Patate is a town in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
in the
Tungurahua
Tungurahua (; from Quichua ''tunguri'' (throat) and ''rahua'' (fire), "Throat of Fire")) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity rest ...
Province in northwestern South America between
San Juan de Ambato
Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andes, Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River (Ecuador), Ambato River, the city also sits beneath sever ...
and
Baños. It is close to the foothills of the still active
Tungurahua volcano.
Patate was declared a
''Pueblo Mágico'' (magical town) by Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It was the first town in the country to be awarded this distinction.
References
www.inec.gob.ecStatistical Data PatatePatate location in the GIS system of the Province of Tungurahuawww.ame.gob.ec
External links
http://www.tungurahua.gob.ec/main/
Populated places in Tungurahua Province
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