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]