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 (Greater Villa María: 119,000), which makes it the third largest city in the province. The city lies 137 km southeast from the provincial capital, on the left bank of the

Tercero River The Tercero River ( es, Río Tercero, 'Third River'), also known as Ctalamochita, is the river in Córdoba Province of Argentina. It originates in the Sierras de Córdoba near Cerro Champaquí and Calamuchita Valley, in an area of annual preci ...

, near the geographical center of Argentina, at the intersection of National Routes 9 and

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, and right next to the Cordoba-Buenos Aires Highway, one of the nation's most important communication arteries.

Notable people

Sol Gabetta Sol Gabetta (born 18 April 1981) is an Argentine cellist. The daughter of Andrés Gabetta and Irène Timacheff-Gabetta, she has French and Russian ancestry. Her brother Andrés is a baroque violinist. Career Gabetta began to learn violin at ...

, cellist (1981) *

Rubén Magnano Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach. Coaching career Magnano served as the head coach of the senior men's Argentine national team. He led Argentina to the silver medal at the 2002 FIB ...

, basketball TD (1954) * Mauro Rosales, football player (1981) * Yayo Guridi, humorist (1965) * Karina Jelinek, model (1981) * José Aricó, writer (1931-1991) * Amadeo Sabattini, politician (1892-1960) * Juan Cruz Gill, football player (1983) * Sebastián Brusco, football player (1974) * Franco Jara, football player (1988) * Albano Bizzarri, football player (1977) *

Marcelo Ingaramo Marcelo Ingaramo (born 13 October 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Career Ingaramo made his Grand Slam debut in the 1985 French Open and was beaten in five sets by countryman Eduardo Bengoechea in the opening round. At ...

, tennis player (1965) * Magalí Romitelli, model (1987)

References

* H.R.Stones, ''British Railways in Argentina 1860-1948'', P.E.Waters & Associates, Bromley, Kent, England, 1993. *
Official website

Daily Newspaper

Villa Maria Portal

Study Centres Addresses in English in Villa María
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