Samborombón is a small rural community in
Brandsen Partido
Brandsen is a partido in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. In 2001 the city and district had a population of about 22,500 people. It covers an area of . The capital is also known as Brandsen.
History
Founded on November 21, 1875 it ...
in
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
, Argentina, located at Kilometer 90 of
Route 2. The name Samborombón is a variation of San Borondón, the Spanish name of
St. Brendan
Brendan of Clonfert (c. AD 484 – c. 577) is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, and Brendan the Bold ...
.
Population
According to the last census the population count was 198 ().
Are there two Samborombón?
About 10 km. southwest of
Brandsen, near an old road that connected to
Brandsen with
Ranchos, is another place called Samborombón, which is often confused with the town. At that other Samborombón there is an abandoned train station of the former Rail Buenos Aires Province, a school, No. 16 of District Brandsen, and a few houses.
See also
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Samborombón River
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Samborombón Bay
Samborombón Bay () is a bay on the coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Located at the Río de la Plata's mouth on the Argentine Sea, it begins about southeast of Buenos Aires and is about wide.
Toponymy
The bay is thought to have been n ...
External links
Coord and NASA, Google images
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
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