Villa Lía


Villa Lía is a town located in the San Antonio de Areco Partido in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Geography

Villa Lía is located from the city of Pilar.

History

The Ferrocarril Cordoba Central constructed a railway station in what is now Villa Lía in 1909. Villa Lía itself was founded in 1920, following a petition by the owner of the land that would become the town. The community was primarily settled by immigrants. A church, the San José Chapel, was constructed in 1929. By the 1950s, the town was home to multiple warehouses.

Population

According to INDEC, which collects population data for the country, the town had a population of 962 people as of the 2001 census.