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La Rioja Province
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La Rioja Province is a region located in northwestern Argentina, situated in the Andes foothills with a landscape characterized by mountains and desert terrain. It matters as part of Argentina's interior provinces, contributing to the country's geographic and cultural diversity.
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- Instance of
- province of Argentina
- Official name
- Provincia de La Rioja
- Demonym
- riojana
- Country
- Argentina
- Located in
- Argentina
- Contains
- Vinchina City
- Capital
- La Rioja
- Population
- 383865
- Area
- 89680
- Shares border with
- San Juan Province
- Highest point
- Monte Pissis
- Official website
- www.larioja.gov.ar
- Image
- Los monjes.JPG
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- Commons category
- La Rioja Province, Argentina
- topic's main category
- Category:La Rioja Province, Argentina
- inception
- 1853-01-01
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in La Rioja Province, Argentina
- category of associated people
- Category:People from La Rioja Province, Argentina
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in La Rioja Province, Argentina
- different from
- La Rioja
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Provincia de La Rioja
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Encyclopedic overview
La Rioja ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈrjoxa]), 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.
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