Carchi () is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

. The capital is

Tulcán :''"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan'' Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 47,359 in the 2001 census and 53,558 in the 2010 cen ...

. The Carchi River rises on the slopes of Chiles volcano and forms the boundary between Colombia and Ecuador near Tulcan. Rumichaca Bridge is the most important land route between Colombia and Ecuador.

Economy

The provincial economy is based on industrial, and agriculture productions. Carchi produces food, drinks, tobacco, and dairy products. The agriculture sector produces potatoes, maize, etc.

Cantons

The province is divided into 6

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s. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010

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, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or

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Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the

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of 2010: *

Mestizo (; ; fem. ) is a term used for racial classification to refer to a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also refer to people who are culturally European even though thei ...

86.9% *

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 Ecuado ...

6.4% * Indigenous 3.4% *

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2.9% *

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 ...

0.3% *Other 0.1%

Tourist destinations

* Tulcán Cemetery - topiary garden cemetery; * El Ángel ecological reserve, El Ángel - extensive

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ecosystem with diverse biotopes, including the visually striking páramos de frailejones - moorland with a forest of ancient, up to 10 m tall ''Espeletia pycnophylla'' plants; * Arrayanes Forest, San Gabriel - 16 ha large forest with rare trees whose bark is in cinnamon color; * Lagunas Verdes on the way from Tufiño to Maldonado. Three lakes of volcanic origin with blue - green water, rich with sulphur; * Gruta de la Paz, San Gabriel - show cave with a shrine of Virgin Mary; * Laguna del Salado, San Gabriel - a serene lagoon with translucent water; * Tufiño Hot Springs, Tulcán; * "El Voladero" lagoons, El Angel; * De Paluz Falls, San Gabriel; * Guanderas Scientific Station, Huaca - a biological research station for montane ecosystems.

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