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Location Information
Tucuman
Where is it?
The province of Tucumán is between 26º and 28º parallels of south latitude and 64º 30¹ and 66º 30¹ meridians.In a straight line, it is 335 miles (540 km) away from the Pacific coast, 652 miles (1,050 km) away from the mouth of the Plata River and 870 miles (1,400 km) away from the Atlantic Ocean.
Mapa Tucuman
Population
Its population is 1.142,247 inhabitants according to the last national census carried out in 1991. The demographic density is 131,35 inhabitants per square mile (50,71 per km2), the highest in the country.Its capital is San Miguel de Tucumán.
Población Tucuman
Economy
The most visited destinations of the Province are the Campo de los Alisos National Park, Valles Calchaquíes, Tafí del Valle, Ruins of Quilmes, the Diaguita community of Amaicha del Valle, and the city of San Miguel de Tucumán. Tucumán's economy is quite diversified and agriculture accounts for about 7% of output. After the sugar crisis of the 1960s, Tucumán tried to diversify its crops and now cultivates, among others, lemons (world 1st. producer), strawberries, kiwifruit, beans, maize, alfalfa, and soybeans.
Political division
The province of Tucumán encompasses a total surface of 8,696 sq. mi. (22,524 km2).It is the smallest province in the country (it occupies an 0.8 per cent of the Argentine surface).
Weather
Tucumán lies at the convergence of temperate climates and tropical climates further north, retaining characteristics of both in the lowlands. Furthermore, it is highly monsoonal, and depends also on elevation. As a rule of thumb, the far east is dryer and hotter, whereas the Piedmont sees many storms in the summer which moderate temperatures. The first foothills are very humid, provoking a dense jungle, and as altitude increases, a thick forest and then cool grasslands. The westernmost areas are once again a bit dryer because of a rain shadow.

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