San Gabriel, Ecuador Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/towns/carchi/040550__san_gabriel/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Google Earth
  3. "San Gabriel, Carchi", https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador.php?cityid=040550, accessed 12 Jul 2017
  4. Ecuador: Municipal Division," https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador-parish-admin.php, accessed 12 July 2017
  5. Web site: Pueblos Mágicos - Portal Servicios MINTUR . 2021-04-02. servicios.turismo.gob.ec.