Ticino, Argentina Explained

Ticino
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Argentina Córdoba Province#Argentina
Coordinates:-32.6931°N -63.4369°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:General San Martín
Established Title:Foundation
Established Date:1911
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:138
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2188
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Ticino is a village located in the General San Martín Department in the Province of Córdoba in central Argentina.

History

Ticino was founded in 1911, by two Italian-Swiss immigrants Ricardo Simonini and Juan Thiele. The village was born and grew based on the dynamics of the railroad, a classic settlement next to the tracks. It is assumed that the name Ticino was chosen to represent the Ticino river and the canton of the same name.

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture followed by livestock, the main crops being soybeans, corn and peanuts.

Likewise, the Lorenzati and Ruetsch Thermoelectric Power Plant, located in that town in Córdoba, supplies energy to approximately 6,500 homes by processing the shell of peanuts produced and processed locally. This allowed them to remain active during the Argentine blackout of 2019, with Ticino being the only village in the entire country that was able to quickly restore the service.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARGENTINA: Ticino . City Population . 26 December 2013 . 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20230311175004/https://citypopulation.de/en/argentina/cordoba/general_san_mart%C3%ADn/14042140__ticino/. 11 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Ticino, the Argentinean town lit by peanut shells, where the power never goes out. Agustín. Gulman. 3 September 2023. El País. https://web.archive.org/web/20230923223003/https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-03/ticino-the-argentinean-town-lit-by-peanut-shells-where-the-power-never-goes-out.html. 23 September 2023.