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 Frequent
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 What is Argentina's total population according to the latest census figures?
Table (in MS-Excel format) of Population by sex, and male ratio. National totals by region and province, 1991-2001. Provisional results. (Población por sexo e índice de masculinidad. Total del país según región y provincia. Años 1991-2001. Resultados provisionales.)
How many national population
censuses have been carried out in Argentina and when?
| Year |
Argentine President |
Name of the national census |
Contents |
Duration |
Population (in thousands) |
| 1869 |
Domingo F. Sarmiento |
First Census of the Argentine Republic (Primer Censo de la República Argentina) |
Population |
3 days |
1830 |
| 1895 |
José Evaristo Uriburu |
Second Census of the Argentine Republic (Segundo Censo de la República Argentina) |
Population, Agriculture, Industry |
1 day |
4045 |
| 1914 |
Roque Sáenz Peña |
Third National Census (Tercer Censo Nacional) |
Population, Agriculture, Industry |
1 day |
7904 |
| 1947 |
Juan Domingo Perón |
Fourth General Census of the Nation (Cuarto Censo General de la Nación) |
Population, Agriculture, Industry |
3 days |
15894 |
| 1960 |
Arturo Frondizi |
National Population, Housing and Agricultural Census (Censo Nacional de Población, Viviendas y Agropecuario) |
Population, Agriculture, Industry |
1 day |
20014 |
| 1970 |
Roberto Marcelo Levingston |
National Census of Population, Families and Housing (Censo Nacional de Población, Familias y Viviendas) |
Population, Families, Housing |
1 day |
23364 |
| 1980 |
Jorge Rafael Videla |
National Census of Population and Housing (Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda) |
Population, Housing |
1 day |
27949 |
| 1991 |
Carlos Saúl Menem |
National Census of Population and Housing (Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda) |
Population, Households, Housing |
1 day |
32615 |
What questions were asked in the last national population census?
The 2001 Census questionnaire cédula censal is shown here in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format.
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What is the total area of Argentina and of each of its provinces?
| Province | Area in sq. Km |
| National total | 3.761.274 |
| City of Buenos Aires | 200 |
| Buenos Aires | 307.571 |
| 19 adjacent districts(1) in Gran Buenos Aires | 3.680 |
| Rest of the Province of Buenos Aires | 303.891 |
| Catamarca | 102.602 |
| Córdoba | 165.321 |
| Corrientes | 88.199 |
| Chaco | 99.633 |
| Chubut | 224.686 |
| Entre Ríos | 78.781 |
| Formosa | 72.066 |
| Jujuy | 53.219 |
| La Pampa | 143.440 |
| La Rioja | 89.680 |
| Mendoza | 148.827 |
| Misiones | 29.801 |
| Neuquén | 94.078 |
| Río Negro | 203.013 |
| Salta | 155.488 |
| San Juan | 89.651 |
| San Luis | 76.748 |
| Santa Cruz | 243.943 |
| Santa Fe | 133.007 |
| Santiago del Estero | 136.351 |
| Tierra del Fuego, Argentine Antarctic Sector and South Atlantic Islands(2) | 1.002.445 |
| Tucumán | 22.524 |
(1) ) In the Province of Buenos Aires they are called "partidos."
(2) Tierra del Fuego has an area of 21 263 sq. km and is divided into two "departaments.".
Source: INDEC and Instituto Geográfico Militar.
Where can I find additional information?
In the Centro Estadístico de Servicios (Center of Statistical Services) at Avda. Julio A. Roca 615 in the Federal Capital, from 9:30 AM to 4 PM, Mondays through Fridays.
Its library freely serves the public and contains not only the INDEC's historical materials but also a great number of statistical information from both national and international sources.
How many more zeros did the Argentine currency use to have?
| Evolution of the Argentine currency in the 20th century, relative to the current peso ($) |
| Until |
31-Dec-1969 |
Official
name: peso moneda nacional (m$n) |
1
[current] peso = m$n 10.000.000.000.000 |
| Until |
31-May-19833 |
Official
name: peso ley 18.188 ($ ley 18 188) |
1 [current] peso = $ ley 18 188 100.000.000.000 |
| Until |
14-
June-1985 |
Official
name: peso argentino ($a) |
1
[current] peso = $a 10.000.000 |
| Until |
31-Dec-1991 |
Official
name: austral (A) |
1
[current] peso = A 10.000 |
| Since |
1-Jan-1992 |
Official
name: peso ($) |
1
[current] peso = $ 1 |
Where can I find information about the CER [Coeficiente de Estabilización Referencial = Reference Stabilization Coefficient]?
This coefficient is calculated by the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (Banco Central de la República Argentina), where telephone information may be obtained about it by dialing 4348-3500, extensions [Int. in Spanish] 3814 and 3544.
How can I proceed to update
the amount of a debt or [other reference] value?
Read here how to update a debt or [other reference] value (actualiza
una deuda o valor).
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What is the occupational condition of beneficiaries of the current employment programs?
This query refers to persons included in various national, provincial or municipal programs for employment promotion or for social coverage through an occupational program, namely: Plan trabajar [Program To Work]; Jefas/jefes de hogar [Female/Male Household Heads]; Primer empleo[First Job];
Bonaerense [Buenos Aires Province]; Familia sin trabajar[Jobless Family]; Barrial [Neighborhood]; Comunitario [Community]; Barrios Pro huerta [Neighborhood Kitchen-Gardens]; etc.
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SITUATION |
TREATMENT |
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The person is included in an employment program during the reference week and he/she accordingly performs employment duties during that week:/TD>
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Ocupado asalariado con pago
[Paid salaried employee]
The employment program is identified by
(Se detecta el plan de empleo por):
Branch of activity: national/provincial/municipal public employee , and Question 18 a, Option 1: "It is an employment program" (Rama de actividad: administración pública municipal, provincial o nacional y pregunta 18 a, opción 1: "Es un plan de empleo"). |
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The person is registered in an employment program and was waiting to be contacted during the reference week:/TD>
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Desocupado
[Unemployed]
The employment program is identified if (Se detecta el plan de empleo si):
He/She is being paid in advance before starting to work and when asked about "not job-related earnings" (Question 48, Option "Otros ingresos" [Other sources of income]), answers "Has an employment plan."
No employment program will be assumed if (Se desconoce la existencia de plan de empleo si):
the person as yet receives no payment from the future employment program. |
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The person has been awarded an employment program but does not perform any work activity. |
Inactivo[Inactive]
The employment program is identified if
(Se detecta el plan de empleo si):
He/She is being paid but performs no work and when asked about "not job-related earnings" (Question 48, Option "Otros ingresos" [Other sources of income]), answers "Has an employment plan but does not perform any work."
No employment program will be assumed if (Se desconoce la existencia de plan de empleo si):
although having been awarded an employment program, the person has not yet been paid. |
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