La Rioja Province, Argentina
province of Argentina
La Rioja is one of the provinces of Argentina. It is in the west side of the country. The province's two largest cities are La Rioja and Chilecito.
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| Divisions | 18 departments | ||
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| Capital | La Rioja | ||
| Area | 89,680 km² (34,626 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 333,642 (2010) | ||
| Density | 3.7 /km² (10 /sq mi) | ||
| Governor | Luis Beder Herrera | ||
| - Senators | Ada Maza, Carlos Menem, Teresita Quintela | ||
| Timezone | ART (UTC−3) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | AR-F | ||
| Demonym | Riojano | ||
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| Website: http://www.larioja.gov.ar | |||
Petroglyphs at the Talampaya National Park are dated around 10,000 years BCE.
Coordinates: 29°26′S 66°51′W / 29.433°S 66.850°W
| 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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