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| Province of Imbabura | |||
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| Country |  Ecuador |
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| Capital | Ibarra | ||
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| - Provincial Prefect | Gustavo Pareja (PRIAN) | ||
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| - Total | 4,896 km2 (1,890.4 sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | ECT (UTC) | ||
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Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people speak Spanish and Imbabura Quechua language.
Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. It is 4,609 m high and best reached from the town La Esperanza. It can be climbed in a single day.
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Cantons
The province is divided into 6 cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[1]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital |
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| Antonio Ante | 36,053 | 81 | Atuntaqui |
| Cotacachi | 37,215 | 1,726 | Cotacachi |
| Ibarra | 153,256 | 1,093 | Ibarra |
| Otavalo | 90,188 | 500 | Otavalo |
| Pimampiro | 12,951 | 437 | Pimampiro |
| San Miguel de Urcuquí | 14,381 | 779 | Urcuquí |
See also
References
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
External links
- "Volcán Imbabura" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20060822003742/http://www.igepn.edu.ec/vulcanologia/imbabura/imbabura.htm.
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