Official Name: | San Gabriel |
Settlement Type: | City and parish |
Total Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Carchi |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Montúfar Canton |
Area Total Km2: | 4.19 |
Area Blank1 Title: | Parish |
Area Blank1 Km2: | 145.5 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 14497 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Parish |
Population Blank1: | 20576 |
Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 0.5983°N -77.8353°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
San Gabriel is a name of the capital city of San Gabriel parish in Montúfar Canton in Carchi Province of Ecuador. The city and parish are located in the Andes, at an elevation of 2878m (9,442feet) above sea level.[2]
The city of San Gabriel had a population of 12,575 in 2001 and 14,487 in the 2010 census.[3] The parish had a population of 19,230 in 2001 and 21,096 in the census of 2010.[4]
San Gabriel was designated a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of the country's five original Pueblos Mágicos.[5]