Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Ambato

 
Dictionary: Am·ba·to
(äm-bä') pronunciation

A city of central Ecuador in a high Andean valley south of Quito. It is a food-production center. Population: 154,000.

 

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
 
Ambato (ämbä'), city (1990 pop. 124,166), capital of Tungurahua prov., central Ecuador, in a high Andean valley. A major commercial and transportation center, Ambato is noted for the variety of fruit grown in its outskirts and is called the "Garden of Ecuador." Sugarcane, grains, and cotton are also raised, and hides are processed. The city produces footwear and textiles. Picturesque Ambato is a favorite resort of the rich. Among its fine buildings is an old cathedral. The city has been frequently damaged by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes and in 1949 was almost totally destroyed.


Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Ambato, Ecuador
Top

The country code is: 593
The city code is: 3


Wikipedia: Ambato
Top

Ambato may refer to

  • Ambato Department, a department (administrative division) in Catamarca Province, Argentina
  • Ambato Canton, Ecuador
  • Ambato River
  • Ambato-Madagascar

 
 

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/ Read more
Answers Corporation Dialing Code. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ambato" Read more