Santiago del Estero Province

Santiago del Estero is a province in the north of Argentina. Its capital is the city of Santiago del Estero

Santiago del Estero
Province of Argentina
Government building in Santiago del Estero
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santiago del Estero within Argentina
Coordinates: 27°47′0″S 64°16′0″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	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym	Santiagueño
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-G
Website	www.sde.gov.ar

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).

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; 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 (km²)	Population (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

• 
  Libertad square in Santiago del Estero.
• 
  Santiago del Estero cathedral.
• 
  Termas de Rio Hondo city hall.
• 
  Dulce river in Termas de Río Hondo.

Other websites

• Santiago del Estero Province Official Website (in Spanish)