San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton
Canton in Imbabura Province, Ecuador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, or Urkuki, is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Imbabura Province. Its seat is the town of Urcuquí. Its population in the 2001 census was 14,381[2] and was 15,671 in the 2010 census.[3] The area of the canton is 735.3 square kilometres (283.9 sq mi).
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San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton | |
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Country | Ecuador |
Province | Imbabura Province |
Area | |
• Total | 735.3 km2 (283.9 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 17,969 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
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San Miguel de Urcuquí is located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. The town and parish of Urcuqui had a population of 4,499 in 2000 and 5,205 in 2010 and has an elevation of 2,295 metres (7,530 ft) above sea level. The town is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) in straight line distance northwest of the city of Ibarra, the capital of Imbabura province.[4]