Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province in the north of Argentina. Its capital is the city of Santiago del Estero
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Santiago del Estero within Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 27°47′0″S 64°16′0″W / 27.78333°S 64.26667°WCoordinates: 27°47′0″S 64°16′0″W / 27.78333°S 64.26667°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Santiago del Estero |
| Departments | 27 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gerardo Zamora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136,351 km2 (52,645 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 874,006 |
| • Density | 6.409971/km2 (16.60175/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-G |
| Website | www |
Geography
The province of Santiago del Estero has an area of 136,351 km2 (52,645 sq mi); the province is in the northern part of the country and is surrounded by the provinces Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.
Most of the province is in the Gran Chaco flat lands with some low places where some small lakes are formed. In some low places, there are wetlands that are known here as Esteros.
The main rivers of the province are the Dulce, that is known as Salí river in Tucumán, and the Salado.
Climate
Santiago del Estero has an arid climate, subtype Bsh in the Köppen climate classification.
The average temperature for the year in Santiago del Estero is 20.4 °C (68.7 °F). The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of 12.3 °C (54.1 °F).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Santiago del Estero is 546.1 mm (21.5 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is January with 104.1 mm (4.1 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 5.1 mm (0.2 in).[1]
Population
The inhabitants of Santiago del Estero are known, in Spanish, as Santiagueños (women: Santiagueñas).
The province of Santiago del Estero has a population, in 2010, of 874,006;[2] its population density is of 6.4 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Santiago del Estero
Political division
The province is divided into 27 departments (Spanish: departamentos).
| No. | Department | Capital | Area[3] (km²) |
Population[2] (2010) |
Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aguirre | Pinto | 3,692 | 7,610 | 2.1 |
| 2 | Alberdi Department | Campo Gallo | 13,507 | 17,252 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Atamisqui | Villa Atamisqui | 10,923 | 2,259 | 4.8 |
| 4 | Avellaneda | Herrera | 3,902 | 20,763 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Banda | La Banda | 3,597 | 142,279 | 39.6 |
| 6 | Belgrano | Bandera | 3,314 | 9,243 | 2.8 |
| 7 | Capital | Santiago del Estero | 2,116 | 267,125 | 126.2 |
| 8 | Choya | Frías | 6,492 | 34,667 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Copo | Monte Quemado | 12,604 | 31,404 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Figueroa | La Cañada | 6,695 | 17,820 | 2.7 |
| 11 | General Taboada | Añatuya | 6,040 | 38,105 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Guasayán | San Pedro de Guasayán | 2,588 | 7,602 | 2.9 |
| 13 | Jiménez | Pozo Hondo | 4,832 | 14,352 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Juan Felipe Ibarra | Suncho Corral | 9,139 | 16,937 | 1.9 |
| 15 | Loreto | Loreto | 3,337 | 20,036 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Mitre | Villa Unión | 3,667 | 1,890 | 0.5 |
| 17 | Moreno | Quimilí | 16,127 | 32,130 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Ojo de Agua | Villa Ojo de Agua | 6,269 | 14,008 | 2.2 |
| 19 | Pellegrini | Nueva Esperanza | 7,330 | 20,514 | 2.8 |
| 20 | Quebrachos | Sumampa | 3,507 | 10,568 | 3.0 |
| 21 | Río Hondo | Termas de Río Hondo | 2,124 | 54,867 | 25.8 |
| 22 | Rivadavia | Selva | 3,402 | 5,015 | 1.5 |
| 23 | Robles | Fernández | 1,424 | 44,415 | 31.2 |
| 24 | Salavina | Los Telares | 3,562 | 11,217 | 3.1 |
| 25 | San Martín | Brea Pozo | 2,097 | 9,831 | 4.7 |
| 26 | Sarmiento | Garza | 1,549 | 4,607 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Silípica | Arraga | 1,179 | 7,712 | 6.5 |
Gallery
Santiago Del Estero Province Media
Laguna Los Pozos, en Añatuya.
Composer and lawmaker Amancio Jacinto Alcorta.
Argentine artists relax at the Río Hondo Hot Springs, 1958.
President Néstor Kirchner (left) signs the order removing Mrs. Juárez from her post as Governor of Santiago del Estero while Aníbal Fernández watches.
Köppen climate maps of Santiago del Estero
Salinas Grandes, one of the world's largest salt flats.
Pianist Adolfo Abalos, who from 1945 led the Abalos Brothers group, among the best-known folk musicians in South America.
Chamber of Deputies of Santiago del Estero
Vista aérea de la ciudad de Añatuya.
References
- ↑ "Santiago del Estero, Argentina - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Argentina: Santiago del Estero". City Population. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "Superficie de partidos y departamentos según división político territorial" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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Other websites
- Santiago del Estero Province Official Website (in Spanish)
| 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 | |