| Carchi |
| — Province — |
| Province o Carchi |
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Carchi Province in Ecuador |
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Cantons o Carchi Province |
| Kintra |
 Ecuador |
| Settled |
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| Legal establishment |
19 November 1880 |
| Caipital |
Tulcán |
| Govrenment |
| - Provincial Prefect |
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| Aurie |
| - Tot |
3,750 km2 (1,447.9 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2010) |
| - Tot |
165,659 |
| - Population 2001 |
156,747 |
| Time zone |
ECT (UTC-5) |
| Wabsteid |
www.carchi.gov.ec |
Carchi is a province in Ecuador. The caipital is Tulcán.
Economy [edit]
The provincial economy is based on industrial, an agricultur productions. Carchi produces fuid, drinks, tobacco, an dairy products. The agricultur sector produces potatoes, maize, etc. [1]
Cantons [edit]
The province is dividit intae 6 cantons. The follaein table leets each wi its population as o the 2001 census, its aurie in square kilometres (km²), an the name o the canton seat or caipital.[2]
Tourist destinations [edit]
- Tulcán Cemetery - topiary garden cemetery;
- El Ángel ecological reserve, El Ángel - extensive páramo ecoseestem wi diverse biotopes, includin the visually strikin páramos de frailejones - moorland wi a forest o auncient, up tae 10 m taw Espeletia pycnophylla plants[3];
- Arrayanes Forest, San Gabriel - 16 ha lairge forest wi rare trees whose bark is in cinnamon color;
- Lagunas Verdes on the wey frae Tufiño to Maldonado. Three lakes o volcanic oreegin wi blue - green watter, rich wi sulphur;
- Gruta de la Paz, San Gabriel - show cave wi a shrine of Virgin Mary;
- Laguna del Salado, San Gabriel - a serene lagoon wi translucent watter;
- Tufiño Hot Springs, Tulcán;
- "El Voladero" lagoons, El Angel;
- De Paluz Falls, San Gabriel;
- Guanderas Scientific Station, Huaca - a biological research station for montane ecosystems.
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