San Juan Province, Argentina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
San Juan
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Location of San Juan within Argentina
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| Country | Argentina | ||
| Capital | San Juan | ||
| Departments | 19 | ||
| Districts | 100 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 155,488 km2 (60,034 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 680,427 (Ranked 8th) | ||
| Demonym(s) | sanjuanino | ||
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | AR-J | ||
San Juan is a province of Argentina. It is in the western part of the country. It borders with Chile at the west. The entire province has an important number of paleontological sites.
Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities, especially wine production and Olive oil. It is also an important center of mining and oil production.
Geography and climate
The province is part of the continental semi-desert Cuyo region. The arid plains start on the east, with a few low hills in the middle and swiftly turn into 6,000-meter-high mountain peaks towards the west. Both areas are subject to the dry hot Zonda (a kind of foehn wind). Most of the precipitations take place during the summer, often as electrical storms.
The hot wind has modeled the clay-rich red soil into Pampa del Leoncito (Reserva Natural Estricta El Leoncito) and Valle de la Luna (Parque Provincial Ischigualasto) 200-million-year-old geological formations.
The Jáchal and San Juan rivers, both part of Desaguadero River system, are the source of fertile valleys and centre of the province's economy. The San Juan River finishes in the Huanacache lagoons (sometimes called Guanacache), on the southeast.
The Andes of San Juan Province belong to the Dry Andes climatic province. Permafrost is widespread above 3000 masl in the Andes and rock glaciers are common.
Images for kids
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Downtown San Juan, 1910.
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Governor of San Juan in 1862–64, he enacted the nation's first compulsory education laws, which became a national policy when he was elected president in 1868.
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Scene following the 1944 earthquake
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Jose Luis Gioja, alongside Cristina Kirchner at the opening of the Caracoles Dam.
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Vineyards on the Andes foothills.
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Ischigualasto national park
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Valle Fértil.
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Motorway in Santa Lucia
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de San Juan para niños
