Villa Giardino Explained

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.

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