Ascochinga
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ascochinga
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| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Ascochinga033.JPG
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| image_caption = Argentine Automobile Club in Ascochinga
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| image_map = Departamento Colón (Córdoba - Argentina).png
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| map_caption = Colón Department in Córdoba Province
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ascochinga in Argentina
| coordinates = {{coord|30|57|33|S|64|16|26|W|region:AR_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Argentina}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Córdoba
| subdivision_type2 = Department
| subdivision_name2 = Colón
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 710
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| population_total = 470
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = ART
| utc_offset1 = −3
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| postal_code_type = CPA base
| postal_code = X5117
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = +54 3525
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Ascochinga is a town in Colón Department, in Córdoba Province, Argentina.
Situated in the Sierras Chicas, on the margin of the Ascochinga river, {{convert|6|km|mi|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} north of La Granja, {{convert|19|km|mi|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} from Jesús María, and {{convert|59|km|mi|0|sp=us}} from the provincial capital.
It is connected to the rest of the province by two paved roads, Provincial Route E53 and Provincial Route E66, plus a mountain unpaved road {{convert|38|km|mi|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} in length, through the hills called Camino del Pungo, reaching La Cumbre.
From the 19th Century on it was a tourism destination for the upper class of Córdoba who owned big ranches in the area, belonging to families like Governor Cárcano, Dulce L. de Martínez de Hoz with a hotel and golf course, today a vacation resort for the Argentine Air Force and the "La Paz" ranch, owned at the time by twice President Julio Argentino Roca.
Due to the Air Force connection, it has a small airport (Ascochinga Airport {{Airport codes||SACN}}) {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} from the town.
The area has been used as a special stage for Rally Argentina.
External links
{{Commons category|Ascochinga}}
- [https://www.fallingrain.com/world/AR/05/Ascochinga.html Geo Coord]
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Category:Populated places in Córdoba Province, Argentina
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