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Jujuy
Province
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Divisions 16 departments
Capital San Salvador de Jujuy
Area 53,219 km² (20,548 sq mi)
Population 611,888 (2001)
Density 11. Departments (departamentos form the second level of administrative division in the Provinces of Argentina. San Salvador de Jujuy is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 /km² (30 /sq mi)
Governor Walter Barrionuevo
 - Senators Gerardo Morales, Guillermo Jenefes, Liliana Fellner
ISO 3166-2 code AR-Y
Demonym Jujeño
Website: http://www.jujuy.gov.ar

Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Gerardo Rubén Morales (b 18 July 1959, San Salvador Department, Jujuy) is an Argentine politician leader of the Radical Guillermo Raúl Jenefes (b 7 September 1950 San Salvador de Jujuy) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician Liliana Beatriz Fellner (b 28 February 1957) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician ISO 3166-2AR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Argentina. Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south. Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country

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History

Pre-Columbian inhabitants, that would later mix with the Incas during their expansion period, practiced agriculture and domesticated the guanaco. The Inca Empire (or Inka Empire) was the largest empire in Pre-Columbian America. The guanaco ( Lama guanicoe) is a Camelid animal native to South America that stands between 107 and 122 centimeters (3 They had huts made of mud, and erected stone fortresses to protect their villages. An example of such fortresses is Pucará de Tilcara, Pucará meaning "Fortress" (word also used for the Argentine combat aircraft Pucara). The Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA or Military Aircraft Factory is Argentina 's main manufacturer of Military aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Ruins of the Pucará near Tilcara
Ruins of the Pucará near Tilcara

In 1593 a small settlement is erected in the Jujuy valley by the effort of Francisco de Argañaraz y Murguía. In spite of the attacks of the calchaquíes and omaguacas aborigines, the population and activity of the village consolidated and grew. The Calchaquí were a tribe of South American Indians of the Diaguita group now extinct who formerly occupied northern Argentina.

At the end of the 17th century, the customs to the Viceroyalty of Peru is transferred from Córdoba to Jujuy. Created in 1542 the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish-ruled Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country

With the separation from Peru and the creation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Jujuy loses its importance and its population starts diminishing. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was the last and most shortlived Viceroyalty created by Spain in 1776

During the May Revolution and the battles for the independence of the United provinces of the South, many confrontations took place in Jujuy because the Spanish forces concentrated their forces in Peru. The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of The people of Jujuy had to endure the Jujuy Exodus, a massive evacuation with a scorched earth policy, led by General Manuel Belgrano. The Jujuy Exodus (in Spanish, Éxodo Jujeño) was an episode of the Argentine War of Independence. A scorched earth policy is a military strategy or operational method (possibly more often referred to as a tactic but this is not entirely correct as there is a difference between Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820 Finally the Spanish surrendered, but the war seriously affected the economy of the area.

After a series of internal conflicts, the province, now separated from Tucumán and Salta, started a gradual economic and social improvement, and at the end of the 19th century sugarcane industry arose. Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae At the beginning of the following century, the railway already connected the province with Buenos Aires, and La Paz, Bolivia. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.

Industry was impelled first in the 1940s with the construction of the first metal-production furnace in the country, and then in 1969 with the discovering of petroleum by the state-owned YPF. A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical Furnace used for Smelting to produce metals generally Iron. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales ( YPF -means Fiscal Petroleum Fields - was an Argentine state-owned oil company

Geography and climate

There are 3 main areas in Jujuy; the Altiplano, a 3,500 meters high plateau with peaks of 5,000 meters, covers most of the province. The Altiplano ( Spanish for high plain) where the Andes are at their widest is the most extensive area of High plateau on earth outside In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting The Grande River of Jujuy cuts through the Quebrada de Humahuaca canyon, of heights between 1,000 and 3,500 meters. The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain Valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, about 1500 km from To the Southeast, the sierras descends to the Gran Chaco region. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Gran Chaco ( Quechua chaqu, "hunting land" dubbed by some as "the last South American frontier" is a sparsely populated hot and

The vast difference in height and climate produces desert areas such as the Salinas Grandes salt mines, and subtropical Yungas jungle. A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt from Rock salt or halite a type of evaporitic deposit Yungas is an area in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mountains, primarily in Bolivia.

Quebrada de Humahuaca
Quebrada de Humahuaca

In spite of the different areas, the terrain of the province is mainly arid and semi-desertic, except for the El Ramal valley of the San Francisco River. Temperature difference between day and night is wider in higher lands, and precipitations are scarce outside the temperate area of the San Francisco River.

The Grande River and the San Francisco River are fed by the Bermejo River. The Bermejo River is a river in South America that travels a total of 1450 km from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. The San Juan, La Quiaca, Yavi and Sansana are fed by the Pilcomayo River. Río Pilcomayo is a river in the central parts of South America, longest western tributary of the Paraguay River, and its watershed extends across 270000 km²

Economy

The main agricultural activity is sugarcane, and its later industrialization represents more than half of the province's gross production, and 30% of the national sugar production. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae The second agricultural activity is the tobacco, cultivated in the Southeaster valley, as a major national producer. Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Other crops include beans, citrus and tomatoes, and other vegetables for local consumption. Bean is a common name for large plant Seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae used for human food or animal Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family

Jujuy is the second producer of iron, used by Altos Hornos Zapla furnace to make steel. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical Furnace used for Smelting to produce metals generally Iron. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Other industrial activities include mining for construction material, petroleum extraction at Caimancito, salt production from Salinas Grandes salt basin, and the paper production feed by the Jujuy's forests with 20% of the industrial product of the province. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit

Cattle and goats for milk and wool are a minor activity, as well as llamas, vicuñas and guanacos. The llama ( Lama glama) is a South American Camelid, widely used as a Pack animal by the Incas and other natives of the Andes The vicuña ( Vicugna vicugna) is one of two wild South American Camelids along with the Guanaco, which live in the high alpineous areas of the The guanaco ( Lama guanicoe) is a Camelid animal native to South America that stands between 107 and 122 centimeters (3

Tourism

Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca
Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca

An important and still growing activity, tourism in the area brings a number of Argentine tourists (80%), tourists from other South American countries (12%) and Europeans (7%). South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Most tourists head for San Salvador de Jujuy to start their exploration of the province. San Salvador de Jujuy is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. The Horacio Guzmán international airport, 34 km from San Salvador, connects the province with Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and some destinations in Bolivia. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.

Apart from the fantastic contrast of land colours and formations, tourists are attracted also by the strong aboriginal roots in the culture of Jujuy. Aymará and Quechua cultures coexist in the area, and ruins of the Incas are well conserved. The Aymara are a native Ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America; about 1 Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America. The Inca Empire (or Inka Empire) was the largest empire in Pre-Columbian America.

Tourists who come to Jujuy visit the area of the Quebrada de Humahuaca and its Cerro de los Siete Colores, Pucará de Tilcara, Salinas Grandes and many small towns. The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain Valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, about 1500 km from Other less frequent destinations include the Calilegua National Park in the Yungas jungle, La Quiaca, Laguna de Pozuelos, and Laguna Guayatayoc. The Calilegua National Park is a National park of Argentina, located at the southeast of the province of Jujuy ( Argentine Northwest Yungas is an area in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mountains, primarily in Bolivia. La Quiaca is a small city in the north of the, on the southern bank of the La Quiaca River opposite the town of Villazón Bolivia.

Political division

The province is divided into 16 departments (in the Spanish language, departamentos).

Department (Capital):

  1. Cochinoca (Abra Pampa)
  2. El Carmen (El Carmen)
  3. Doctor Manuel Belgrano (San Salvador de Jujuy)
  4. Humahuaca (Humahuaca)
  5. Ledesma (Libertador General San Martín)
  6. Palpalá (Palpalá)
  7. Rinconada (Rinconada)
  8. San Antonio (San Antonio, Jujuy)
  9. San Pedro (San Pedro)
  10. Santa Bárbara (Palma Sola)
  11. Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina)
  12. Susques (Susques)
  13. Tilcara (Tilcara)
  14. Tumbaya (Tumbaya)
  15. Valle Grande (Valle Grande)
  16. Yavi (La Quiaca)

Filmed in Jujuy Province

See also

External links

The 1863 Jujuy earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, on 14 January 1863
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