San Juan Province, Argentina

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San Juan Provincia de San Juan (Spanish)
Province
Province of San Juan
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
Flag Coat of arms
Location of San Juan within Argentina
Coordinates: 30°52′S 68°59′W / 30.87°S 68.98°W / -30.87; -68.98
Country	Argentina
Capital	San Juan
Departments	19
Districts	100
Government
• Governor	Marcelo Orrego (JxC)
• National Deputies	6
• National Senators	3
Area Ranked 15th
• Total	89,651 km2 (34,614 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census[1])
• Total	818,234
• Rank	13th
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym	sanjuanino
GDP
• Total	peso 175 billion (US$6.7 billion) (2018)[2]
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-J
HDI (2021)	0.838 very high (19th)[3]
Website	sanjuan.cfired.org.ar

San Juan Province (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan]) is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile to the west.

The province has an area of 89,651 km², covering a mountainous region with scarce vegetation, fertile oases and turbulent rivers. Throughout the entire province there are an important number of paleontological sites.

Similar to other regions in Argentina, agriculture is one of the most important economic activities, highlighting wine production and olive oil. Additionally, a variety of fruits and vegetables are produced in the fertile valleys irrigated by artificial channels in the western part, close to the Andes mountain range. This is the second province in volume of wine production at the national level and in South America, and possesses outstanding varietal wines. It is also an important center of mining and oil production.