Carchi
—  Province  —
Province of Carchi
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Carchi Province in Ecuador
Country	Ecuador
Settled
Legal establishment	November 19, 1880
Capital	Tulcán
Government
- Provincial Prefect
Area
- Total	3,790 km2 (1,463.3 sq mi)
Population INEC decadal national census
- Total	152,939
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)
Website	www.carchi.gov.ec

Carchi is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Tulcán.

Contents 1 Economy 2 Cantons 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Economy

The provincial economy is based on industrial, and agriculture productions. Carchi produces food, drinks, tobacco, and diary products. The agriculture sector produces potatoes, maize, etc. ^[1]

[edit] 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.^[2]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Bolívar	13,898	353	Bolívar
Espejo	13,515	554	El Ángel
Mira	12,919	588	Mira
Montúfar	28,576	383	San Gabriel
San Pedro de Huaca	6,856	71	Huaca
Tulcán	77,175	1,801	Tulcán

[edit] See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

[edit] References

1. ^ Carchi information
2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Gobierno Provincial del Carchi, official website

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