Villa Giardino | |
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Coordinates: 31°2′S 64°29′W / 31.033°S 64.483°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Córdoba |
Department | Punilla |
Population | |
• Total | 4,679 |
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 | |
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Coordinates: 31°2′S 64°29′W / 31.033°S 64.483°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Córdoba |
Department | Punilla |
Population | |
• Total | 4,679 |
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.