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Villa María

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Country
  
Argentina

Founded
  
September 27, 1867

Demonym(s)
  
villamariense

Elevation
  
196 m

Department
  
General San Martín

Founded by
  
Anselmo Manuel Ocampo

Time zone
  
ART (UTC-3)

Population
  
99,820 (2012)

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Province
  
Córdoba Province, Argentina

Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 96% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
National University of Villa María, National Technological University, Villa Maria Regional Faculty

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Villa María is a city in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and the head town of the General San Martín Department. It is located in the center of rich agricultural land. The area leads the country in production of milk. The city has a population of 72,162 per the 2001 census (Greater Villa María: 119,000), which makes it the third largest city in the province.

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The city lies 137 km southeast from the provincial capital, on the left bank of the Tercero River, near the geographical center of Argentina, at the intersection of National Routes 9 and 158, and right next to the Cordoba-Buenos Aires Highway, one of the nation's most important communication arteries.

Notable people

  • Sol Gabetta, cellist (1981)
  • Rubén Magnano, basketball TD (1954)
  • Semilla Bucciarelli, musician (Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota) (1959)
  • Mauro Rosales, soccer player (1981)
  • Yayo Guridi, humorist (1965)
  • Karina Jelinek, model (1981)
  • José Aricó, writer (1931-1991)
  • Amadeo Sabattini, politician (1892-1960)
  • Juan Cruz Gill, soccer player (1983)
  • Sebastián Brusco, soccer player (1974)
  • Franco Jara, soccer player (1988)
  • Albano Bizzarri, soccer player (1977)
  • Marcelo Ingaramo, tennist (1965)
  • Miguel Ángel López, soccer player and TD (1942)
  • Magalí Romitelli, model (1987)
  • Jorge Rocchi, architect urban planner (city of birth) (1952)
  • References

    Villa María Wikipedia