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. Tungurahua desde patate

References

www.inec.gob.ec

Statistical Data Patate

Patate location in the GIS system of the Province of Tungurahua

www.ame.gob.ec

External links

http://www.tungurahua.gob.ec/main/
Populated places in Tungurahua Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub