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 |
Compare with other regions in Argentina.
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 |
Sun, 5 May 2024 - 11:04pm (23:04h) | No | Sun, 5 May 2024 - 11:04pm (23:04h) | 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 |