Deán Funes | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Deán Funes in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -30.4333°N -85°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Ischilín |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 700 |
Population Total: | 21,211 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA base |
Postal Code: | X5200 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +54 3521 |
Deán Funes is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 20,164 inhabitants per the, and is the head town of the Ischilín Department. It is the largest city in the northwest of the province. It lies by National Route 60, 118 km from the provincial capital Córdoba.
The settlement was founded as Villa de Deán Funes on 9 March 1875, when the Ferrocarril Central Norte from Córdoba reached the area. It received its name honouring Gregorio Funes, a writer and deacon of the Archdiocese of Córdoba who was a deputy to the Junta Grande after the May Revolution of 1810. It received a strong wave of immigration, chiefly made up of Spaniards, Italians, people from Arab countries, and Yugoslavs. The town was officially declared a city on 29 October 1929.
The city hosts the Northern Córdoba Tradition Festival annually in the first half of January.