Villa Carlos Paz

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Cities and towns
in Argentina
Villa Carlos Paz
View of the city from Cerro de la Cruz
Province Córdoba
Department Punilla
Location 31°24′ S 64°31′ W
Elevation 643 m AMSL
Population 56,407
Demonym —
CPA base X5152
Phone code +54 3541

Villa Carlos Paz is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. The area of Punilla is a major tourist destination on the national level, and Villa Carlos Paz is in turn the most important city of Punilla, favoured by its closeness (36 km) to the populous Córdoba City, the capital of the province.


Villa Carlos Paz is located on the southern shore of the San Roque Lake. It is crossed by the San Antonio River and the Los Chorrillos Stream.

The city was founded by the rancher Carlos Nicandro Paz in 1914.

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