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La Rioja
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city in Capital Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
La Rioja is a city located in northwestern Argentina that serves as the capital of La Rioja Province. As the largest settlement in its province, it is an important administrative and cultural center in the region.
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- Official name
- La Rioja
- Demonym
- riojano
- Population
- 211651
- Area
- 13.638
- Elevation
- 498
- Official website
- www.municipiolarioja.gov.ar
- Image
- 05. La Rioja (2).JPG
- Dialing code
- 3804
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- Commons category
- La Rioja, Argentina
- P12749
- May 20
- postal code
- F5300
- inception
- 1591-05-20
- P8168
- Baruch Jeitteles
- native label
- La Rioja
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La Rioja ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈrjoxa], locally [la ˈʂjoxa]), founded as the City of All Saints of New Rioja (Spanish: Ciudad de Todos los Santos de Nueva Rioja), is the capital city of the eponymous La Rioja Province, located in the Argentine Northwest at the foot of the Sierra de Velasco. Founded in 1591 by Spanish conquistador Juan Ramírez de Velasco under the original name Todos los Santos de Nueva Rioja, the settlement was named after his home region in Spain. Situated 600 meters above sea level, the city had a population of 178,872 inhabitants as of the 2010 census.
The city experiences a semi-arid climate characterized by hot summers, where temperatures frequently exceed 45 °C (113 °F), and mild winters, with rainfall occurring almost exclusively during the summer months. As the provincial cultural and economic hub, La Rioja features notable historical sights such as the 17th-century Museo Folklórico, which showcases local traditions like chaya music and the Tinkunaco festival, and the 23,000-capacity Estadio Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna. The city's regional transportation network is anchored by the Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport, which provides commercial airline connectivity to the rest of Argentina.