How this list was compiled: Items made on 2026-09-26; names, ids and accepted spellings are Natural Earth's. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_countries (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Capitals from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_populated_places_simple (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_populated_places_simple.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centred on 33.5°S 64.6°W. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
How it works
This Argentina outline map shows its 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, from Jujuy in the north to Tierra del Fuego. Switch Borders off for the plain outline with no province lines.
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Blank, numbered or named
The sheet opens blank. Choose Numbered to put a number on each of the 24 provinces and the capital of Argentina, or Named for their names, then press Print this map; the answer key prints on its own sheet.
A blank map of Argentina, two Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Province is the largest province, and the City of Buenos Aires, the capital, is a separate unit too small to write in, so it has a ring. The Falkland Islands are drawn as land but not numbered.
Students often write Buenos Aires once. Remind them the city and the province are two different numbers on the sheet.
Questions and answers
How many provinces does Argentina have?
Twenty-three, plus the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, which is not a province but governs itself. The map numbers all 24.
Which is the largest province?
Buenos Aires Province, which surrounds the capital, followed by Santa Cruz in Patagonia. On this map, Tierra del Fuego is the smallest province shape.
When did Tierra del Fuego become a province?
In 1990. Before that it was a national territory. The shape on this map is the Argentine half of the main island and Isla de los Estados.