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Carchi Province

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Carchi
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Carchi Province in Ecuador
Carchi Province in Ecuador
Cantons o Carchi Province
Cantons o Carchi Province
Kintra Ecuador
Legal establishment19 November 1880
CaipitalTulcán
Area
  Total3750 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total165,659
  Population 2001
156747
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Websitewww.carchi.gov.ec

Carchi is a province in Ecuador. The caipital is Tulcán.

Economy

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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

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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]

CantonPop. (2001)Aurie (km²)Seat/Caipital
Bolívar13,898353Bolívar
Espejo13,515554El Ángel
Mira12,919588Mira
Montúfar28,576383San Gabriel
San Pedro de Huaca6,85671Huaca
Tulcán77,1751,801Tulcán

Tourist destinations

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  • Tulcán Cemetery - topiary gairden 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 colour;
  • Lagunas Verdes on the wey frae Tufiño tae Maldonado. Three lakes o volcanic oreegin wi blue - green watter, rich wi sulphur;
  • Gruta de la Paz, San Gabriel - shaw cave wi a shrine o Virgin Mary;
  • Laguna del Salado, San Gabriel - a serene lagoon wi translucent watter;
  • Tufiño Het Springs, Tulcán;
  • "El Voladero" lagoons, El Angel;
  • De Paluz Faws, San Gabriel;
  • Guanderas Scienteefic Station, Huaca - a biological research station for montane ecosystems.

See an aw

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References

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  1. "Carchi information". Archived frae the original on 11 Mey 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  3. "Páramo El Ángel - eerie land of frailejones". Wondermondo. Archived frae the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.

Freemit airtins

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