Montúfar Canton

Montúfar Canton
Canton
Location of Carchi Province in Ecuador.
Location of Carchi Province in Ecuador.
Location of MontúfarCanton, Carchi Province
Location of MontúfarCanton, Carchi Province
Coordinates: 0°36′36″N 77°50′24″W / 0.61000°N 77.84000°W / 0.61000; -77.84000
Country Ecuador
ProvinceCarchi Province
Area
 • Total
379.7 km2 (146.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
29,590
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Montúfar Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the city of San Gabriel. The canton's population in the 2001 census was 28,576[2] and was 30,511 in the 2010 census.[3]

Montúfar is located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. Its capital of San Gabriel has an elevation of 2,878 metres (9,442 ft) above sea level.[4]

The canton is subdivided into the parishes of Chitán de Navarrete, Cristóbal Colón, Fernández Salvador, La Paz, Piartal, and San Gabriel.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Montúfar Canton
  2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
  3. ^ "Ecuador: Municipal Division (Provinces and Parishes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 Jul 2017.
  4. ^ Google Earth
  5. ^ "Home". ecuadorencifras.gob.ec.


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