Carchi () is a

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. The capital is

Tulcán :''"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan'' Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi Province, Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. Tulcán ...

. The

Carchi River The Carchi River is a river of Ecuador. It rises on the slopes of Chiles Volcano, elevation , on the border of Ecuador and Colombia. The river flows eastward across the high plateau of El Angel. The Carchi has a total course of about , forming ...

rises on the slopes of Chiles volcano and forms the boundary between

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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 cantons. 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: *

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86.9% *

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6.4% * Indigenous 3.4% *

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2.9% *

Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the Mestizos in Ecuador, 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 sprin ...

0.3% *Other 0.1%

Tourist destinations

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

páramo Páramo () may refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrower ...

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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