Tucumán Province
Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often short Tucumán. The province has a population of 1,338,523 (2001), and covers an area of 22,524 km². Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Santiago del Estero and Catamarca.
It is nicknamed "El Jardín de la Republica" (The Republic´s Garden)
The province is divided in 17 departments (spanish departamentos)
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