Montúfar Canton

Montúfar Canton
Location of Carchi Province in Ecuador.
Location of Carchi Province in Ecuador.
Location of MontúfarCanton, Carchi Province
Location of MontúfarCanton, Carchi Province
Coordinates: 0°36′36″N 77°50′24″W / 0.61000°N 77.84000°W / 0.61000; -77.84000
Country Ecuador
ProvinceCarchi Province
Area
 • Total379.7 km2 (146.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total29,590
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Montúfar Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the city of San Gabriel. The canton's population in the 2001 census was 28,576[2] and was 30,511 in the 2010 census.[3]

Montúfar is located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. Its capital of San Gabriel has an elevation of 2,878 metres (9,442 ft) above sea level.[4]

The canton is subdivided into the parishes of Chitán de Navarrete, Cristóbal Colón, Fernández Salvador, La Paz, Piartal, and San Gabriel.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Montúfar Canton
  2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
  3. ^ "Ecuador: Municipal Division (Provinces and Parishes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 Jul 2017.
  4. ^ Google Earth
  5. ^ "Home". ecuadorencifras.gob.ec.