Oncativo

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Cities and towns
in Argentina
Oncativo
Province Córdoba
Department Río Segundo
Location 31°55′ S 63°40′ W
Elevation 287 m AMSL
Population 12,660
Phone code +54 3572
CPA base X5986

Oncativo is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 12,660 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is located near the center of the province, 76 km south-southeast from the provincial capital Córdoba City and 64 north-northwest from Villa María, by National Route 9.

Although the town had no official foundation, it is considered that it began with the arrival of the railway lines, and especially with the opening for public use of the train station of the Ferrocarril Central Argentino, 1 September 1869.

The area of the present-day city was the stage of the Battle of Oncativo, between the forces of generals Juan Facundo Quiroga and José María Paz, in 1830.

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