Sangolquà is a suburb of
Quito
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and is the seat of
Rumiñahui canton in the province of
Pichincha, in northern
Ecuador
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. It is connected to Quito by the ''Autopista General Rumiñahui'' (
General Rumiñahui
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Highway).
The city is home to the prestigious
university
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ESPE, one of the best universities in Ecuador. It is also home to Colegio Liceo del Valle, Colegio Antares, Liceo Naval Quito and "
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
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" High School, which offers
International Baccalaureate
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and is an authorized centre for
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. The city also holds the football club
Independiente del Valle
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Founded in 1958, the club pla ...
that reached the final of the
2016 Copa Libertadores
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...
, won the
2019
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and the
2022 Copa Sudamericana.
SangolquÃ, along with the rest of Rumiñahui canton, was designated as a ''
Pueblo Mágico'' by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2020.
References
Populated places in Pichincha Province
Rumiñahui Canton
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