San Miguel de Tucumán
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San Miguel de Tucumán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsam miˈɣel de tukuˈman]), usually called simply Tucumán, is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina 1,311 kilometres (815 mi) from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario and Mendoza and the most important of the northern region. The Spanish conquistador Diego de Villarroel [es] founded the city in 1565 in the course of an expedition from present-day Peru. Tucumán moved to its present site in 1685.
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San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán | |
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Coordinates: 26°49′59.00″S 65°13′00″W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Tucumán |
Department | Capital |
Established | 1565, 1685 |
Government | |
• Intendant | Rossana Chahla (PJ) |
Area | |
• City | 90 km2 (34.88 sq mi) |
• Metro | 480 km2 (209.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 431 m (1,300 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Density | 5,862.3/km2 (15,183/sq mi) |
• Urban | 548,866 |
• Metro | 830,000 |
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total | $20.3 billion[1] |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
Climate | Cwa |
Website | smt |
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