Catamarca is a
province of
Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km
2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from the north):
Salta,
Tucumán,
Santiago del Estero,
Córdoba, and
La Rioja. To the west it borders
Chile.