
• National Senators	Flavio Fama (UCR) Guillermo Andrada (PJ) Lucía Corpacci (PJ)
Area Ranked 11th
• Total	102,602 km2 (39,615 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census[1])
• Total	429,556
• Rank	20th
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonym	catamarqueño
GDP [2]
• Total	US$5.0 billion
• Per capita	US$12,000
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-K
HDI (2021)	0.844 very high (7th)[3]
Website	www.catamarca.gov.ar

Catamarca (Spanish pronunciation: [kataˈmaɾka]) is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 429,556 as per the 2022 census [INDEC], and covers an area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders the country of Chile.

The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca. Other important cities include Andalgalá, Tinogasta, and Belén.