La Rioja Province, Argentina

La Rioja

Provincia de La Rioja
La Rioja Provincia de La Rioja
Province
	Province of La Rioja
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 29°26′S 66°51′W / 29.433°S 66.850°W
Country	Argentina
Capital	La Rioja
Divisions	18 departments
Government
• Governor	Ricardo Quintela (PJ/FDT)
• National Deputies	5
• National Senators	Ricardo Guerra (PJ); Julio Martínez (UCR); Clara Vega (Ind.);
Area
• Total	89,680 km2 (34,630 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	333,642
• Rank	21st
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Riojano
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-F
HDI (2019)	0.846 Very High (14th)
Website	larioja.gov.ar

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.

Petroglyphs at the Talampaya National Park are dated around 10,000 years BCE.

References

Provinces of Argentina
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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La Rioja Provincia de La Rioja
Province
Province of La Rioja

Flag Coat of arms

Coordinates: 29°26′S 66°51′W / 29.433°S 66.850°W / -29.433; -66.850
Country	Argentina
Capital	La Rioja
Divisions	18 departments
Government
• Governor	Ricardo Quintela (PJ/FDT)
• National Deputies	5
• National Senators	Ricardo Guerra (PJ) Julio Martínez (UCR) Clara Vega (Ind.)
Area
• Total	89,680 km² (34,630 sq mi)
Population (2010^[1])
• Total	333,642
• Rank	21st
• Density	3.7/km² (9.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Riojano
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-F
HDI (2019)	0.846 Very High (14th)^[2]
Website	larioja.gov.ar