a province in northern Argentina, in the southern part of the Gran Chaco. Area, 135,300 sq km. Population, 507,000 (1970). The city of Santiago del Estero is the capital of the province. The economy is based on forestry and agriculture, especially on extensive methods of stock raising; corn, rice and cotton are grown. The province has lumber and wood-products industries.
a city in northwestern Argentina; situated on the Río Dulce. Capital of the province of Santiago del Estero. Population, 105,200 (1970). Santiago del Estero has a railroad station. It has lumber and wood-products industries and food-processing, textile, and leather enterprises. The surrounding region is devoted to the pasturing of livestock, the cultivation of cotton and grains, and the exploitation of the quebracho tree. Santiago del Estero was founded in 1553.