La Rioja, Argentina
Facts and figures on La Rioja at a glance
Region name: La Rioja (La Rioja Province)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 384,607 people
Country: Argentina
Continent: South America
The regional headquarters of La Rioja (La Rioja Province) is located in the regional capital La Rioja (La Rioja) with a population of 178,872 people.
The distance as the crow flies from La Rioja's regional capital La Rioja to Argentina's capital Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires) is approximately 987 km (613 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| La Rioja La Rioja Province | 384,607 people | La Rioja La Rioja | 178,872 people |
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Map of La Rioja
Information on La Rioja
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| La Rioja La Rioja Province | La Rioja La Rioja | 18 | Argentina | South America |
Time in La Rioja
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 4:46am (04:46h) | No | Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 4:46am (04:46h) | UTC -3.0 | America/Argentina/La_Rioja |
Geographic coordinates of La Rioja
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 29°34'60.0"S (-29.5833300°) | 67°00'00.0"W (-67.0000000°) |
Subregions in La Rioja
There are 18 administrative subregions in La Rioja.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Departamento de Arauco Departamento de Arauco | 1. | 723 | Aimogasta Aimogasta | - |
| Departamento de Capital Departamento de Capital | 2. | - | La Rioja La Rioja | 178,872 |
| Departamento de Castro Barros Departamento de Castro Barros | 3. | - | Aminga Aminga | - |
| Departamento de Chamical Departamento de Chamical | 4. | - | Chamical Chamical | 13,383 |
| Departamento de Chilecito Departamento de Chilecito | 5. | - | Chilecito Chilecito | 42,248 |
| Departamento de Coronel Felipe Varela Departamento de Coronel Felipe Varela | 6. | - | Villa Union Villa Unión | - |
| Departamento de Famatina Departamento de Famatina | 7. | - | Famatina Famatina | - |
| Departamento de General Angel Penaloza Departamento de General Angel Peñaloza | 8. | - | Tama Tama | - |
| Departamento de General Belgrano Departamento de General Belgrano | 9. | - | Olta Olta | - |
| Departamento de General Juan F. Quiroga Departamento de General Juan F. Quiroga | 10. | - | Malanzan Malanzán | - |
| Departamento de General Lamadrid Departamento de General Lamadrid | 11. | 7,923 | Villa Castelli Villa Castelli | - |
| Departamento de General Ocampo Departamento de General Ocampo | 12. | - | Milagro Milagro | - |
| Departamento de General San Martin Departamento de General San Martín | 13. | - | Ulapes Ulapes | - |
| Departamento de Independencia Departamento de Independencia | 14. | 20,620 | Patquia Patquía | - |
| Departamento de Rosario Vera Penaloza Departamento de Rosario Vera Peñaloza | 15. | - | Chepes Chepes | - |
| Departamento de San Blas de los Sauces Departamento de San Blas de los Sauces | 16. | - | San Blas de los Sauces San Blas de los Sauces | - |
| Departamento de Sanagasta Departamento de Sanagasta | 17. | - | Sanogasta Sañogasta | - |
| Departamento de Vinchina Departamento de Vinchina | 18. | - | Vinchina Vinchina | 2,834 |