San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca

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San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
City
(From top to bottom; from left to right) Aerial view of the city; Our Lady of the Valley of Catamarca Cathedral; San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca Historical Museum; El Jumeal reservoir and the San Francisco Church.
Flag Coat of arms
Capital department within Catamarca Province
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca Location of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca in Argentina
Coordinates: 28°28′S 65°47′W / 28.467°S 65.783°W / -28.467; -65.783
Country	Argentina
Province	Catamarca
Department	Capital
Government
• Intendant	Gustavo Saadi (Justicialist Party)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	159,139
Demonym	catamarqueño
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	K4700
Dialing code	+54 383

San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (Latin American Spanish: [saɱ feɾˈnando ðel ˈβaʝe ðe kataˈmaɾka]) is the capital and largest city in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina, on the Río Valle River, at the feet of the Cerro Ambato. The city name is normally shortened as Catamarca.

The city of 684 km² (264 sq mi), located 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level, has 159,000 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]), with more than 200,000 counting the suburbia, what represents around 70% of the population of the province.