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Imbabura Province
Imbabura () is a province located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish, and a large portion of the population also speaks the Imbaburan Kichwa variety of the Quechua language. The summit of Cotacachi Volcano at an elevation of is north-east of the town of Cotacachi. The volcano is located in the large Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve. Imbabura Volcano is also located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the high mountain can be climbed in a single day. Cantons The province is divided into six cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census and 2010 census. its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the cantonal seat or capital. Today The governor of Imbabura is Paolina Vercoutere Quinche. She was appointed on 17 June 2022. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 65.7% *Indigenous 25.8% *Afro-Ecua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbabura Volcano
Imbabura is an inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador. Although it has not erupted for about 7,500 years, it is not thought to be extinct. Imbabura is intermittently capped with snow and has no permanent glaciers. Covered in volcanic ash, the slopes of Imbabura are especially fertile. In addition to cloud forests, which are found across the northern Andes to an altitude of 3000 m, the land around Imbabura is extensively farmed. Maize, sugarcane, and beans are all staple crops of the region. Cattle are also an important commodity, and much of the land on and around Imbabura, especially the high-altitude meadows above the tree line, is used for grazing. Geography and geology Imbabura is a volcano in the southern Ring of Fire. As the Nazca Plate is subducted beneath the South American Plate, the former melts with exposure to the hotter asthenosphere. This melted rock, which is less dense than the crust above it, rises to the surface. The result is an arc of volcanoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolina Vercoutere
Paolina Vercoutere Quinche is an Ecuadorian politician. She is the first indigenous governor of any state in Equador when she became the Governor of Imbabura Province. Life Vercoutere identifies herself as Kichwa Otavalo although her upbringing was intercultural as her mother was a Kichwa Otavalo nurse while her father was a French farmer. Her mother was one of the first Kichwa nurses and she partnered Vercoutere's father who had come to Ecuador in the early 1970s. Vercoutere went to high school in Quito at La Condamine French Lyceum. She graduated from the University of Otavalo in social and cultural development before completing her gender and public policy master's degree at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. Her mother valued her heritage calling their language, Quechua, the "language of man" despite her own mother dismissing the language as "nothing". Vercoutere agrees with her mother and notes that her heritage is protected by the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urcuquí
Urcuquí, also known as San Miguel de Urcuquí is a city located in the north of Ecuador, it is the seat of the San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton of the Imbabura Province. This city limits to the North with the parish of Salinas in the Ibarra canton; to the South with the parishes of Imbaya, Chaltura and Atuntaqui of the Antonio Ante canton, and the Imantag parish of the Cotacachi canton; to the East with the rural parish of San Blas in the Urcuquí canton and to the West with the Ibarra canton. Foundation The plenary session of the Legislative Commissions decrees in the city of Quito on February 9, 1984, the creation of the San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton in the province of Imbabura, its cantonal head, to be Urcuquí. Being the official Cantonization date the previously mentioned. The first President of the Municipal Council was Mauro Francisco López, who previously worked in the Pro-Cantonization Committee. Toponymy The name of this city and the canton originates, after in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel De Urcuquí Canton
San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, or Urkuki, is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Imbabura Province. Its seat is the town of Urcuquí. Its population in the 2001 census was 14,381 and was 15,671 in the 2010 census. The area of the canton is . San Miguel de Urcuquí is located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. The town and parish of Urcuqui had a population of 4,499 in 2000 and 5,205 in 2010 and has an elevation of above sea level. The town is located about in straight line distance northwest of the city of Ibarra, the capital of Imbabura province. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 83.1% *Afro-Ecuadorian 9.3% *Indigenous 5.5% *White 1.9% *Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador. The Montubio make up 7.4% of the country's population and were recognized as a distinct ethnicity by the government in the spring of 2001 after prot ... 0.2% *Other 0.1% References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimampiro
Pimampiro, also Pimampiru, is the seat of Pimampiro Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The city is located at an elevation of . It had a population of 8,192 in the 2001 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ... and 9,077 in 2010. The city of Pimampiro is located about east of Ibarra the capital city of Imbabura province.Google Earth References Populated places in Imbabura Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimampiro Canton
Pimampiro Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Imbabura Province. Its population in the 2001 census was 12,951 and 12,970 in the 2010 census. Pimampiro is located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. Its capital is the town of Pimampiro which has an elevation of above sea level. Pimampiro has an area of . Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 73.4% *Indigenous 13.5% *Afro-Ecuadorian 10.2% *White 2.6% *Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador. The Montubio make up 7.4% of the country's population and were recognized as a distinct ethnicity by the government in the spring of 2001 after prot ... 0.2% *Other 0.1% References External links Map of Imbabura Province Cantons of Imbabura Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otavalo (city)
Otavalo, capital of Otavalo Canton, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. It is located in Imbabura Province of Ecuador. According to the 2010 census, the town has 39,354 inhabitants and has an elevation of . It is surrounded by the peaks of Imbabura (), Cotacachi (), and Mojanda volcanoes. Mario Conejo is the current mayor of the city of Otavalo. . The market The indigenous Otavalo people are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous Saturday market. Although the largest market is on Saturday, there is a very wide range of wares available throughout the week in the ''Plaza de los Ponchos'', and the many local shops. The shops sell textiles such as handmade blankets, tablecloths, and much more. The Otavalo market consists of mushroom-shaped concrete umbrellas with benches. The market was designed and built in 1970 by Dutch architect Tonny Zwollo. During the market's peak, almost one third of the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otavalo Canton
Otavalo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Imbabura Province. Its capital is the city of Otavalo. The Canton's population in the 2010 census was 104,874 compared to 90,188 in the 2001 census. Its area is . Indigenous people, especially the Otavalo people, make up 57 percent of the total population. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Indigenous 57.2% *Mestizo 40.3% *White 1.1% *Afro-Ecuadorian Afro-Ecuadorians or Afroecuatorianos (Spanish), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent. History and background Most Afro-Ecuadorians are the descendants of enslaved Africans who were transported by Spanish slavers to Ecuad ... 1.0% * Montubio 0.2% *Other 0.1% References Cantons of Imbabura Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibarra Canton
Ibarra Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Imbabura Province. Its capital is the town of Ibarra. Its population in the 2001 census was 153,256 and 181,175 in the 2010 census. The area of the canton is . Ibarra is located in the Andes region of northern Ecuador. The capital city is situated at an altitude of above sea level. The canton is divided into seven parishes: Ambuqui (Ampuki), Angochagua (Ankuchawa), Carolina (Karulina), La Esperanza, Lita, Salinas, San Antonio de Ibarra. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 78.2% *Indigenous 8.8% *Afro-Ecuadorian 8.7% *White 3.8% *Montubio 0.3% *Other 0.2% See also * Inca-Caranqui, archaeological site * La Esperanza, Ecuador * Yawarkucha Yawarkucha or Yawar Kucha (Kichwa ''yawar'' blood, ''kucha'' lake, "blood lake"), hispanicized spellings ''Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha'') is a lake in Ecuador located in the eastern outskirts of the city of Ibarra in Imbabura Province, Ibarra Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotacachi (city)
Cotacachi is a town that is the seat of Cotacachi Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador in South America. Cotacachi is located at an altitude of and had a population of 8,848 in 2010. Cotacachi is an artisan city that is famous for its leather goods and handicrafts. Cotacachi residents are also well known for their carne colorada (filet of pork cooked in red achiote sauce), and queso de hoja (soft cheese wrapped in a plant leaf). The city of Cotacachi holds a UNESCO medal for being free of illiteracy. In 2000 the entire canton was declared the first ecological county of South America. Cotacachi 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. Geography The city is located 8 km (5 miles) northwest of the artisan city of Otavalo, about 4.8 km (3 miles) west of the Panamerican Highway (Route 35). It lies in the valley between the volcanos of Imbabura and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotacachi Canton
Cotacachi is a canton of Imbabura province of Ecuador in South America. The name also refers to Cotacachi (city), the seat of that canton, which is one of Ecuador's leading artisanal manufacturers of leather goods, and to the dormant Cotacachi Volcano which overlooks the canton. Cotacachi Canton had a population of 37,215 in the 2001 census and 40,036 in the 2010 census. The area is . The Canton is divided into nine parishes: 6 de Julio de Cuellaje, Apuela, Cotacachi (Kutakachi), García Morena (Llurimagua, Llurimawa), Imantag, Peñagerrera, Plaza Gutiérrez (Calvario, Kalwaryu), Quiroga, Vacas Galindo (El Churo). The city of Cotacachi holds a UNESCO medal for being free of illiteracy. In 2000 the canton of Cotacachi was declared the first ecological county of South America. The name Cotacachi has many meanings. In "Cara" it means "lake with women breast" which refers to the general shape of the island in Cuicocha lake; in Quichua it means powder salt. The ecosystems of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
