Villa Giardino | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Villa Giardino in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -31.0333°N -93°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Córdoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Punilla |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4679 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA base |
Postal Code: | X5176 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +54 3548 |
Villa Giardino is a town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 4,679 inhabitants per the . 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.