Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero | |
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| Province of Santiago del Estero Provincia de Santiago del Estero (Spanish) | |
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Location of Santiago del Estero within Argentina | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Santiago del Estero |
| Departments | 27 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gerardo Zamora (FCpS) |
| • Vice Governor | Carlos Silva Neder |
| • Legislature | Chamber of Deputies (40) |
| • National Deputies | 7 |
| • National Senators | Claudia Ledesma Abdala, José Emilio Neder, Gerardo Montenegro |
| Area | |
• Total | 136,351 km2 (52,645 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 1,054,028 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Demonym | santiagueño |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 11.2 billion |
| • Per capita | US$ 11,300 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-G |
| Languages | Spanish (official) Quechua (co-official) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.833 very high (21st) |
| Website | www |
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Santiago del Estero (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðel esˈteɾo]), also known simply as Santiago, is a province in the north of Argentina. Neighboring provinces, clockwise from the north, are Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.