Tucumán
Tucumán (Spaingie pronunciation: [tukuˈmɑn]) is the maist densely populatit, an the smawest bi laund aurie, o the provinces o Argentinae. Locatit in the northwast o the kintra, the caipital is San Miguel de Tucumán, aften shortened tae Tucumán. Neebourin provinces are, clockwise frae the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero an Catamarca. It is elknamit El Jardín de la República (The Garden o the Republic).
Tucumán | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Eik-name(s): The Garden o the Republic | |
 Location o Tucumán athin Argentinae | |
| Coordinates: 26°56′S 65°20′W / 26.94°S 65.34°W | |
| Kintra | Argentinae |
| Caipital | San Miguel de Tucumán |
| Depairtments | 17 |
| Municipalities an landwart communes | 112 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Osvaldo Jaldo (PJ) |
| • Deputies | 9 |
| • Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22524 km2 (8,697 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,448,188 |
| • Rank | 6t |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | tucumano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-T |
| Website | www |
Etymologie
The wird "Tucumán" is likely a deformation frae the Quechua leids. It mey be a deformation o the term "Yucumán", which denotes the place o oreegin o several rivers. It can be a deformation o the wird "Tucma" an aw, which means the end o things. Afore the Spaingie colonization, the region wis in the ooter leemits o the Inca Empire.[2]
Poleetical diveesion
The province is dividit intae 17 depairtments (Spaingie departamentos).
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See an aw
- Leet o govrenors o Tucumán
References
Further readin
- Juarez-Dappe, Patricia (2010). When Sugar Ruled: Economy and Society in Northwestern Argentina, Tucuman, 1876-1916. Ohio University Press.
Freemit airtins
- Tucuman.gov.ar Tucuman Province offeecial Website
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