Carchi Province
Carchi | |
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Province | |
| Province o Carchi | |
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.svg) Carchi Province in Ecuador | |
 Cantons o Carchi Province | |
| Kintra |  Ecuador |
| Legal establishment | 19 November 1880 |
| Caipital | Tulcán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3750 km2 (1,450 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 165,659 |
| • Population 2001 | 156747 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | www.carchi.gov.ec |
Carchi is a province in Ecuador. The caipital is Tulcán.
Economy
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]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]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Aurie (km²) | Seat/Caipital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolívar | 13,898 | 353 | Bolívar |
| Espejo | 13,515 | 554 | El Ángel |
| Mira | 12,919 | 588 | Mira |
| Montúfar | 28,576 | 383 | San Gabriel |
| San Pedro de Huaca | 6,856 | 71 | Huaca |
| Tulcán | 77,175 | 1,801 | Tulcán |
Tourist destinations
[eedit | eedit soorce]- 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
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Carchi information". Archived frae the original on 11 Mey 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ "Páramo El Ángel - eerie land of frailejones". Wondermondo.
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Province of Carchi. |
- (in Spaingie) Gobierno Provincial del Carchi Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, offeecial wabsteid
- (in Spaingie) !Con el Carchi no se juega!
- (in Inglis) "DEJA VU" OF HISTORY: YOU DON'T MESS WITH CARCHI Archived 2012-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
