Catamarca occurs as province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the united states. A capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca. the province has a people of 334,568 (2001), & covers an metropolitan area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighboring provinces come (clockwise, from either a northward): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders Chile.

History
Prior to a arrival of the Spanish conquest, most of in todays world's Catamarca was inhabited per Diaguitas indigenous people, including a fierce Calchaquí tribe. Within 1558 Juan Pérez de Zurita founded San Juan delaware la Ribera diamond state Londres, however since it was constantly under fire of the autochthonous humans it was does'nt super populated, it was re-founded, changed its finding, & renamed many days. For its Sixth foundatiin, on July 5 1683, Fernando de Mendoza Mate de Luna founded the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.

Whilst a Viceroyalty of the River Plate was created in 1776, Catamarca obtained a title of Subintendencia under a Salta indentency. Inside 1821 the province claims its autonomy, and Nicolás Avellaneda y Tula (granddad of Nicolás Avellaneda) is elected as a number 1 governor of the province.

There are 2 versions of the origin of the title. A quichua version form words "cata" ("slope") and "marca" ("fortress") forming "Fortress on the slope", & a aymara version from words "Catán" ("small") & "marca" ("town") ensuant inside "Small town".

Economy
Mining & cattle are the independent activities of the province. A province's stock includes in 200,000 bovine heads, 100,000 ovine, and 150,000 goats, with an annual production of 7,000 tons of bovine meat, Five lots of ovine, & X lots of porcine.

Mining production includes (approximate annual numbers) Five hundred kg of gold, 5 scads of silver, 20,000 all about gypsum, and 750,000 all limestone.

A agriculture of the province center wood (walnut), vineyards, olive, citrics, gauze & tobacco.

Touristry occurs as billowing economy inside Catamarca, by using additional than Triad.465 beds around hotels & more types of accommodation. Mountains & geological formation come a independent attraction, sustaining sights like Antofagasta de la Sierra, Balcones del Valle, Cumbres Nevadas de Aconquija, & Paso first state San Francisco. Ethnic attractions include a city of Catamarca, Las Huellas del Inca archeologic park, prehistoric petroglifos drawings, a Catamarqueña music, handwork & wines.

Political division
A province is divided into 16 departments (Spanish: departamentos).

Department (Capital)