| Carchi | |
| Official Name: | Province of Carchi |
| Nickname: | Heir of the Sun, and Earth |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Image Map1: | Cantones de Carchi.png |
| Map Caption1: | Cantons of Carchi Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Tulcán |
| Parts Type: | Cantons |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Leader Title: | Provincial Prefect |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Legal establishment |
| Established Date1: | November 19, 1880 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3776 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 172828 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | ECT |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.727[2] · 12th |
| Registration Plate: | C |
Carchi (pronounced as /es/) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Tulcán. The Carchi River rises on the slopes of Chiles volcano and forms the boundary between Colombia and Ecuador near Tulcan. Rumichaca Bridge is the most important land route between Colombia and Ecuador.
The provincial economy is based on industrial, and agriculture productions. Carchi produces food, drinks, tobacco, and dairy products. The agriculture sector produces potatoes, maize, etc.[3]
The province is divided into 6 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[4]
| Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,500 | 353 | Bolívar | ||
| 13,860 | 554 | El Ángel | ||
| 12,070 | 588 | Mira | ||
| 34,030 | 383 | San Gabriel | ||
| 8,840 | 71 | Huaca | ||
| 101,230 | 1,801 | Tulcán |
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]