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villa+giardino Latitude and Longitude:

31°2′S 64°29′W / 31.033°S 64.483°W / -31.033; -64.483
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Villa Giardino
Villa Giardino is located in Argentina
Villa Giardino
Villa Giardino
Location of Villa Giardino in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°2′S 64°29′W / 31.033°S 64.483°W / -31.033; -64.483
Country  Argentina
Province Córdoba
Department Punilla
Population
 • Total4,679
Time zone UTC−3 ( ART)
CPA base
X5176
Dialing code+54 3548

Villa Giardino is a town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 4,679 inhabitants per the 2001 census [ INDEC. It lies about 85 km from the provincial capital Córdoba, on National Route 38, between La Cumbre and La Falda.

Originally populated by Comechingones, Spanish settlers established two important ranches ( estancias), called El Molino and Altos de San Pedro. With the arrival of the railroad in the 19th century, the region thrived as a rural area, and also through the exploitation of limestone deposits.

The town takes its name after landowner Juan Giardino, owner of Altos de San Pedro and a main driving force in the urbanization of this small agrarian village.


villa+giardino Latitude and Longitude:

31°2′S 64°29′W / 31.033°S 64.483°W / -31.033; -64.483
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villa Giardino
Villa Giardino is located in Argentina
Villa Giardino
Villa Giardino
Location of Villa Giardino in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°2′S 64°29′W / 31.033°S 64.483°W / -31.033; -64.483
Country  Argentina
Province Córdoba
Department Punilla
Population
 • Total4,679
Time zone UTC−3 ( ART)
CPA base
X5176
Dialing code+54 3548

Villa Giardino is a town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 4,679 inhabitants per the 2001 census [ INDEC. It lies about 85 km from the provincial capital Córdoba, on National Route 38, between La Cumbre and La Falda.

Originally populated by Comechingones, Spanish settlers established two important ranches ( estancias), called El Molino and Altos de San Pedro. With the arrival of the railroad in the 19th century, the region thrived as a rural area, and also through the exploitation of limestone deposits.

The town takes its name after landowner Juan Giardino, owner of Altos de San Pedro and a main driving force in the urbanization of this small agrarian village.


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