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La Pampa - Definition and Overview

Map of Argentina highlighting the province

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Province Shield of La Pampa

La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the middle of the country. The capital is Santa Rosa. The province has a population of 299,294 (2001), and covers an area of 143,440 km². Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.

La Pampa has a Mediterranean climate, with more precipitation in the northeast of the province, where grain, soya beans and sunflowers (for safflower oil) are grown. The flat open grasslands of La Pampa are devoted to stock-raising.

In 1952 the La Pampa territory was renamed to Eva Perón, and also became a province. However it was 250km away from Chaco, the province renamed for Juan Perón at the same time. In 1955 both were renamed back to the original names.

Luro, at Santa Rosa, is an early 20th-century estancia now open as a Provincial Reserve.

The province is divided in 22 departments (spanish departamentos).

Department (Capital)

  1. Atreuco (Macachín)
  2. Caleu Caleu (La Adela)
  3. Capital (Santa Rosa)
  4. Catriló (Catriló)
  5. Chalileo (Santa Isabel)
  6. Chapaleufú (Intendente Alvear)
  7. Chical Có (Algarrobo del Aguila)
  8. Conhelo (Eduardo Castex)
  9. Curacó (Puelches)
  10. Guatraché (Guatraché)
  11. Huncal (Bernasconi)
  12. Lihué Calel (Cuchillo-Co)
  13. Limay Mahuida (Limay Mahuida)
  14. Loventué (Victorica)
  15. Maracó (General Pico)
  16. Puelén (Veinticinco de Mayo)
  17. Quemú Quemú (Quemú Quemú)
  18. Rancul (Parera)
  19. Realicó (Realicó)
  20. Toay (Toay)
  21. Trenel (Trenel)
  22. Utracán (General Acha)



List of Governors (In Spanish: Lista de Governadores)

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Territorial period (In Spanish: Período territorial) 1886-1951

Gral. Juan Ayala(1885-1890) Sr. Jorge Moore
Gral Eduardo Pico(1891-1899) Dr. Oscar Gómez Palmés
Dr. José Luro(1899-1901) Sr. Segundo Gallo
Dr Tomás Luque(1901-1902) Sr. Evaristo Pérez Virasoro
Dr. Diego González Gral Brigada(RE) Miguel Duval 
Sr. Felipe Centeno Dr. Juan L. Páez
Tte. Cnel Baldomero Tellez Dr. Juan Carlos Neveu 
Period Province (Período Provincial) Governor (Gobernador) Type (Tipo)
1951 a 1955 S. Ananía GD
1955 C. Barrantes y F. Garmendia F
1956 F. Garmendia, V. Arriaga y  T. Wynne F
1957 a 1958 T. Wynne F
1958 A. Celesia* e I. Amit* *
1959  I. Amit* y C. Lagomarsino* *
1960 C. Lagomarsino* e  I. Amit *GD
1961 a 1962 I. Amit GD
1962 C. Pensotti F
1962 a 1963 A. Méndez F
1963 a 1966 I. Amit GD
1966 C. Granada F
1967 C. González y De Campos F
1968 a 1971 C. Gouzden F
1971 A. Conte F
1971 a 1973 A. Trapaglia F
1973 a 1976 J. Regazzoli GD
1976 C. Iriart y G. Aguirre F
1977 G. Aguirre F
1978 G. Aguirre y G. Etchegoyen F
1979 a 1980 G. Etchegoyen F
1981 G. Etchegoyen y R. Telleriarte F
1982 R. Telleriarte F
1983 R. Telleriarte y A. Fraire F
1983 a 1987 R. Marín GD
1987 a 1991 N. Ahuad GD
1991 a 1995 R. Marín GD
1995 a 2003 R. Marín GD
2003 to present C. Verna GD

<p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 10"> Types:
* National Inspector (Interventor Nacional)
F: Military Government (Gobierno de Facto)
GD: Government Democratic (Gobierno Democrático)

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