Map of the province of Córdoba and its departments
Map of the province of Córdoba and its departments.
Córdoba is one of the 23 provinces that make up the Argentine Republic. In turn, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order6 that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts.The capital and most populous city is Cordoba, also having as alternate capital the city of Villa de la Concepcion del Río Cuarto according to the provincial Law N ° 10169 promulgated on 10/25/2013.
It is located to the west of the Central region of the country, bounded on the north by Catamarca and Santiago del Estero, on the east by Santa Fe, on the southeast by the Province of Buenos Aires, on the south by Province of La Pampa and on the west by San Luis and The Rioja. With 3 567 654 habs. in 2010 it is the second most populated jurisdiction of first order -behind the Province of Buenos Aires-, with 165 321 km², it is the fifth most extensive -behind the Province of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Chubut and Río Negro- and with 18.5 inhabitants/km², it is the sixth most densely populated, behind the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the Province of Tucumán, the Province of Buenos Aires, the Province of Misiones and the Province of Santa Fe.
The province of Córdoba is divided in 26 regions or departments.
Córdoba is one of the 23 provinces that make up the Argentine Republic. In turn, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order6 that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts.The capital and most populous city is Cordoba, also having as alternate capital the city of Villa de la Concepcion del Río Cuarto according to the provincial Law N ° 10169 promulgated on 10/25/2013.
It is located to the west of the Central region of the country, bounded on the north by Catamarca and Santiago del Estero, on the east by Santa Fe, on the southeast by the Province of Buenos Aires, on the south by Province of La Pampa and on the west by San Luis and The Rioja. With 3 567 654 habs. in 2010 it is the second most populated jurisdiction of first order -behind the Province of Buenos Aires-, with 165 321 km², it is the fifth most extensive -behind the Province of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Chubut and Río Negro- and with 18.5 inhabitants/km², it is the sixth most densely populated, behind the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the Province of Tucumán, the Province of Buenos Aires, the Province of Misiones and the Province of Santa Fe.
The province of Córdoba is divided in 26 regions or departments.
| Department | Capital | Population (2010) | Area (km²) |
| Calamuchita | San Agustín | 61,875 | 4,642 |
| Capital | Córdoba | 1,400,039 | 576 |
| Colón | Jesús María | 225,151 | 2,588 |
| Cruz del Eje | Cruz del Eje | 58,759 | 6,653 |
| General Roca | Villa Huidobro | 35,645 | 12,659 |
| General San Martín | Villa María | 127,454 | 5,006 |
| Ischilín | Deán Funes | 31,312 | 5,123 |
| Juárez Celman | La Carlota | 61,078 | 8,902 |
| Marcos Juárez | Marcos Juárez | 104,205 | 9,490 |
| Minas | San Carlos Minas | 4,727 | 3,730 |
| Pocho | Salsacate | 5,380 | 3,207 |
| Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña | Laboulaye | 36,282 | 8,228 |
| Punilla | Cosquín | 178,401 | 2,592 |
| Río Cuarto | Río Cuarto | 246,393 | 18,394 |
| Río Primero | Santa Rosa de Río Primero | 46,675 | 6,753 |
| Río Seco | Villa de María | 13,242 | 6,754 |
| Río Segundo | Villa del Rosario | 103,718 | 4,970 |
| San Alberto | Villa Cura Brochero | 37,004 | 3,327 |
| San Javier | Villa Dolores | 53,520 | 1,652 |
| San Justo | San Francisco | 9,890 | 13,677 |
| Santa María | Alta Gracia | 98,188 | 3,427 |
| Sobremonte | San Francisco del Chañar | 4,591 | 3,307 |
| Tercero Arriba | Oliva | 109,554 | 5,187 |
| Totoral | Villa del Totoral | 18,556 | 3,145 |
| Tulumba | Villa Tulumba | 12,673 | 10,164 |
| Unión | Bell Ville | 105,727 | 11,182 |