San Juan Province
province of Argentina
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Summary
San Juan Province is a province of Argentina[1]. It draws 1,085 Wikipedia views per month (province of argentina category, ranking #19 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Argentina[3]
- Country: Argentina[4]
- Head of government: Marcelo Orrego[5]
- Capital: San Juan[6]
- Shares border with: La Rioja Province[7], San Luis Province[8], Mendoza Province[9], Atacama Region[10], Coquimbo Region[11], Valparaíso Region[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Albardón Department[13], Angaco Department[14], Calingasta Department[15], Capital Department[16], Caucete Department[17], Chimbas Department[18], Iglesia Department[19], Jáchal Department[20], Nueve de Julio Department[21], Pocito Department[22], Rawson Department[23], Rivadavia Department[24], San Martín Department[25], Santa Lucía Department[26]
- Legislative body: Chamber of Deputies of San Juan[27]
- Commons category: San Juan Province[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[29], America/Argentina/San_Juan[30]
- Inception: January 1, 1820[31]
- Highest point: Mercedario[32]
- Official website: https://www.sanjuan.gob.ar/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:San Juan Province, Argentina[34]
- Commons gallery: Provincia de San Juan[35]
- Population: 738,959[36], 681,055[37], 822,853[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of San Juan province[39]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Official name: Provincia de San Juan[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in San Juan Province[43]
- Category for people who died here: Q32380491[44]
- Demonym: sanjuanino[45], sanjuanina[46]
- Native label: Provincia de San Juan[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from San Juan Province, Argentina[48]
- Owner of: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario[49]
- Different from: San Juan[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Juan Province include ARA San Juan[51], an attack submarine[52].
Why It Matters
San Juan Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include ARA San Juan[51], an attack submarine[52].