Catamarca Province

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Catamarca Province is a sparsely populated, mountainous province in northwestern Argentina known for its high Andean peaks, arid landscapes, and rich mining and colonial history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Argentina
administrativeDivisionType province
borderedBy Chile
Córdoba Province
La Rioja Province
Salta Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Tucumán Province
capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
climate arid
semi-arid
contains Andalgalá
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Belén
Fiambalá
Ojos del Salado
Santa María
Tinogasta
country Argentina
hasEconomicActivity agriculture in irrigated valleys
lithium mining
mining of metals
tourism
hasFeature Puna plateau areas
high Andean peaks
hasHeritage Spanish colonial architecture
pre-Columbian archaeological sites
hasLandscape arid landscapes
hasMountainRange Andes
hasNaturalResource copper
gold
lithium
other minerals
knownFor Andean high-mountain volcanoes
colonial history
mining industry
religious tourism
languageUsed Spanish
largestCity San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInRegion Northwestern Argentina
officialName Provincia de Catamarca
linked to: Catamarca Province
partOf Argentine Northwest
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
religiousSite Santuario de la Virgen del Valle
sovereignState Argentina
terrain mountainous
timeZone UTC−03:00

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Ojos del Salado locatedInProvince Catamarca Province
Paso de San Francisco locatedIn Catamarca Province
Paso de San Francisco connects Catamarca Province, Argentina
linked to: Catamarca Province
Catamarca Province officialName Provincia de Catamarca
linked to: Catamarca Province
Ruta Nacional 60 (Argentina) traverses Catamarca Province
Nevado San Francisco locatedInProvince Catamarca Province
Northern Argentina hasPart Catamarca Province
subject linked to: northern Argentina
Northwestern Argentina hasMajorCity Catamarca
subject linked to: northwestern Argentina
linked to: Catamarca Province
Northwestern Argentina includesProvince Catamarca Province
subject linked to: northwestern Argentina
Santa María locatedIn Catamarca Province
Belén locatedIn Catamarca Province
Santiago del Estero Province bordersProvince Catamarca Province
Córdoba Province borders Catamarca Province
La Rioja Province borderedBy Catamarca Province
Salar de Antofalla locatedIn Catamarca Province
Salta Province borders Catamarca Province
Tinogasta locatedIn Catamarca Province
Tinogasta countrySubdivision province of Catamarca
linked to: Catamarca Province
Antofagasta de la Sierra locatedIn Catamarca Province
Fiambalá locatedIn Catamarca Province
Andalgalá locatedIn Catamarca Province
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata includedTerritory Catamarca
linked to: Catamarca Province
Diaguita culture mainRegion Catamarca Province
San Francisco Pass region Catamarca Province
San Francisco Pass borderCrossingBetween Catamarca Province
Tucumán Province bordersWith Catamarca Province
Valles Calchaquíes locatedIn Catamarca Province
Western Argentina includes Catamarca Province
subject linked to: western Argentina
Salí River locatedIn Catamarca Province
Santa María Department partOf Catamarca Province
Antofalla volcano locatedIn Catamarca Province
Valles Calchaquíes wine region locatedIn Catamarca Province
Tinogasta Department partOf Catamarca Province
Tinogasta Department countrySubdivision Catamarca Province
Fiambalá hot springs locatedIn Catamarca Province
Argentine Confederation hasPart Province of Catamarca
linked to: Catamarca Province