La Pampa Province

La Pampa Provincia de La Pampa
Province
Province of La Pampa
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 36°37′S 64°17′W / 36.617°S 64.283°W / -36.617; -64.283
Country	Argentina
Capital	Santa Rosa
Divisions	22 departments
Government
• Governor	Sergio Ziliotto
• Senators	Daniel Kroneberger María Victoria Huala Daniel Pablo Bensusán
Area
• Total	143,440 km2 (55,380 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	318,951
• Rank	22nd
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Pampeano
Spanish: <500,000 speakers Volga German: 300-2,000 speakers (unofficial)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-L
HDI (2019)	0.853 Very High (5th)
Website	www.lapampa.gob.ar

La Pampa is a province of Argentina. It is in the center of the country. Very few people live there.

History

In 1952, the province was renamed after Eva Perón. In 1955, it was changed back to La Pampa.

Economy

Agriculture gives a fourth to La Pampa's economy. The most important activity is cattle ranching. Other livestock include sheep, goats and pigs.

References

Provinces of Argentina
Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán

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