San Fernando may refer to:
Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 429,556 as per the 2022 census [INDEC], and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders the country of Chile.
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca 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.
Tinogasta is a city in the west of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, on the right-hand shore of the Abaucán River, about 280 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It had about 11,500 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name. The name of the city comes from the Kakana words tino ("meeting") and gasta ("town").
Andalgalá is a city in the west-center of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, located in a valley near the Sierra de Aconquija, 260 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name. The Andalgalá River, which flows nearby, supports a hydroelectric power plant.
Eduardo Segundo Brizuela del Moral was an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician. He was governor of Catamarca Province from 2003 to 2011, heading the Civic and Social Front of Catamarca.
The National University of the Littoral is a public university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, the capital of Santa Fe Province. It has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.
Fray Mamerto Esquiú is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina. This provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 280 km2 (110 sq mi), and its capital city is San José. The department is named after friar Mamerto Esquiú (1826-1883).
Recreo is a city in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the La Paz Department. Recreo is also referred to the name of the Carts Recreo.
The Certificate of Use of Language in Spanish, or CELU, is an exam designed to determine the level of proficiency in the Argentinian Spanish language. The exam can be taken by anyone whose mother language is not Spanish and needs to demonstrate he has a certain level of proficiency of the language, whether it is for working or studying, in Spanish-speaking countries. The exam is required by universities in Argentina for foreigners and it is also accepted as a valid exam in Brazil and China.
Fiambalá is a town in the department of Tinogasta, located in the west part of Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is located at the beginning of the Altiplano at 1.505 m.a.s.l. and 320 km from the capital of Catamarca, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It is situated along the Abaucán and La Troya rivers.
El Bañado is a municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located within the Greater San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca area.
El Hueco is a municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located within the Greater San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca area.
La Carrera (Catamarca) is a municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located within the Greater San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca area.
Lucía Benigna Corpacci is an Argentine physician and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was governor of Catamarca Province from 2011 to 2019, the first female governor in Catamarca and the fourth female governor of a province in Argentina.
Sebastian Mancilla Olivares; was a Chilean writer, director, and playwright, as well as a television, film and theatre actor. He participated in or created several films, including thirteen soap operas, and produced as well as starred in nine plays. In 1990, he went to Argentina and finally settled in Catamarca. While in Argentina, he formed the "Iron Maider" theatre troupe. He is considered an icon of Chilean art and entertainment.
Raúl Alejandro Jalil is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently governor of Catamarca Province, since 10 December 2019. Previously, from 2011 to 2019, he was intendente (mayor) of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, the capital city of Catamarca Province.
Silvana Micaela Ginocchio is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Catamarca Province. Ginocchio was first elected in 2017 for Unidad Ciudadana, and currently sits in the Frente de Todos bloc.
Dante Edgardo López Rodríguez is an Argentine architect and politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in Catamarca Province. López Rodríguez first ran for a seat in 2017 for Unidad Ciudadana, and since 2019 sits in the Frente de Todos bloc.
Inés Imelda Blas is an Argentine social worker and politician, who was a National Senator for Catamarca Province from 2011 to 2021. She belongs to the Justicialist Party.
