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Pichincha may refer to: Argentina * Pichincha, Buenos Aires underground * Pichincha, a barrio in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe Ecuador * Pichincha Volcano, a stratovolcano northern part of the country ** Pichincha Province, in northern Sierra region around the volcano * Pichincha Canton in Manabí Province ** Pichincha, the capital of Pichincha Canton See also * Battle of Pichincha The Battle of Pichincha took place on 24 May 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea-level, right next to the city of Quito, in modern Ecuador. The encounter, fought in the context of the Spanish American wars of in ...
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Pichincha (Buenos Aires Underground)
Pichincha is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground The Buenos Aires Underground ( es, Subterráneo de Buenos Aires, links=no), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Pla .... The station was opened on 20 June 1944 as part of the inaugural section of the line from San José to General Urquiza. References External links Buenos Aires Underground stations Railway stations in Argentina opened in the 20th century Railway stations opened in 1944 {{BuenosAires-underground-stub ...
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Barrio Pichincha
Pichincha is a ''barrio'' (small district or neighbourhood) in the city of Rosario, . It is located on the north-east part of the central area of the city, and its limits are Ovidio Lagos Avenue (former La Plata Avenue), Francia Avenue (former Timbúes Boulevard), Rivadavia Avenue, and Salta St. The assembling of this ''barrio'' was motivated by the growth of the railway lines and the activity at the port due to agricultural exports, in the 19th century. The most important point in the neighbourhood was the Sunchales train station (now Rosario Norte), which marked the border between the populated urbanization and the developing suburbia. The station was also a tramway terminal. The main street in the ''barrio'' was Pichincha St., named after a battle in the Ecuadorian War of Independence. This name was then changed to Ricchieri (after General Pablo Ricchieri, a Minister of War of late 19th century). At the beginning of the 2000s, the municipal government revised history and rol ...
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Pichincha Volcano
Pichincha is a stratovolcano in Ecuador. The capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. The two highest peaks of the mountain are Wawa Pichincha (Kichwa ''wawa'' child, baby / small, Spanish spelling ''Guagua Pichincha'') () and Ruku Pichincha (Kichwa ''ruku'' old person, Spanish ''Rucu Pichincha'') (). The active caldera is in Wawa Pichincha on the western side of the mountain. Description Both peaks are visible from the city of Quito and both are popular acclimatization climbs. Wawa Pichincha is usually accessed from the village of Lloa outside of Quito. Ruku is typically accessed from the TelefériQo on the western side of Quito. In October 1999, the volcano erupted and covered the city with several inches of ash. Before that, the last major eruptions were in 1553 and in 1660, when about of ash fell on the city. The province in which it is located was named for the mountain. This is also the case for many of the other provinces in Ecuador (including Cotopaxi, Chimborazo ...
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Pichincha Province
Pichincha () is a province of Ecuador located in the northern Sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west. Prior to 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados was part of the Pichincha Province. It has since become its own province, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. The province is home to many rose plantations, which make up the bulk of Ecuador's floriculture industry. Administrative divisions The province is divided into eight cantons. See also * * Provinces of Ecuador * Cantons of Ecuador The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 221 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as ... * ...
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Pichincha Canton
Pichincha Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Pichincha. Its population at the 2001 census was 29,945. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: * Montubio 57.8% *Mestizo 38.1% *Afro-Ecuadorian 2.1% *White 1.7% *Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ... 0.1% *Other 0.1% References Cantons of Manabí Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ...
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Pichincha, Ecuador
Pichincha is a city in Pichincha Canton in the Manabí Province in Ecuador. It is situated along the Daule River The Daule River is a river in Ecuador, in Guayas Province. At Guayaquil, it joins the Babahoyo River; from that point the confluence becomes the Guayas River. Cities along the river *Pichincha, Ecuador * Balzar *Colimes * Palestina * Santa Lucà .... References Populated places in Manabí Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ...
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