San Gabriel, Ecuador
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| Coordinates: 0°35′54″N 77°50′07″W / 0.59833°N 77.83528°WCoordinates: 0°35′54″N 77°50′07″W / 0.59833°N 77.83528°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Carchi |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,487 |
| Climate | Csb |
San Gabriel is a name of the capital city of San Gabriel parish in Montúfar Canton in Carchi Province of Ecuador. The city and parish are located in the Andes. The city has an elevation of 2,878 metres (9,442 ft) above sea level.[1]
The city of San Gabriel had a population of 12,575 in 2001 and 14,487 in the 2010 census.[2] The parish had a population of 19,230 in 2001 and 21,096 in the census of 2010.[3]
San Gabriel was designated a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of the country's five original Pueblos Mágicos.[4]
Notable people[]
- Olavo Yépez, (1937-2021), chess master.
Sources[]
- World-Gazetteer.com
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References[]
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "San Gabriel, Carchi", https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador.php?cityid=040550, accessed 12 Jul 2017
- ^ Ecuador: Municipal Division," https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador-parish-admin.php, accessed 12 July 2017
- ^ servicios.turismo.gob.ec https://servicios.turismo.gob.ec/pueblos-magicos. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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