Patate Canton Explained

Official Name:Patate Canton
Settlement Type:Canton
Image Map1:Patate in Tungurahua (Ecuador).svg
Map Caption1:Patate Canton in Tungurahua Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ecuador
Subdivision Name1:Tungurahua Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Patate
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Medardo Chiliquinga
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:292.3
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13879
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ECT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:-1.3167°N -109°W
Area Code:593
Website:Patate Autonomous Decentralized Government

Patate Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Tungurahua Province. Its capital is the town of Patate. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,497.[2]

The still active Tungurahua volcano is situated within the canton.

Patate (town and canton) was declared a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It was the first community in the country to be awarded this distinction.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/tungurahua/1805__patate/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Estadísticas de la Semana . 2014-02-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226070247/http://www.inec.gob.ec/cpv/ . 2014-02-26 . at statoids.com
  3. Web site: Patate es oficialmente un 'Pueblo Mágico' del país. 2021-04-02. El Comercio.