Map of the province of La Rioja and its departments
Map of the province of La Rioja and its departments.
La Rioja, is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. At the same time, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts.The capital and most populated city is the homonymous city of La Rioja. It is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Catamarca to the north, Córdoba to the east, San Luis to the south, San Juan to the west and Chile to the northwest, whose boundary is determined by the watershed of the Andes. With 333 642 inhabitants in 2010 it is the fourth least populated province - ahead of La Pampa, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, the least populated - and with 3.7 hab/km², the sixth least densely populated, ahead of Catamarca, Río Negro, Chubut, the Province of La Pampa and Santa Cruz, the latter is the least densely populated.
The province of La Rioja is divided in 18 departments.
La Rioja, is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. At the same time, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts.The capital and most populated city is the homonymous city of La Rioja. It is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Catamarca to the north, Córdoba to the east, San Luis to the south, San Juan to the west and Chile to the northwest, whose boundary is determined by the watershed of the Andes. With 333 642 inhabitants in 2010 it is the fourth least populated province - ahead of La Pampa, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, the least populated - and with 3.7 hab/km², the sixth least densely populated, ahead of Catamarca, Río Negro, Chubut, the Province of La Pampa and Santa Cruz, the latter is the least densely populated.
The province of La Rioja is divided in 18 departments.
| Department | Capital | Population (2010) | Area (km²) |
| Arauco | Aimogasta | 15,418 | 1,992 |
| Capital | La Rioja | 180,995 | 13,638 |
| Castro Barros | Aminga | 4,268 | 1,420 |
| Chamical | Chamical | 14,160 | 5,549 |
| Chilecito | Chilecito | 49,432 | 4,846 |
| Coronel Felipe Varela | Villa Unión | 9,648 | 9,184 |
| Famatina | Famatina | 5,863 | 4,587 |
| General Ángel V. Peñaloza | Tama | 3,073 | 3106 |
| General Belgrano | Olta | 7,370 | 2,556 |
| General Juan Facundo Quiroga | Malanzán | 4,108 | 2,585 |
| General Lamadrid | Villa Castelli | 1,734 | 6,179 |
| General Ocampo | Catuna | 7,145 | 2,135 |
| General San Martín | Ulapes | 4,944 | 5,034 |
| Independencia | Patquía | 2,427 | 7,120 |
| Rosario Vera Peñaloza | Chepes | 14,054 | 6,114 |
| San Blas de los Sauces | San Blas | 3,927 | 1,590 |
| Sanagasta | Villa Sanagasta | 2,345 | 1,711 |
| Vinchina | Villa San José de Vinchina | 2,731 | 10,334 |