San Juan Province, Argentina
San Juan is a province of Argentina. It is in the western part of the country. It borders with Chile at the west. The entire province has an important number of paleontological sites.
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 Location of San Juan within Argentina | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | San Juan |
| Departments | 19 |
| Districts | 100 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Sergio Uñac (PJ) |
| • National Deputies | 6 |
| • National Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 155,488 km2 (60,034 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 680,427 (Ranked 8th) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-J |
| Website | sanjuan |
Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities, especially wine production and Olive oil. It is also an important center of mining and oil production.
San Juan Province, Argentina Media
Bandera de San Juan Ciudadana. Tambien conocida como Bandera de Cabot
Flag of San Juan (reverse)
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Governor of San Juan in 1862–64, he enacted the nation's first compulsory education laws, which became a national policy when he was elected president in 1868.
Fotografía de la Ciudad de San Juan Argentina en el año 1894. Vista a la antigua catedral, destruida durante el sismo de 1944.
Scene following the 1944 earthquake.
Jose Luis Gioja, alongside Cristina Kirchner at the opening of the Caracoles Dam.
Köppen climate map of San Juan, Argentina
Vineyards on the Andes foothills.
San Juan Provincial Police
Huaco, Jáchal Department.
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References
| Provinces of Argentina | 
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
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