Map of La Pampa
La Pampa is a first-level division of Argentina. Its largest mapped city is Santa Rosa, with about 111,424 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on La Pampa, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Santa Rosa
- Country
- Argentina
Interactive Map of La Pampa
About La Pampa
La Pampa (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈpampa]) is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: La Pampa Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
La Pampa in Depth
History
In 1604 Hernando Arias de Saavedra was the first European explorer to reach the area; it was later explored by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera in 1662. But it was not until the 18th century that Spanish colonists established permanent settlements here.
Resistance of the local indigenous people prevented much expansion until the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas. It did not cease until Julio Roca's conquest of the desert in the 19th century. The territory was divided between the officers, and they erected the first Argentine settlements.
The Territorio Nacional de La Pampa Central was erected in 1884, containing the Río Negro Province and parts of other surrounding provinces. It had around 25,000 inhabitants. By 1915 there were 110,000 residents, a reflection of movement to that area.
Geography
It is noteworthy that this province is larger than Austria, Taiwan, Ireland or Greece, for example.
There are only two major rivers in the province: the Colorado ("Red River") on the border with the Province of Río Negro, and the Salado ("Salty River") crossing it. The Salado's level has been dropping, as its tributaries in the Province of Mendoza are diverted for irrigation.
The general aspect of the central-eastern part of the province is that of a plain gently tilted to the east that is dissected by valleys. The surface of the plain has a calcrete crust. The valleys of La Pampa, known as the transverse valleys (Spanish: valles transversales) are NE-SW oriented, with breadths of various kilometers and lengths of tens of kilometers.
Economy
La Pampa, long Argentina's most economically agricultural province, produced an estimated US$3.144 billion in output in 2006, or, US$10,504 per capita (almost 20% above the national average). Now, the GDP per capita of the province is of US$14,000.
Agriculture contributes a fourth to La Pampa's economy, the most important activity being cattle ranching, with 3,632,684 (2002) head, which takes place all over the province. Other livestock include 202,428 sheep, 140,498 goats and 64,118 pigs.
The Northeast, on the more fertile lands, has also an important activity with wheat (10% of the national production), sunflower (13% of NP), maize, alfalfa, barley, and other cereals.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: La Pampa Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
La Pampa: Key Facts
| Population | 361,859 (2022) |
|---|---|
| Area | 143,440 km² |
| Capital | Santa Rosa |
| Head of government | Sergio Raúl Ziliotto |
| Highest point | Cerro Negro (Argentina, La Pampa) |
| Established | 20 July 1951 |
Facts from Wikidata Q44795 (CC0).
History of La Pampa: Empires and States
The atlas records 2 polities whose mapped territory included part of La Pampa, from Argentine Confederation in 1880 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Argentine Confederation | 1880–1929 CE |
| Argentine Republic | 1930–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of La Pampa
La Pampa on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in La Pampa
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa | 111,424 | La Pampa | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | General Pico | 57,029 | La Pampa | Populated place |
| 3 | Río Colorado | 11,499 | La Pampa | Populated place |
| 4 | Victorica | 4,458 | La Pampa | Populated place |
La Pampa: Quick Answers
- Where is La Pampa?
- La Pampa is a first-level division of Argentina, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 36.8656° S, 64.4008° W.
- What is the largest city in La Pampa?
- Santa Rosa is the largest city mapped in La Pampa, with a metropolitan population of about 111,424.
- How many cities are in La Pampa?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in La Pampa, with a combined metropolitan population of about 184,410. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.