Santiago del Estero Province

**Santiago del Estero** is a province in the north of Argentina. Its capital is the city of Santiago del Estero

## Geography

The province of Santiago del Estero has an area of ; the province is in the northern part of the country and is surrounded by the provinces Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.

Most of the province is in the Gran Chaco flat lands with some low places where some small lakes are formed. In some low places, there are wetlands that are known here as _Esteros_.

The main rivers of the province are the Dulce, that is known as _Salí_ river in Tucumán, and the Salado.

### Climate

Santiago del Estero has an arid climate, subtype **Bsh** in the Köppen climate classification.

The average temperature for the year in Santiago del Estero is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Santiago del Estero is . The month with the most precipitation on average is January with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

## Population

The inhabitants of Santiago del Estero are known, in Spanish, as _Santiagueños_ (women: _Santiagueñas_).

The province of Santiago del Estero has a population, in 2010, of 874,006; its population density is of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Santiago del Estero**

## Political division

The province is divided into 27 departments ().

|class="unsortable"|No.|Department|Capital|Area <small>(km²)</small>|Population <small>(2010)</small>|Density||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|align="left"|Aguirre|align="left"|Pinto||||
|2|align="left"|Alberdi Department|align="left"|Campo Gallo||||
|3|align="left"|Atamisqui|align="left"|Villa Atamisqui||||
|4|align="left"|Avellaneda|align="left"|Herrera||||
|5|align="left"|Banda|align="left"|La Banda||||
|6|align="left"|Belgrano|align="left"|Bandera||||
|7|align="left"|Capital|align="left"|Santiago del Estero||||
|8|align="left"|Choya|align="left"|Frías||||
|9|align="left"|Copo|align="left"|Monte Quemado||||
|10|align="left"|Figueroa|align="left"|La Cañada||||
|11|align="left"|General Taboada|align="left"|Añatuya||||
|12|align="left"|Guasayán|align="left"|San Pedro de Guasayán||||
|13|align="left"|Jiménez|align="left"|Pozo Hondo||||
|14|align="left"|Juan Felipe Ibarra|align="left"|Suncho Corral||||
|15|align="left"|Loreto|align="left"|Loreto||||
|16|align="left"|Mitre|align="left"|Villa Unión||||
|17|align="left"|Moreno|align="left"|Quimilí||||
|18|align="left"|Ojo de Agua|align="left"|Villa Ojo de Agua||||
|19|align="left"|Pellegrini|align="left"|Nueva Esperanza||||
|20|align="left"|Quebrachos|align="left"|Sumampa||||
|21|align="left"|Río Hondo|align="left"|Termas de Río Hondo||||
|22|align="left"|Rivadavia|align="left"|Selva||||
|23|align="left"|Robles|align="left"|Fernández||||
|24|align="left"|Salavina|align="left"|Los Telares||||
|25|align="left"|San Martín|align="left"|Brea Pozo||||
|26|align="left"|Sarmiento|align="left"|Garza||||
|27|align="left"|Silípica|align="left"|Arraga||||

## Other websites

- Santiago del Estero Province Official Website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Santiago del Estero
- **native name lang**: es
- **settlement type**: Provinces of Argentina, Province of Argentina
- **image skyline**: Casa de Gobierno de santiago del Estero.jpg
- **image caption**: Government building in Santiago del Estero
- **image flag**: Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Santiago_del_Estero.svg
- **flag size**: 120px
- **image shield**: Escudo_de_la_Provincia_de_Santiago_del_Estero.svg
- **shield size**: 70px
- **image map**: Provincia de Santiago del Estero - localización en Argentina.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Santiago del Estero within Argentina
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Argentina
- **subdivision type1**: Capital city, Capital
- **subdivision name1**: Santiago del Estero
- **subdivision type2**: Departments of Argentina, Departments
- **subdivision name2**: 27
- **subdivision type3**: Municipalities of Argentina, Municipalities
- **subdivision name3**: 28
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Gerardo Zamora
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 136351
- **population total**: 874006
- **population as of**: 2010
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Santiagueño
- **timezone1**: Time in Argentina, ART
- **utc offset1**: −3
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:AR, AR-G