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Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province.
The province has a population of 13,827,203 (2001) and its capital is La Plata (694,253 inhabitants), 56 kilometres south of the city of Buenos Aires.
Area: 307,571 km²
Population: 14,917,940 (2007)
Density: 49/km²
The province's economy has long been the largest in Argentina.
Its agriculture is renowned around the world, its economy very diverse making that sector adding no more than 5% to the total output over the national average. The province's agriculture did however, bring in at least US$10 billion in export earnings last year and is quite diverse; though cattle historically provided the main animal husbandry activity, Buenos Aires is also the top producer of sheep, pork, and chicken meat of the country. Equally important is the Dairy industry. Crop harvests have become even more important in recent decades. The most important crops include soybean, maize, wheat, sunflower and other oilseeds.
This brief overview explains why you should consider visiting this province on an agricultural tour.
For more information, please visit our agritours page.
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