Other Name: | Ambato Canton |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Image Map1: | Ambato in Tungurahua (Ecuador).svg |
Map Caption1: | Ambato Canton in Tungurahua Province |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
Subdivision Name1: | Tungurahua Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Ambato |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1022 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 370664 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | ECT |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -1.2417°N -78.6197°W |
Website: | Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos |
Ambato Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Tungurahua Province. Its capital is the city of Ambato. Its population at the 2022 was 370,664.[1]
The Ambato canton is known as the canton of "Fruits and Flowers" because of its agricultural activities. Annually in February, this canton holds a Fruits and Flowers festival [2]