Provinces of Argentina
| Argentinian Provinces and Autonomous City Provincias Argentinas y Ciudad Autónoma (Spanish) | ||||||||||
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 Provinces of Argentina | ||||||||||
| Category | Federated state | |||||||||
| Location | Argentine Republic | |||||||||
| Number | 23 Provinces 1 Autonomous city (as of 2014) | |||||||||
| Populations | (Provinces only): 126,190 (Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) – 15,594,428 (Buenos Aries[1] | |||||||||
| Areas | (Provinces only): 203 km2 (78 sq mi) (Tucumán) – 307,571 km2 (118,754 sq mi) (Buenos Aries) | |||||||||
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Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Template:Lang-es, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Template:Lang-es) as decided by Congress.[2] The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system.
History
During the War of Independence the main cities and their surrounding countrysides became provinces though the intervention of their cabildos. The Anarchy of the Year XX completed this process, shaping the original thirteen provinces. Jujuy seceded from Salta in 1834, and the thirteen provinces became fourteen. After seceding for a decade, Buenos Aires Province accepted the 1853 Constitution of Argentina in 1861, and its capital city was made a federal territory in 1880.[3]
A law from 1862 designated as national territories those under federal control but outside the frontiers of the provinces. In 1884 they served as bases for the establishment of the governorates of Misiones, Formosa, Chaco, La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego.[4] The agreement about a frontier dispute with Chile in 1900 created the National Territory of Los Andes; its lands were incorporated into Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca in 1943.[3] La Pampa and Chaco became provinces in 1951. Misiones did so in 1953, and Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, in 1955. The last national territory, Tierra del Fuego, became the Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province in 1990.[3]
Political organization
Argentina is a federation of twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires. Provinces are divided for administration purposes into departments and municipalities, except for Buenos Aires Province, which is divided into partidos. Buenos Aires City itself is divided into communes (comuna).
Provinces hold all the power that they chose not to delegate to the federal government;[5] they must be representative republics and must not contradict the Constitution.[6] Beyond this they are fully autonomous: they enact their own constitutions,[7] freely organize their local governments,[8] and own and manage their natural and financial resources.[9] Thus, each province has its own set of provincial laws and justice system, a supreme court, a governor, an autonomous police force, and a congress; in eight provinces this legislature is bicameral, comprising an upper chamber (the Senate) and a lower chamber (the House of Deputies), while in the remaining fifteen provinces and in the Buenos Aires City it is unicameral.[10][A]
In case of sedition, insurrection, territorial invasion or any other emergent against the laws of the Republic on any province or the federal capital, the Congress has the authority to declare a federal intervention on the compromised district,[12] even in the absence of a formal request by the affected part.[13] When Congress is in recess and thus unable to decide, the President is entitled to decree such intervention, but this executive order is subject to Congressional override upon the Houses' immediate reassembly.[14] Once intervention is declared the compromised district's government is immediately dissolved—in whole or in part depending on Congressional decision—and the President appoints a representative or intervenor, who will serve for a short time until the emergency is solved. Since 1983 four provinces were intervened, namely Catamarca, Corrientes (twice), Santiago del Estero (twice) and Tucumán.[15]
During the 20th century, some provinces have had governments traditionally controlled by a single family (i.e. the Saadi family in Catamarca, or the Sapag family in Neuquén); in one case, it is still the situation as of 2016: the Province of San Luis was ruled almost without a break by the Rodríguez Saá family since December 1983.[16]
- Though foreign residents cannot vote in national elections (president and vice–president and national legislators), they can cast their votes in those provinces which legislation allows foreigners to vote in provincial/municipal elections. To exercise this right it is a preliminary requirement to know the corresponding provincial legislation. Nevertheless, in all cases it is mandatory to have the National Identity Card (D.N.I) and to be enrolled in a special register set up for that purpose.[17]
Article 61 of the Constitution of the city of Buenos Aires states that "Suffrage is free, equal, secret, universal, compulsory and not accumulative. The foreign residents enjoy this right, with the correlative obligations, on equal terms with Argentine citizens registered in this district, in the terms established by the law."[18]
Geographical Regions
Argentina is divided into seven main geographical regions; many provinces have their territories spanning across more than one.
| Region | Provinces included |
|---|---|
| Northwest | Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja |
| Mesopotamia | Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes |
| Gran Chaco | Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán |
| Sierras Pampeanas | Córdoba, San Luis |
| Cuyo | La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis |
| Pampas | Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires |
| Patagonia | Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego |
List of Provinces
Source:[19]
| Flag | Province | Capital | IATA code | Population[1] | Area | Population density[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Distrito Federal) | Buenos Aires | CF | 2,891,082 | 203 km2 (78 sq mi) |
14,241.8/km2 (36,886/sq mi) |
|
Buenos Aires | La Plata | BA | 15,594,428 | 307,571 km2 (118,754 sq mi) |
50.7/km2 (131/sq mi) |
|
Catamarca | (San Fernando del Valle de) Catamarca | CT | 367,820 | 102,602 km2 (39,615 sq mi) |
3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
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Chaco | Resistencia | CC | 1,053,466 | 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) |
10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) |
|
Chubut | Rawson | CH | 506,668 | 224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi) |
2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
|
Córdoba | Córdoba | CD | 3,304,825 | 165,321 km2 (63,831 sq mi) |
20.0/km2 (52/sq mi) |
|
Corrientes | Corrientes | CR | 993,338 | 88,199 km2 (34,054 sq mi) |
11.3/km2 (29/sq mi) |
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Entre Ríos | Paraná | ER | 1,236,300 | 78,781 km2 (30,418 sq mi) |
15.7/km2 (41/sq mi) |
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Formosa | Formosa | FO | 527,895 | 72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi) |
7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
|
Jujuy | (San Salvador de) Jujuy | JY | 672,260 | 53,219 km2 (20,548 sq mi) |
12.6/km2 (33/sq mi) |
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La Pampa | Santa Rosa | LP | 316,940 | 143,440 km2 (55,380 sq mi) |
2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
|
La Rioja | La Rioja | LR | 331,847 | 89,680 km2 (34,630 sq mi) |
3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) |
|
Mendoza | Mendoza | MZ | 1,741,610 | 148,827 km2 (57,462 sq mi) |
11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
|
Misiones | Posadas | MN | 1,097,829 | 29,801 km2 (11,506 sq mi) |
36.8/km2 (95/sq mi) |
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Neuquén | Neuquén | NQ | 550,334 | 94,078 km2 (36,324 sq mi) |
5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
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Río Negro | Viedma | RN | 633,374 | 203,013 km2 (78,384 sq mi) |
3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
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Salta | Salta | SA | 1,215,207 | 155,488 km2 (60,034 sq mi) |
7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
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San Juan | San Juan | SJ | 680,427 | 89,651 km2 (34,614 sq mi) |
7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
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San Luis | San Luis | SL | 431,588 | 76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi) |
5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
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Santa Cruz | Río Gallegos | SC | 272,524 | 243,943 km2 (94,187 sq mi) |
1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
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Santa Fe | Santa Fe | SF | 3,200,736 | 133,007 km2 (51,354 sq mi) |
24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
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Santiago del Estero | Santiago del Estero | SE | 896,461 | 136,351 km2 (52,645 sq mi) |
6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
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Tierra del Fuego | Ushuaia | TF | 126,190a | 21,263 km2 (8,210 sq mi)a |
5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)a |
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Tucumán | (San Miguel de) Tucumán | TM | 1,448,200 | 22,524 km2 (8,697 sq mi) |
64.3/km2 (167/sq mi) |
See also
- Demographics of Argentina
- ISO 3166-2:AR, the ISO codes for the provinces of Argentina.
- List of Argentine Provinces by Human Development Index
- List of Argentine provinces by gross domestic product
- Comparison between Argentine provinces and countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
Notes
- ^ The City of Buenos Aires is a federal district, but its local organization has similarities with the provinces: it has its own constitution, an elected mayor and representatives to the Senate and Deputy chambers.[11]
References
- ^ a b c 2010 Census provisional results
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 3.
- ^ a b c Rey Balmaceda 1995, p. 19.
- ^ Rock 1987, p. 155.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 121.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, arts. 5, 6.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 123.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 122.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, arts. 124, 125.
- ^ "Legislaturas de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires y provinciales – República Argentina" (in Spanish). Universidad del Salvador. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 129.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 6.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 75 inc. 31.
- ^ Constitution of Argentina, art. 99 inc. 20.
- ^ "Intervenciones en la historia". La Nación (in Spanish). 11 April 2004. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Archivo Histórico – Gobernadores provinciales de la República Argentina 1983–2007" (in Spanish). Ministerio del Interior – Presidencia de la Nación. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Website of the Argentinian Government, accessed May 22, 2013
- ^ "Constitución de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires" (in Spanish). Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. October 1, 1996. Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ Gwillim Law (30 May 2015). "Provinces of Argentina". Statoids. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
Bibliography
- Legal documents
- Constitution of the Argentine Nation, Santa Fe, 22 August 1994
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- Books
- Rey Balmaceda, Raúl (1995). Mi país, la Argentina (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Arte Gráfico Editorial Argentino. ISBN 84-599-3442-X.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Rock, David (1987). Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to the Falklands War. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520061781.
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