San Juan Province, Argentina

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San Juan
Ischigualasto
Flag of San Juan
Coat of arms of San Juan
Location of San Juan within Argentina
Location of San Juan within Argentina
CountryArgentina
CapitalSan Juan
Departments19
Districts100
Government
 • GovernorSergio Uñac (PJ)
 • National Deputies
6
 • National Senators
3
Area
 • Total155,488 km2 (60,034 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[1])
 • Total680,427 (Ranked 8th)
Demonymsanjuanino
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-J
Websitesanjuan.cfired.org.ar

San Juan is a province of Argentina. It is in the western part of the country. It borders with Chile at the west. The entire province has an important number of paleontological sites.

Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities, especially wine production and Olive oil. It is also an important center of mining and oil production.

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