La Rioja Province, Argentina

La Rioja, officially Province of La Rioja is a province of Argentina located in the west of the country. The landscape of the province consists of a series of arid to semi-arid mountain ranges and agricultural valleys in between. It is in one of these valleys that the capital of the province, the city of La Rioja, lies. Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, Cata…
La Rioja, officially Province of La Rioja is a province of Argentina located in the west of the country. The landscape of the province consists of a series of arid to semi-arid mountain ranges and agricultural valleys in between. It is in one of these valleys that the capital of the province, the city of La Rioja, lies. Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan. The Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaur Riojasaurus is named after the province.
  • Capital: La Rioja
  • Country: Argentina
  • Divisions: 18 departments
  • Demonym: Riojano
  • Time zone: UTC−3 (ART)
  • ISO 3166 code: AR-F
  • HDI (2021): 0.840 very high (16th)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org