Official Name: | Amboy |
Settlement Type: | Village and Commune |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Name1: | Córdoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Calamuchita Department |
Leader Title: | Communal President |
Leader Name: | Raúl Oscar Álvarez |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 168 |
Timezone: | ART |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Elevation M: | 602 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | X5199 |
Area Code: | 03400 |
Amboy is a village and commune in the Calamuchita Department in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It is located 115 km from the provincial capital in the Sierras de Córdoba region, 20 miles from Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, by Provincial Routes RP 5 and RP 23. It is located 602 meters above sea level and is crossed by the Amboy stream. It has a population of approximately 400 inhabitants (168 inhabitants according to the 2001 census). The village is sparsely populated with 26 per mile.[1]
It was the birthplace of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield (1800-1875).
The area has been used as a special stage for Rally Argentina.